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365 DAYS / EVEN MORE WAYS TO EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS: (cover) GRAND PRIZE, National Park by Keni Lee, Largo, FL (clockwise from top left) 1ST PLACE, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area by Allen King, New Castle, IN; 2ND PLACE, Chesapeake and Canal National Historical Park by Elizabeth Kelly, Germantown, MD; 3RD PLACE.Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Brent Larson, Onalaska, Wl.

WHAT WILL YOU SEE? THE PICTURE ON THE NEXT NATIONAL PARKS PASS COULD BE YOURS America's National Parks are some of the most beautiful places on earth. From the grandeur of Yellowstone to the fragile flora of The photograph of on your National Parks National Seashore... your National Parks are home to Pass was taken by Keni Lee of Largo, , Grand Prize winner nature's perfect miracles. of the Experience Your America Photo Contest. Enter your best National Park photo and it could appear on the next National National Parks are also the places of America's memory and history. Parks Pass. For entry information, contest details, and prizes, visit From Valley Forge and the Casa Grande Ruins to Civil War battle­ www.nationalparks.org or pick up a photo contest brochure during fields and the Wright Brothers' historic first flight at Kitty Hawk, your next visit to a National Park. National Parks commemorate America's struggles - and celebrate the American spirit. The National Parks Pass Experience Your America Photo Contest is sponsored by the National Park Service and the National Park Best of all, these amazing places have been preserved for you to expe­ Foundation with Kodak, a Proud Partner of America's National Parks. rience today with your National Parks Pass. Adventure is just a visit away! Your Pass admits you and your immediate family or private vehicle passengers at National Parks with an Entrance Fee. It's good for one year from month of purchase. MB — Be sure to send in the enclosed reply card for your free GOPARKS newsletter subscription — the quarterly newsletter from the National Park Foundation filled with exciting Park news and behind-the-scenes stories. MM www.nationalparks.org SPOTLIGHT 2002: RCH JUNIOR RANGERS LEAD THE WAY! Come witness these powerful testimonials to time's preeminence, and Calling all kids! Arches National Park is just one of 214 National Parks pay homage to one of nature's great architectural achievements — where you can become a Junior Ranger. These parks have exciting a landscape in perpetual transition... activities so you can learn the kinds of things that Rangers do.

YOUR FEES AT WORK More than 80% of Pass proceeds go straight into vital park programs. These programs help to: • Save and restore precious forests, such as the rare dryland forest of 's Haleakala Volcano, the wetlands of Assateague in Maryland, and areas of the Florida Everglades.

• Protect wildlife such as whales in Glacier With its harsh, austere beauty, Arches National Park, established first Junior Rangers are kids who care about National Parks. When you com­ , grizzly bears in Yellowstone, and as a National Monument in 1929, offers one of America's most visu­ plete each park program you will be presented with a special reward! bighorn sheep in Badlands. ally stunning vistas. Visitors from around the globe come to see the extraordinary sculptures that tower above the arid desert. Your whole family will have fun planning your next park visit. To find • Rebuild trails, scenic overlooks, and The park harbors the greatest density of arches in the world with out which National Parks have Junior Ranger programs, check the campgrounds that protect the envi­ more than 2,000 natural formations. More than 100 million years back of the map. ronment and add to your experience. in the making, continues to reshape the terrain, leaving its • Create educational programs that foster subtle, yet indelible, impression upon the desert rock. From striking For complete information, please visttwww.nps.gov. an appreciation for the environment sandstone arches to gnarled juniper trees, fragrant wildflowers to and America's history. breathtaking sunsets, the marvels of Arches National Park await your discovery. With your annual National Parks Pass, you can be a part of To learn more about your National Parks this wondrous story. What will you see? visit www.nps.gov. Proud Partner of our National Parks

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THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A NATIONAL PARKS PASS AND FOR SUPPORTING AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS. The National Parks Pass is produced by the National Park Service in partnership with the National Park Foundation. The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. The National Park Foundation, char­ tered by Congress, strengthens the enduring connection between the American people and their National Parks.

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