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With the celebration of the National Park Service’s 101st birthday today, here’s a unique look at the history of the National Parks through my grandfather’s camera lens.
Armed with my grandfather’s travel photographs, and my grandmother’s journals, I’ve spent the last four years roaming the United States in search of the exact locations where my grandparents once stood.
Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park | April 1979 & May 2015
Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington | June 1981 & June 2016
Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, North Dakota | 1973 & 2016
Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park | 1973 & 2016
Lower Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park | April 1979 & May 2015
Badlands National Park | 1973 & May 2013
Grand Teton National Park | 1973 & 2016
Mount Rainier National Park Visitor Center | June 1981 & June 2016
Madison Information Station in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming | September 1974 & June 2016
Theodore Roosevelt National Park | 1973 & 2016
Yosemite National Park Entrance | April 1979 & May 2015
Hidden Falls Footbridge in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming | 1973 & 2015
Zion National Park Entrance | September 1974 & May 2016
Yosemite National Park, California | April 1979 & May 2015
Natural Bridge at Bryce Canyon National Park | 1974 & 2016
Yosemite National Park | April 1979 & May 2015
Box Canyon in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington | June 1981 & June 2016
Jenny Lake Trail Bridge in Grand Teton National Park | 1973 & 2016
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I love the Mt. Ranier before and after. It’s so cool to see what places were like decades ago.
Thank you! I agree; I’ve had a blast with this project.