A couple of years ago, I attended a nighttime campfire talk in Mesa Verde National Park. The event was hosted by a veteran park ranger who had married his wife, another fellow park ranger, on the rim of the Grand Canyon. He said they had lived in some of America’s best zip codes because of their work with the National Park Service. He talked through the history of the park, then pulled out his guitar and we all sang “This Land is Your Land” together under the stars.
Visiting new national parks and revisiting old favorites has been such a fun part of my adult life, but it’s moments like that night in Mesa Verde that really stick out to me. Being outside in nature, surrounded by friends and strangers in collective appreciation for the beauty of the earth, has been such a spiritually connecting experience for me.
So in honor of the National Park Service’s 106th birthday today, I rounded up my favorite film photos that I’ve made in America’s best zip codes. I’m grateful today and every day that this land was made for you and me. ♡
