Most of the places we have gone we were with one or more of our children. We stopped at the Tetons with all four as seen in the picture. Although we enjoyed the foreign travel very much, many of the wonderful sights we saw were in our own country.
It is wonderful to live in a country like the United States. We have so much as a people. In addition to all the beautiful places in our land, we have freedom and opportunity. We have the freedom of speech, the freedom to worship, the freedom to train, and we have the opportunity to work and improve our circumstances.
Something that we often fail to appreciate is the freedom to travel around our land. We don't have to have special identity papers or permission to move around. We can just enjoy the beautiful sights that are all over our land.
It was amazing to travel around Yellowstone and see how large it is. Not long ago I watched a program about the Appalachian National Park and they said on the program that it was larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier Park combined. Just about the time that sank in I thought about Alaska and its size. I once heard about an Alaskan who threatened a Texan that he would have Alaska cut in half and make Texas the third largest state. This is a big and awesom land.
The freedom to travel is both educational and a blessing. Add that to all the other benefits of being an American and you really have something.
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