4135 - East Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States

Another of the great national parks cards from the United States and Canada. This one is of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. It is found in northern Alaska and covers 34 287 km² .

The purpose of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is to preserve the vast, wild, undeveloped character and environmental integrity of Alaska's central Brooks Range and to provide opportunities for wilderness recreation and traditional subsistence uses.

There are no roads or official trail in the park. Visitors must arrive by bush plane or hike in, usually from the Dalton Highway that runs about 12 kilometres to the east of the park. People can hike, pack-raft, and sightsee. There is hunting allowed in the park but by only Nunamiut Corporation shareholders. Camping is permitted throughout the park. Arrigetch Peaks and Mount Igikpak are the two most popular mountains for hikers. The park is the second least visited park in the United States national parks system. In 2021, it received almost 7400 visitors.

The sender writes, Years ago when we were young my husband and I decided to hitch hike to Alaska. We went through Medicine Hat but only made it as far as Jasper National Park. We ran out of time and took the Trans Canada Train to Montreal.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

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