Curtis Waidley grew up in Erie, experiencing nature in nearby Presque Isle State Park and on family camping trips. But it wasn t until he was in college that he set foot in a national park. It s so cliche to say the place took my breath away, Waidley, 24, said about his 2018 visit to Badlands National Park in South Dakota. But that was what it was like. I just stopped and it took my breath away. . I ve had the same sensation with every national park I ve visited.
Waidley, who has now been to more than 20 national parks, features them and one Pennsylvania state park – Presque Isle – in the Save America Print Series of posters he created. He donates 10% of his sales to the National Park Foundation, a nonprofit that generates private donations for the National Park Service.