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July 14, 2024 by Deborah W. Trotter
With so much hot weather surrounding us these days, a blog escape to someplace cold and snowy might provide a …
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Category: National Parks, Western U.S. National Parks
| Tags: cold and snowy, December, elk, escape, frosting, Grand Canyon, hiking, hot weather, mesas, Phantom Ranch, photograph, polychrome, South Rim, stunning vistas, valleys, white snow
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July 6, 2024 by Deborah W. Trotter
Last month we returned again to my favorite National Park. The Park road was plowed, although not yet open to …
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Category: National Parks, Western U.S. National Parks
| Tags: boots, Bumpass Hell Trail, California, evergreens, ice, iconic, Lake Helen, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, meadows, mountain water, trails, wildlife, winter ice
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February 28, 2021 by Deborah W. Trotter
There it was, beckoning to us in Anchorage, a 20,000-foot, snow-covered invitation on the the northern horizon. Two hundred sixty-five …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: 30% Club, Anchorage, brown bear, caribou, Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali Park Road, Eielson Visitor Center, fox, Mile 66, mountain goats, Mt. McKinley, National Parks, Polychrome Overlook, Savage River Rest Stop, Teklanika River, Toklat River, wild, wildlife, wolves
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November 16, 2020 by Deborah W. Trotter
There is never a guarantee that the park road will still be open the last week of October. Snow could …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Cliff Lake, elevation gain, golden autumn colors, hike, Lassen Park, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, October, October surprise, park road, Shadow Lake, Terrace Lake, trail, tranquil lakes, winter, winter white
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September 29, 2020 by Deborah W. Trotter
… and I haven’t been able to go. As a result I have a pretty strong case of mountain scenery …
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Category: National Parks, Other Beautiful Places
| Tags: Alaska, bald eagle, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Crater Lake National Park, Death Valley National Park, ducks, Glacier National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Half Dome, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, lupine, Mt. Whitney, New Mexico, Red Bluff, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Yosemite National Park
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June 30, 2020 by Deborah W. Trotter
Two weeks ago, while it was technically still springtime, I was able to visit my favorite National Park again for …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Brokeoff Mountain, Castilleja, Devastated Area, forest, frozen, Indian Paintbrush, Kings Creek, Kings Creek Meadow, Lake Helen, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Manzanita Lake, mountain air, Mt. Diller, National Park, north entrance, photos, Pilot Pinnacle, Sarcodes sanguinea, snowplants, south entrance, springtime, Sulphur Works, summit, trails
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April 22, 2020 by Deborah W. Trotter
National Parks are closed, we’re stuck at home, a perfect excuse for a virtual re-visiting of some spectacular places. Let’s …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Bandelier National Monument, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Crater Lake National Park, Glacier National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Teton National Park, Kenai Fjords National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Yosemite National Park
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March 31, 2020 by Deborah W. Trotter
With National Parks closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the virtual visit is now as real as we can get. Fortunately, …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Ahwahnee Hotel, COVID-19 pandemic, Dogwood, Happy Isles, Illilouette Fall, lupine, May 2016, Mist Trail, photo library, trail, Vernal Fall, waterfalls, Yosemite National Park
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December 29, 2019 by Deborah W. Trotter
Going out is really going in, and my hope for all of you and my goal for myself in 2020 …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: 2020, Aspiration, experience, Exploration, goal, Happy New Year!, Inspiration, National Parks, Perspiration
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November 30, 2019 by Deborah W. Trotter
If you ever find yourself in Sitka, Alaska – unlikely, given its remoteness, unless it is your destination – you …
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Category: National Historic Sites, National Parks
| Tags: Alaska, bald eagles, bears, cultures, eagles, frogs, Haida, hemlock and spruce, Indian River, Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Missouri, Oregon, Portland, ravens, San Francisco, seagulls, seaside, Sitka, Sitka National Historic Park, Southeast Alaska, St. Louis, symbols, Tlingit, totem poles, trails
Going out is really going in. 