Going out is really going in.

Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, CA – Colors of Autumn

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September 30, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter

As September ends, welcome fall. My favorite time of year.

Category: National Parks | Tags: autumn, fall, fall colors, foliage, photographs, river, September, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, sunset, trees

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – Crystal Lake

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August 31, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter

In the southeastern portion of Lassen Park is a short, steep trail that you can follow up to a gem …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Brokeoff Mountain, Chester, clear mountain lakes, Crystal Lake, hike, Juniper Lake, Lassen Park, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, manzanita, Mt. Harkness, pine and fir forest, southeastern, steep trail, swim, trailhead, unpaved road, views

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AK – Bartlett Cove

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July 27, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter

Summer in Alaska, when the sun stays up long enough that even after a day spent cruising the entire length …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Alaska, artist conk, Bartlett Cove, Blackwater Pond, campground, Forest Trail, fungus, ganoderma applanatum, Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, hike, hiking trails, humpback whale, June, loving memorial, moose, mosquitoes, Park Headquarters, phase of the moon, Point Gustavus, ponds, public airport, spruce and hemlock, summer, tides, Visitor Center

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AK – Floating Through Paradise

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June 30, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter

Earlier this month we took a spectacular, eight-day cruise in Alaska’s Inside Passage aboard a small (40 passengers) catamaran called …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Alaska's Inside Passage, Alaskan Dream, bald eagle, Bartlett Cove, British Columbia, calf, calved, Canada, catamaran, cow moose, cubs, Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Gloomy Knob, Grand Pacific Glacier, grizzly bear, gulls, Johns Hopkins Inlet, Lamplugh Glacier, Margerie Glacier, mountain goat, Park Headquarters, purest air on the planet, South Marble Island, Stellar sea lions, Tarr Inlet, tidewater glacier, Topeka Glacier, tufted puffins, Visitor Center, water and wilderness

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – On the Road Again

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May 24, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter

The day after tomorrow, Saturday, May 26, is the official day to walk or ride your bike on a 19-mile …
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Category: National Parks, Western U.S. National Parks | Tags: awakening, boots, Devastated Area, embrace, entrance station, evergreens, Hat Creek, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Manzanita Lake, mountain water, nature, photographs, snow melt, trail, Wilderness, winter slumber

Happy Birthday to John Muir and Happy National Park Week to All

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April 21, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter

It is fitting that this year National Park Week (April 21 – April 29) kicks off on the 180th anniversary …
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Category: National Monuments, National Parks | Tags: Bumpass Hell Trail, CA, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Crater Lake National Park, Death Valley National Park, Dogwood blooms, Fireweed, Glacier National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Teton National Park, Ground squirrel, High Peaks Trail, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Little Baldy, Mist Trail, MT, OR, Pinnacles National Park, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, Vernal Fall, WY, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, AK – Kennicott and Root Glaciers

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March 30, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter

Meanwhile, back in Alaska . . . On the June day that we had our McCarthy Road adventure and toured …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Alaska, creeks, Glacier, grizzly bear, hike, Jumbo Creek, June, Kennecott Mill, Kennicott Glacier, McCarthy Road, mine tailings, purple lupine, Root Glacier, trail, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve

Going out is really going in.

Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, CA – Colors of Autumn

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – Crystal Lake

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AK – Bartlett Cove

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AK – Floating Through Paradise

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – On the Road Again

Happy Birthday to John Muir and Happy National Park Week to All

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, AK – Kennicott and Root Glaciers

“I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out ’til sundown, for going out, I found I was really going in.” John Muir

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