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November 28, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter
As California finally gets some rainfall in November, helping to clear the smoky air and dampen the wildfires, the higher …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Ahwahnee Hotel, Big Oak Flat Road, Bridalveil Creek, Bridalveil Fall, cascades, dogwood in bloom, El Capitan, ephemerals, flooded, flow, high country, huge winter snow pack, Lower Yosemite Fall, May of 2017, melt, Merced River, overflowed, pictures, Ribbon Fall, Royal Arch Cascade, Sentinel Falls, snow, Tamarack Creek, Upper Yosemite Fall, vapor clouds, waterfalls, Yosemite Creek, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley
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October 23, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter
Autumn can be a wonderful time to visit a national park – the crowds are down, the weather is changing …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: air quality, autumn, bridge, Bubbs Creek, eerie effects, fire, firefighters, hike, invisible benevolent force, Kings Canyon, meandering, opposite bank, Paradise Valley Trail, prescribed burn, river valley, smoke, smoldering, strangely beautiful sights, wind conditions
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
