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The Past is Present Here – Sitka National Historical Park, AK
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November 30, 2019 by Deb 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 Home – Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
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September 30, 2019 by Deb W. Trotter

“You can’t go home again” is a phrase that I have always understood to mean that home is not really …
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Category: National Parks, Western U.S. National Parks | Tags: butterflies, deer, difficult trail, geothermal area, hike, Home, Kohm Yah-mah-nee, Lassen National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, lupine, Ridge Lakes, southwest entrance, steep and rocky, Sulphur Works, time warp, trail, Visitor Center
One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words – Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
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August 30, 2019 by Deb W. Trotter

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A Sapphire Magnet – Crater Lake National Park, OR
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July 29, 2019 by Deb W. Trotter

Whenever we travel by car to Central Oregon, no matter what the purpose of our trip, we are drawn to …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: accessible, California, Central Oregon, Crater Lake, Crater Lake Lodge, Crater Lake National Park, deepest lake, irresistible, Mount Scott, Mount Shasta, Oregon, rim walk, Sapphire blue, unforgettable, Wizard Island
Wild Colors – John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, OR
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June 29, 2019 by Deb W. Trotter

In all of my many visits to Oregon as a child and as an adult, I had never visited John …
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Category: National Monuments, National Parks | Tags: gravel road, Highway 26, intense colors, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Mitchell, Oregon, Painted Hills, plentiful wildflowers, Redmond, short trails, Sisters, viewpoints
Back to the Mountains – Lassen Volcanic and Yosemite National Parks, CA
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May 31, 2019 by Deb W. Trotter

I started the month of May with a visit to Lassen, walking on the road that is still closed to …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Bridal Veil Fall, Clouds Rest, Devastated Area, Diamond Peak, Glacier Point, Half Dome, Kohm Yah-mah-nee, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, lupine, Manzanita Lake, Merced River, mud pots, Nevada Fall, Sulphur Works, Vernal Fall, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Valley
Magical Carpets – Carrizo Plain National Monument, CA
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April 23, 2019 by Deb W. Trotter

During the first week of April we returned to another of our favorite places in California, the Carrizo Plain National …
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Category: National Monuments, National Parks | Tags: Carrizo Plain, Carrizo Plain National Monument, flower fields, hillsides, magical carpets, National Park Week, nature's displays, super blooms, wildflowers

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