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Sixty in 2013: Olympic National Park, WA – Marymere Falls
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August 26, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

When we visited Olympic National Park a few weeks ago, our home base for the three days was the lovely, …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: 90-foot cascade, active community, alder, ancient forest, barbed spines, Barnes Creek, cottonwood, deep forest, Devils Club, evergreen canopy, evergreens, fallen trees, Falls Creek, ferns, fir, forest floor, gorgeous natural lake, gurgling, hemlock, hidden attractions, Highway 101, hike, Lake Crescent, Lake Crescent Lodge, madrone, maples, Marymere Falls, mostly shaded, nature, Olympic National Park, outdoors, overlook, red cedar, refreshing dip, shrubs, spruce, trail, trailhead, waterfall, wildflowers, willow, wooden bridge, wooden steps, yew
Sixty in 2013: Mount Rainier National Park, WA – Wonderland Trail
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August 19, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

Anyone who has trouble believing just how massive Mount Rainier is should consider these Wonderland Trail stats: it circles the …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: 93 miles, Box Canyon, fog and mist, foggy summer day, gorge, green and lush, group camping area, healthy forest, log bridge, Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, nature, Nickel Creek, Nickel Creek Camp, outdoors, private campsites, soft dirt and forest duff, trek, wildflowers, Wonderland Trail, wooden bridge
Sixty in 2013: Olympic National Park, WA – Hurricane Ridge
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August 12, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

I have a hiking goal for the year, and I’m working on it, but mostly what I did at Hurricane …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: 100 mile per hour winds, British Columbia, Cirque Rim Trail, frigid weather, hiking goal, Hurricane Ridge, lupine, Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park, Pacific Ocean, poma lift, Port Angeles, ski area, ski patrol chalet, Strait of Juan de Fuca, stunning panorama, trails, Victoria, Washington, wildflowers, winter
Mount Rainier National Park, WA – Summer Splendor
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August 9, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

Category: National Parks | Tags: Fireweed, glaciers, heather, Indian Paintbrush, lupine, Mount Rainier National Park, splendor, summer, Washington, wildflowers

Going out is really going in.

Monthly Archives: August 2013

Sixty in 2013: Olympic National Park, WA – Marymere Falls

Sixty in 2013: Olympic National Park, WA – Hurricane Ridge

Mount Rainier National Park, WA – Summer Splendor

“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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Going out is really going in.

Monthly Archives: August 2013

Sixty in 2013: Olympic National Park, WA – Marymere Falls

Sixty in 2013: Mount Rainier National Park, WA – Wonderland Trail

Sixty in 2013: Olympic National Park, WA – Hurricane Ridge

Mount Rainier National Park, WA – Summer Splendor

“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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