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Olympic National Park, WA – High, Low and Very Wet
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November 27, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

Olympic National Park, in the far northwest corner of the continental United States, in a part of Washington State that …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: alpine forests, backpackers, beach, cave, children, driftwood, glaciers, Highway 101, hikes, Hoh Rain Forest, Hoh River, inches of rain, Kalaloch Beach, lakes, meadows, natural playground, nature, New Zealand, Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park, outdoors, Pacific Ocean, Ruby Beach, sand, sea stacks, Seattle, Sitka spruce, southern Chile, temperate rain forest, Washington, western hemlock, wild coastline, Wilderness
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November 21, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

Okay, goats are probably not the first thing people think of when they think of Glacier National Park in Montana. …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: auto routes, boardwalk, Continental Divide, engineering marvel, Glacier National Park, goats, Going-to-the-Sun Road, Hidden Lake, Highline Trail, hike, hiking, kids, Logan Pass, McDonald Lake, meadow, Montana, mountain goats, mountain sheep, outdoors, Rocky Mountains, scenic views, snow, spectacular drive, St. Mary Lake, trail, trailhead, Visitor Center, waterfall, wildflowers
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – Serendipity
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November 13, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

Last week I made an unexpected trip to northern California. When it was time to return home to the San …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: autumn, Brokeoff, California, creeks, Diamond Peak, geothermal, hiking, Lassen, Lassen Volcanic National Park, meadows, Mount Diller, Mount Lassen, mountain mule ears, mud pot, nature, November, outdoors, rabbitbrush, Ridge Lakes, rotten eggs, silent invitation, snow, Sulphur Works, summer, trailhead, Visitor Center, waterfalls, wildflowers, winter
Arches National Park, UT – Delicate Arch Is Not in the Devil’s Garden
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November 7, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

What does it mean when someone keeps National Park brochures in her car long after her most recent visit? That …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Angels Landing, Arches National Park, Balanced Rock, Dark Angel, Delicate Arch, Devil's Garden, Double O Arch, evening, full moon, hiking, La Sal Mountains, Landscape Arch, Miguel's Baja Grill, Moab, Navajo Arch, Partition Arch, Pine Tree Arch, rock fins, summer, teenagers, trail, Tunnel Arch, Utah, Wall Arch, Zion National Park
Fort Point National Historic Site, CA – October Birthdays
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October 31, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

Looking for something to do in San Francisco? Want to step back into the 1800’s? Want to see the Golden …
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Category: National Historic Sites, National Parks, National Recreation Areas | Tags: California, cannon, cannoneers, children, Civil War, Crissy Field, Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Joseph Strauss, lighthouse, October Birthdays, Pacific Ocean, Parade Ground, President Richard M. Nixon, San Francisco, soldiers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urban
Mount Rainier National Park, WA – Paradise
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October 16, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

What’s the biggest challenge in long range planning of a visit to a distant National Park? Of course there are …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: cascades, children, glaciers, hiking, marmots, meadows, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Myrtle Falls, Panorama Point, Paradise, Phlox, Skyline Loop, snow, snowmelt, streams, summit, technical climbs, trail, Washington, waterfalls, Western anemone, wildflowers
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM – Location, Location, Location
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October 8, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

Have you ever thought about building your own house? What features would you want it to have? How about a …
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Category: National Monuments | Tags: ancient people, canyon, caves, Gila Cliff Dwellings, Gila River, hike, history, Mogollon, National Park System, New Mexico, pictograph, Silver City, southwestern, trail
White Sands National Monument, NM – Brilliant!
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September 26, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

Quick word association: when I say “sand,” what do you say? Beach? Surf? Hawaii? Starfish? Since I’ve lived in northern …
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Category: National Monuments | Tags: beach sand, Cloudcroft, desert sand, gypsum, Lake Lucero, New Mexico, photos, selenite crystals, sunrise, Tularosa Basin, white sand, White Sands National Monument
Grand Teton National Park, WY – The Rest of the Story
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September 18, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

The dawn of the day in 2007 that we found the bison was also the dawn of the day of …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Air Force Two, bison, buzz cuts, Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton National Park, hike, Paintbrush Canyon, Paintbrush Divide, Park Rangers, Snake River, Visitor Center, Wyoming
Grand Teton National Park, WY – Where’s . . . the Buff?
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September 11, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

If you’ve never been to the Tetons, magnificence awaits you. The mountains of the Teton Range rise abruptly from the …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: bald eagles, bison, Cascade Canyon, elk, float trip, Grand Teton National Park, Gros Ventre River, hike, homesteaders, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake, moose, Oxbow Bend, pronghorn antelope, Snake River, Tetons, Wyoming

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Going out is really going in.

Category Archives: National Parks

Olympic National Park, WA – High, Low and Very Wet

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – Serendipity

Arches National Park, UT – Delicate Arch Is Not in the Devil’s Garden

Fort Point National Historic Site, CA – October Birthdays

Mount Rainier National Park, WA – Paradise

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM – Location, Location, Location

White Sands National Monument, NM – Brilliant!

Grand Teton National Park, WY – The Rest of the Story

Grand Teton National Park, WY – Where’s . . . the Buff?

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