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A Sapphire Magnet – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Wild Colors – John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, OR

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June 29, 2019 by Deborah 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

Magical Carpets – Carrizo Plain National Monument, CA

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April 23, 2019 by Deborah 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

Snow Days (Part 2) – Bandelier National Monument, NM

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March 25, 2019 by Deborah W. Trotter

If you follow my blogging, you know that Bandelier is a place I can’t stay away from. This year’s visit …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: ancestral peoples, Bandelier National Monument, cavates, cliff dwellings, February, Frijoles Canyon, hike, Jemez Mountains, ladder, Long House, mesas, narrow ruts, New Mexico, petroglyphs, rock formations, ruins, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Snow days, spiritual, trail, trail head, Tsankawi, Tyuonyi, views, vigas, Yosemite

Snow Days (Part 1) – Yosemite National Park, CA

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March 7, 2019 by Deborah W. Trotter

Last month on a whim, my husband made plans for us to spend Valentine’s Day and the day following in …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Ahwahnee Bridge, atmospheric river, Bear Creek, Half Dome, Highway 140, Majestic Yosemite Hotel, Merced River, Midpines, raven, Royal Arch Cascade, snow, Upper Yosemite Fall, Valentine's Day, wonderland, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley

Blogging Through 2018

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December 31, 2018 by Deborah W. Trotter

If you’ve stopped by here before,then I hope you have enjoyed visiting or revisiting National Parks through my photographs and …
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Category: National Monuments, National Parks | Tags: Alaska, Bandelier National Monument, California, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Happy New Year, John Muir, Kings Canyon National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, New Mexico, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park, CA – When the Snow Melts

Kings Canyon National Park, CA – Taking a Chance

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October 23, 2018 by Deborah 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

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

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September 30, 2018 by Deborah 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