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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
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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
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August 31, 2018 by Deborah 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 Deborah 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 Deborah 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 Deborah 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
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April 21, 2018 by Deborah W. Trotter
It is fitting that this year National Park Week (April 21 – April 29) kicks off on the 180th anniversary …
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Category: National Monuments, National Parks
| Tags: Bumpass Hell Trail, CA, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Crater Lake National Park, Death Valley National Park, Dogwood blooms, Fireweed, Glacier National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Teton National Park, Ground squirrel, High Peaks Trail, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Little Baldy, Mist Trail, MT, OR, Pinnacles National Park, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, Vernal Fall, WY, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley
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March 30, 2018 by Deborah W. Trotter
Meanwhile, back in Alaska . . . On the June day that we had our McCarthy Road adventure and toured …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Alaska, creeks, Glacier, grizzly bear, hike, Jumbo Creek, June, Kennecott Mill, Kennicott Glacier, McCarthy Road, mine tailings, purple lupine, Root Glacier, trail, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
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February 28, 2018 by Deborah W. Trotter
It is a disappointment when a long-planned national park visit coincides with closure of a favorite trail or limitation of …
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Category: National Monuments, National Parks
| Tags: "Alerts" tab, Alcove House, Ancestral Pueblo people, Bandelier, Bandelier National Monument, Cave Kiva, cave rooms, cliff dwellings, deer, fear of heights, Frijoles Canyon, Frijoles Creek, kiva, ladders, Long House, loop trail, National Park Service, New Mexico, peaceful walk, petroglyphs, roof beams, ruins, stone dwellings, trail, Tyuonyi, Visitor Center, volcanic tuff
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January 30, 2018 by Deborah W. Trotter
It is not unusual to find historic buildings protected within national parks. But the 14-story remains of the early 20th …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: 14-story remains, Alaska, beaver, braided Chitina River, Chitina, dilapidated structure, footbridge, glaciers, historic buildings, inaccessible, Kennecott copper mill, Kennicott River, McCarthy Road, memorable tour, mountain peaks, National Park Service, National Parks, natural majesty, railroad, railroad spikes, remote, road hazard, Root Glacier, steep climb, trails, wild, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Yellowstone
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