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Pinnacles National Park, CA – C is for Condors
2March 29, 2016 by Deborah W. Trotter
Earlier this month we made our second visit to Pinnacles National Park. California was being drenched by much-needed rainstorms, but …
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, NM – It’s About Time
Leave a commentFebruary 24, 2016 by Deborah W. Trotter
Although I have spent quite a bit of time in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico, until earlier this month …
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Kings Canyon National Park, CA – Fire Escape
2November 28, 2015 by Deborah W. Trotter
Although the Rough Fire burned for months this past summer and fall and ravaged Kings Canyon National Park, I …
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Sequoia National Park, CA – Little Baldy, Take Two
2November 18, 2015 by Deborah W. Trotter
Two years ago we first climbed to the top of Little Baldy, a granite dome over 8,000 feet high with …
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Yosemite National Park, CA – Getting to North Dome
2September 24, 2015 by Deborah W. Trotter
Starting an 8.8 mile round trip hike at 1:30 in the afternoon might seem ill-advised. But it was almost the …
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Crater Lake National Park, OR – A Few Hours Might Be Enough
2August 3, 2015 by Deborah W. Trotter
Most National Parks are about more than one feature, and it takes some time and effort to get a real …
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – What Happened to Winter?
2March 15, 2015 by Deborah W. Trotter
While in the northern Sacramento Valley a week ago, I drove up Highway 36 to Lassen Park, unable to resist …
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Bandelier National Monument, NM – Little River of Beans Falls
4February 17, 2015 by Deborah W. Trotter
We didn’t really know what to expect on a winter visit to the Santa Fe area, but last week with …
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – Autumn Reflections
4September 2, 2014 by Deborah W. Trotter
The Park is getting ready for winter. You can smell it in the air, you can hear it in the …
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Yosemite National Park, CA – Happy 150th Birthday!
4June 30, 2014 by Deborah W. Trotter
On June 30, 1864, 150 years ago today, while the American Civil War raged, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite …
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Going out is really going in.
A National Parks Blog by Deborah W. Trotter
Going out is really going in. 