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September 29, 2020 by Deborah W. Trotter
… and I haven’t been able to go. As a result I have a pretty strong case of mountain scenery …
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Category: National Parks, Other Beautiful Places
| Tags: Alaska, bald eagle, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Crater Lake National Park, Death Valley National Park, ducks, Glacier National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Half Dome, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, lupine, Mt. Whitney, New Mexico, Red Bluff, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Yosemite National Park
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November 30, 2019 by Deborah W. Trotter
If you ever find yourself in Sitka, Alaska – unlikely, given its remoteness, unless it is your destination – you …
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Category: National Historic Sites, National Parks
| Tags: Alaska, bald eagles, bears, cultures, eagles, frogs, Haida, hemlock and spruce, Indian River, Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Missouri, Oregon, Portland, ravens, San Francisco, seagulls, seaside, Sitka, Sitka National Historic Park, Southeast Alaska, St. Louis, symbols, Tlingit, totem poles, trails
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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
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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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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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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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December 29, 2017 by Deborah W. Trotter
Unlike Kenai Fjords in Alaska (see previous post), no one would ever suggest that Grand Teton National Park is best …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Alaska, bald eagles, cry of a wolf, Grand Teton, guide, herd of bison, inflatable rubber raft, Jackson Lake Lodge, Kenai Fjords, life preservers, morning chill, Mount Moran, photographs, raft, raft float trips, Snake River, sunrise, Tetons, unwinding, water birds, wildlife
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November 27, 2017 by Deborah W. Trotter
Winter conditions might challenge visitors to National Parks in the lower 48, particularly parks with mountains, glaciers and high elevations. …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Aialik Bay, Aialik Glacier, Alaska, all-day boat excursion, bald eagle, captain, catamaran, exhilarating, far north, floating ice, freezer, glaciers, Gulf of Alaska, gulls, Holgate Arm, Holgate Glacier, ice, Kenai Fjords National Park, lower 48, Major Marine Tours, marine mammals, mountain goats, National Park Ranger, orcas, otters, pods, puffins, Resurrection Bay, sea lions, seals, Seward, summer, sunsets, Surprise Glacier, whales, winter, winter conditions
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