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Yosemite National Park, CA – Getting to North Dome
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September 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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Category: National Parks | Tags: back country, California, Clouds Rest, Half Dome, Lassen National Park, mountain lion, North Dome, snow plants, summer solstice, Yosemite
Yosemite National Park, CA – Sixty in 2013: To the Top of Yosemite Fall
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June 24, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

It’s almost as if the National Park Service is in on it. As if they know I’m turning 60 this …
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