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Yosemite National Park, CA – When the Snow Melts
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November 28, 2018 by Deborah W. Trotter

As California finally gets some rainfall in November, helping to clear the smoky air and dampen the wildfires, the higher …
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Glacier National Park, MT – The Same Lake Twice?
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May 6, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

You return to a lake you’ve hiked to before, and you’re sure there’s something different about it. Very different. But …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Avalanche Creek, Avalanche Lake, bear scat, cascades, cedar forest, gift, glacial cirque, Glacier National Park, hike, lake, Lake McDonald, magic, memories, Montana, National Parks, nature, outdoors, philosophical/existential, special places, thundering, trailhead, water, whitewater festival, wooden boardwalk, woodsy
Mount Rainier National Park, WA – Paradise
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October 16, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter

What’s the biggest challenge in long range planning of a visit to a distant National Park? Of course there are …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: cascades, children, glaciers, hiking, marmots, meadows, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Myrtle Falls, Panorama Point, Paradise, Phlox, Skyline Loop, snow, snowmelt, streams, summit, technical climbs, trail, Washington, waterfalls, Western anemone, wildflowers