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October Surprise – Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
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November 16, 2020 by Deborah W. Trotter

There is never a guarantee that the park road will still be open the last week of October. Snow could …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Cliff Lake, elevation gain, golden autumn colors, hike, Lassen Park, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, October, October surprise, park road, Shadow Lake, Terrace Lake, trail, tranquil lakes, winter, winter white
Going Home – Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
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September 30, 2019 by Deborah W. Trotter

“You can’t go home again” is a phrase that I have always understood to mean that home is not really …
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Category: National Parks, Western U.S. National Parks | Tags: butterflies, deer, difficult trail, geothermal area, hike, Home, Kohm Yah-mah-nee, Lassen National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, lupine, Ridge Lakes, southwest entrance, steep and rocky, Sulphur Works, time warp, trail, Visitor Center
Snow Days (Part 2) – Bandelier National Monument, NM
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March 25, 2019 by Deborah W. Trotter

If you follow my blogging, you know that Bandelier is a place I can’t stay away from. This year’s visit …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: ancestral peoples, Bandelier National Monument, cavates, cliff dwellings, February, Frijoles Canyon, hike, Jemez Mountains, ladder, Long House, mesas, narrow ruts, New Mexico, petroglyphs, rock formations, ruins, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Snow days, spiritual, trail, trail head, Tsankawi, Tyuonyi, views, vigas, Yosemite
Kings Canyon National Park, CA – Taking a Chance
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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
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – Crystal Lake
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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
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AK – Bartlett Cove
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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
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, AK – Kennicott and Root Glaciers
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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
Glacier National Park, MT – The Garden Wall Revisited
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August 7, 2017 by Deborah W. Trotter

Last summer my husband and I had the time and the good fortune to visit both Grand Teton National Park …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: bighorn sheep, blooming, Clements Mountain, Garden Wall, Glacier National Park, Going-to-the-Sun Road, Grand Teton National Park, Granite Park Chalet, Highline Trail, hike, Logan Pass, marmot, meadows, Montana, mountain goat, nature, outdoors, popular, Rock Garden, stunning scenery, trail, wildflowers, wildlife, Wyoming, zoom lens
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – A Peak Experience
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July 22, 2017 by Deborah W. Trotter

If you were thinking about climbing Lassen Peak this weekend, go directly to Plan B. Because of the record amounts …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: birds' eye views, Coast Range, elevation, hike, Kings Creek Meadow, Lake Helen, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Manzanita Lake, Mt. Shasta, nature, outdoors, photos, Sacramento Valley, September, trail
Pinnacles National Park, CA – C is for Condors
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March 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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Category: National Parks | Tags: California, clouds, Condor Gulch, condors, creeks, High Peaks, hike, Indian Paintbrush, nature, outdoors, Pinnacles National Park, rainstorms, trail, waterfall, wildflowers

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Going out is really going in.

Tag Archives: hike

October Surprise – Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

Going Home – Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

Snow Days (Part 2) – Bandelier National Monument, NM

Kings Canyon National Park, CA – Taking a Chance

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – Crystal Lake

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AK – Bartlett Cove

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, AK – Kennicott and Root Glaciers

Glacier National Park, MT – The Garden Wall Revisited

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – A Peak Experience

Pinnacles National Park, CA – C is for Condors

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