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March 11, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
What’s in a name? Pinnacles National Monument or Pinnacles National Park? Although it became a National Park in 2013, California’s …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: "Condor Crew", a rose by any other name, abnormally low rainfall, ancient volcano, audacious rock formations, Bear Gulch Day Use Area, bee hive, bees, buck brush, Bush poppy, California, California condors, California poppy, caves, Condor Gulch Trail, craggy outcroppings, diverse habitat, earthquake fault, footholds, geologic wonderland, gulches, handholds, High Peaks, HIgh Peaks Loop, hike, hundreds of species, Indian Paintbrush, Indian warrior, lupine, milk maids, nature, Neenach Formation, outdoors, peaks, Pinnacles, Pinnacles National Monument, Pinnacles National Park, quirky rock sculptures, radio antenna, raptors, rock formations, San Andreas fault, Shakespeare, Sixty in 2013, spring, steep and narrow, strenuous, swarming, switchbacks, tectonic plate, trail, transmitter, turkey vultures, well-maintained trail, wildflowers
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February 25, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
Where I live in California, springtime is on approach. Many trees are no longer bare, sprouting pink or white blossoms …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: blooms, blossoms, Brown-eyed Susan, California, Englemann aster, Fireweed, Garden Wall, Glacier National Park, Going-to-the-Sun Road, Highline Trail, hike, Indian Paintbrush, Logan Pass, Montana, nature, outdoors, Rocky Mountains, Rosy spirea, trailhead, Visitor Center, wildflowers
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January 14, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
Bryce Canyon is really a place that has to be seen to be believed. It is a fantastical sculpture garden, …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: air quality, Bryce, Bryce Canyon, Bryce Canyon Lodge, Bryce Canyon National Park, children, colors, delicate and impermanent, eroded rock formations, fantastical sculpture garden, geologic time, hike, hoodoos, kids, natural rock bridges, nature, Navajo Loop Trail, other-worldly, outdoors, overlooks, photograph, Queen Victoria, Queen's Garden Trail, Rainbow Point, rim road, rock formations, rocky fantasyland, sculpture garden, stroller-friendly, Sunrise Point, Sunset Point, teenagers, The Poodle, Thor's Hammer, trails, unique beauty, Visitor Center, Wall Street, Yovimpa Point
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January 7, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
The word lagoon invites the imagination to conjure visions of clear blue water, abundant wildlife, gentle lapping waves, sandy beaches, …
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Category: National Seashores
| Tags: Abbotts Lagoon, birding sites, California, California quail, cattle, freeze tag, golden ealgle, hawks, hike, lagoon, Mother's Day, nature, onshore breeze, osprey, outdoors, Pacific Ocean, peacefulness, peregrine falcon, pirate ships, Point Reyes, Point Reyes National Seashore, salty curiosities, sandy beaches, seashore, shorebirds, springtime, surf, tide, trail, waterfowl, wildflowers, wildlife, winter, wise advice, yellow lupine
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November 21, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
Okay, goats are probably not the first thing people think of when they think of Glacier National Park in Montana. …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: auto routes, boardwalk, Continental Divide, engineering marvel, Glacier National Park, goats, Going-to-the-Sun Road, Hidden Lake, Highline Trail, hike, hiking, kids, Logan Pass, McDonald Lake, meadow, Montana, mountain goats, mountain sheep, outdoors, Rocky Mountains, scenic views, snow, spectacular drive, St. Mary Lake, trail, trailhead, Visitor Center, waterfall, wildflowers
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October 8, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
Have you ever thought about building your own house? What features would you want it to have? How about a …
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Category: National Monuments
| Tags: ancient people, canyon, caves, Gila Cliff Dwellings, Gila River, hike, history, Mogollon, National Park System, New Mexico, pictograph, Silver City, southwestern, trail
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September 18, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
The dawn of the day in 2007 that we found the bison was also the dawn of the day of …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Air Force Two, bison, buzz cuts, Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton National Park, hike, Paintbrush Canyon, Paintbrush Divide, Park Rangers, Snake River, Visitor Center, Wyoming
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September 11, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
If you’ve never been to the Tetons, magnificence awaits you. The mountains of the Teton Range rise abruptly from the …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: bald eagles, bison, Cascade Canyon, elk, float trip, Grand Teton National Park, Gros Ventre River, hike, homesteaders, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake, moose, Oxbow Bend, pronghorn antelope, Snake River, Tetons, Wyoming
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September 4, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
I have a confession to make. I love lighthouses. So when there is a lighthouse within the National Park System …
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Category: National Parks, National Recreation Areas
| Tags: Alcatraz Island, blue moon, California, fog, full moon, GGNPC, GGNRA, Gold Rush, Golden Gate, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, hike, lighthouse, Point Bonita, San Francisco, trail
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