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December 18, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
Like it or not, this is the season for transforming evergreen trees. In December, all over the world, indoors and …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: "condensed sunbeams", Baja, bark, California, Christmas trees, cones, conifers, conservationist, crowns, elevations, evergreen trees, glorious forest specimens, Highway 36, hiking, John Muir, kingly beauty, Lassen National Park, lights and ornaments, majesty, Mineral, mountain forests, National Parks, natural habitats, naturalist, nature, nature's majesty, needles, Oregon, ornaments, outdoors, Pacific Coast, photos, sugar pine, sugar pine cones, The Mountains of California, woods
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December 13, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
I realize that as wild weather, the short, dark days of December and winter chill surround us, it can be …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: afternoons, Angels Landing, apples, colors and strata, domes, east rim, Echo Canyon, Hidden Canyon, hiking, Indian Paintbrush, June, monolithic walls, mornings, nature, nature-sculpted rock formations, Observation Point, outdoors, prickly pear cactus, red rock, rich hues, shade, shuttle, slippery scramble, Springdale, sun, sweating, switchbacks, teenagers, Temple of Sinawava, tortoises and hares, trail, Utah, views from the top, Virgin River, west rim, wildflowers, yucca, Zion Canyon, Zion National Park
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December 4, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
April 1994. A springtime weekend outing in Yosemite Valley with other families whose daughters belong to an organization our daughter …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: adventures, April, California, climbing, Curry Village, daughters, families, foot bridge, freezing, granite, hiking, hypothermia, Merced River, Mist Trail, nature, outdoors, priceless gift, raccoons, rain, snow, sons, spray, springtime, tent cabin, trail, Vernal Falls, waterfalls, weather, weekend outing, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley
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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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November 13, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
Last week I made an unexpected trip to northern California. When it was time to return home to the San …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: autumn, Brokeoff, California, creeks, Diamond Peak, geothermal, hiking, Lassen, Lassen Volcanic National Park, meadows, Mount Diller, Mount Lassen, mountain mule ears, mud pot, nature, November, outdoors, rabbitbrush, Ridge Lakes, rotten eggs, silent invitation, snow, Sulphur Works, summer, trailhead, Visitor Center, waterfalls, wildflowers, winter
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November 7, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
What does it mean when someone keeps National Park brochures in her car long after her most recent visit? That …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Angels Landing, Arches National Park, Balanced Rock, Dark Angel, Delicate Arch, Devil's Garden, Double O Arch, evening, full moon, hiking, La Sal Mountains, Landscape Arch, Miguel's Baja Grill, Moab, Navajo Arch, Partition Arch, Pine Tree Arch, rock fins, summer, teenagers, trail, Tunnel Arch, Utah, Wall Arch, Zion National Park
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October 24, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
Unless you’re from northern California, you may believe that our State’s coast is just a series of sandy beaches that …
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Category: National Seashores
| Tags: beaches, California, camping, dairy farms, Drakes Bay, earthquake, fog, Fresnel lens, hiking, Pacific Ocean, pastureland, Point Reyes Lighthouse, Point Reyes National Seashore, President John F. Kennedy, San Andreas fault, San Francisco, Sir Francis Drake, Tomales Bay, Tule Elk
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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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| 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
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August 28, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
This week I’d like to introduce you to my all-time favorite National Park. The Park that is a part of …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Bumpass Hell, California, campsites, Cascade Mountains, children, climbing, geothermal, grandparents, hiking, Lake Helen, lakes, Lassen Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Manzanita Lake, snow, trails, volcano, waterfalls, wildflowers, Yellowstone
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August 22, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
If you could hover a thousand feet or so above the Virgin River in Zion National Park, with unobstructed views …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Angels Landing, climbing, hiking, Lombard Street, Observation Point, Refrigerator Canyon, teenagers, Utah, Walter's Wiggles, Zion National Park
Going out is really going in. 