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June 30, 2020 by Deborah W. Trotter
Two weeks ago, while it was technically still springtime, I was able to visit my favorite National Park again for …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Brokeoff Mountain, Castilleja, Devastated Area, forest, frozen, Indian Paintbrush, Kings Creek, Kings Creek Meadow, Lake Helen, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Manzanita Lake, mountain air, Mt. Diller, National Park, north entrance, photos, Pilot Pinnacle, Sarcodes sanguinea, snowplants, south entrance, springtime, Sulphur Works, summit, trails
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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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August 9, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
Category: National Parks
| Tags: Fireweed, glaciers, heather, Indian Paintbrush, lupine, Mount Rainier National Park, splendor, summer, Washington, wildflowers
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April 1, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
We were there. We were fit. We were eager. And we did it! End of story? Well. Not exactly. It …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: after sundown, bears, blackened stumps, blistering pace, box lunches, breathtaking scenery, Cascade Canyon, children, climb, deepening shadows, deer and elk, energized and inspired, family, foot bridge, go the distance, Grand Teton, Grand Teton National Park, grandeur, hanging valley, high altitude, hiking, hindsight, Idaho, Indian Paintbrush, Inspiration Point, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake, Lake Solitude, Leigh Lake, lessons learned, massive mountains, monkey flower, most memorable hiking experience, nature, nocturnal birds, outdoors, Paintbrush Canyon, Paintbrush Divide, spectacular views, String Lake, Teton Range, tinkling streams, trail, twelve hour day, wildflowers, Wyoming
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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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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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August 15, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
If reading my post about a guided tour of Lehman Caves in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, whet your appetite …
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Category: National Monuments, National Parks
| Tags: bats, Becky Thatcher, California, caves, ice cave, Indian Paintbrush, Lava Beds, outdoors, spelunkng, Tom Sawyer, underground, volcanic
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