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July 15, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
This is my 48th blog post, and it’s about time I got to the Grand Canyon, don’t you think? Well, …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: 2014, accommodations and amenities, adventures, Bright Angel Trail, children, cloud shadows, El Tovar Hotel, four kids, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, grand vistas, hiking, Indian Gardens, Kaibab Trail, kids, linger, marvelous memories, Mather Point, millions of years, mule trains, National Parks, North Rim, overlooks, Phantom Ranch, photos, rock formations, scenery, shifting natural hues, South Rim, stroller, sunlight, Teddy Roosevelt, Zion National Park
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July 1, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
The first fork in the road through Arches from the Visitor Center, just beyond Balanced Rock, takes you to the …
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| Tags: "Primitive Trail", Arches National Park, Balanced Rock, climbers, colors, cooler, Double Arch, drink plenty of water, evening, family, hike, kids, less crowded, morning, North and South Windows, parking loop, photography, scramble, short and easy, summer, sun, the eyes of Arches, trail, trails, Turret Arch, Visitor Center, Windows Section
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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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| 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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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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| 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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