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Glacier National Park, MT – Wildflower Fest (Continued)
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August 27, 2017 by Deb W. Trotter

My previous post took us back to the Garden Wall one morning last summer to experience the wildflowers along the …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Bearhat Mountain, earth laughs in flowers, Garden Wall, Glacier National Park, Going-to-the-Sun Road, Hidden Lake, Highline Trail, Logan Pass, Logan Pass Visitor Center, meadows, Montana, mountain goats, rain, Ralph Waldo Emerson, trail, wildflowers
Glacier National Park, MT – The Garden Wall Revisited
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August 7, 2017 by Deb 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
Glacier National Park, MT – The Same Lake Twice?
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May 6, 2013 by Deb W. Trotter

You return to a lake you’ve hiked to before, and you’re sure there’s something different about it. Very different. But …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Avalanche Creek, Avalanche Lake, bear scat, cascades, cedar forest, gift, glacial cirque, Glacier National Park, hike, lake, Lake McDonald, magic, memories, Montana, National Parks, nature, outdoors, philosophical/existential, special places, thundering, trailhead, water, whitewater festival, wooden boardwalk, woodsy
Glacier National Park, MT – A Whole Lot of Pretty
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April 15, 2013 by Deb W. Trotter

St. Mary Lake (home of tiny Wild Goose Island) stretches for miles along Going-to-the-Sun Road from the east entrance to …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: easy, footbridge, Glacier National Park, Going-to-the-Sun Road, hike, inhaling, kid-friendly, Montana, mountain air, mountain water, nature, outdoors, St. Mary Falls, St. Mary Lake, St. Mary River, trail, Virginia Falls, Wild Goose Island
Glacier National Park, MT – The Garden Wall
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February 25, 2013 by Deb 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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November 21, 2012 by Deb 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
Summer Surprise: Christmas in July!
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July 25, 2012 by Deb W. Trotter

“Oh, we’ll spend Yuletide, down by the poolside This year let’s have Christmas in July.” (BRAVE COMBO, Hernandez/Barnes) I don’t …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Brave Combo, Christmas, Glacier, Glacier Park Lodge, Going-to-the-Sun Road, Lake McDonald, Lake McDonald Lodge, Logan Pass, Montana, Rising Sun Lodge, The Prince of Wales Hotel, tradition, Waterton Lakes, Yellowstone