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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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August 3, 2015 by Deborah W. Trotter
Most National Parks are about more than one feature, and it takes some time and effort to get a real …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: clear mountain air, Crater Lake, Crater Lake Lodge, incomparably blue water, National Park, Oregon, Pacific Crest Trail
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November 18, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
Back in December of 2012, I challenged myself with the 2013 goal of hiking (at least) 60 miles on National …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: 60 miles, autumn, Bubbs Creek, closed during the winter, cubs, December of 2012, footbridge, Grant Grove Village, Grizzly Falls, hike, hikers, Kanawyer Loop Trail, Kings Canyon National Park, Kings Canyon Scenic Byway, Kings River, mother bear, National Park, National Park trails, nature, open year round, outdoors, Paradise Valley Trail, photographs, Roads End, Roaring River Falls, Sequoia National Park, trail
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June 3, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
We have all heard it said that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. But does …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: alpine Paradise, bug repellent, bugs, dams, Diablo Lake, disappointed, first impressions, forest, fresh meat, glacial blue, hiking, motor court, National Park, nature, Newhalem, North Cascades National Park, outdoors, power poles, Pyramid Lake, Pyramid Peak, Rainy Lake, resident felines, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, second chance to make a first impression, Skagit River, thick evergreens, trail, Visitor Center
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May 27, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
There’s nothing like discovering treasure under your nose, right? That’s what I did last weekend when I had a few …
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Category: National Parks, National Recreation Areas
| Tags: 2013 goal, 32nd Avenue, cliffs, Coastal Trail, El Camino del Mar, electric streetcar line, eucalyptus grove, fog, Fort Point, Golden Gate, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, hike, Lands End, landslides, lighthouses, Marin Headlands, National Park, on street parking, One Mile Rock, Point Bonita, Point Reyes National Seashore, poppies, remote and desolate, sailboats, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, series of stair steps, shipping traffic, spectacular views, stiff ocean wind, Sutro Baths, three-mile roundtrip, treasure, trolley, Visitor Center, wildflowers, yellow lupine
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