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December 24, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: autumn leaves, Brokeoff, cares, energy, freshness, good tidings, I-5, John Muir, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mount Lassen, mountains, nature, Nature's peace, outdoors, storms, sunset, sunshine flows, winds
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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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| 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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| 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 27, 2012 by Deborah W. Trotter
Olympic National Park, in the far northwest corner of the continental United States, in a part of Washington State that …
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| Tags: alpine forests, backpackers, beach, cave, children, driftwood, glaciers, Highway 101, hikes, Hoh Rain Forest, Hoh River, inches of rain, Kalaloch Beach, lakes, meadows, natural playground, nature, New Zealand, Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park, outdoors, Pacific Ocean, Ruby Beach, sand, sea stacks, Seattle, Sitka spruce, southern Chile, temperate rain forest, Washington, western hemlock, wild coastline, Wilderness
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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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| 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
Going out is really going in. 