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Sixty in 2013: Olympic National Park, WA – A Natural Hat Trick
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September 9, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

Before we visited Olympic National Park this summer, we decided we wanted to hike to Sol Duc Falls because of …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: 1.6 miles round trip, backpackers, bug spray, Canyon Falls, climbed, deep forest, Deer Lake, hat trick, Highway 101, hiking, July afternoon, mosquitoes, mostly level, nature, Olympic National Park, outdoors, overlook, parking lot, popular, refreshing spray, Sol Duc Falls, Soleduck Falls, Soleduck Trail, Soleduck Valley, tent, trailhead, trails, Washington, water to drink, waterfall, wooden bridge
Sixty in 2013: Olympic National Park, WA – Marymere Falls
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August 26, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

When we visited Olympic National Park a few weeks ago, our home base for the three days was the lovely, …
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Yosemite National Park, CA – Sixty in 2013: To the Top of Yosemite Fall
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June 24, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

It’s almost as if the National Park Service is in on it. As if they know I’m turning 60 this …
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