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July 6, 2024 by Deborah W. Trotter
Last month we returned again to my favorite National Park. The Park road was plowed, although not yet open to …
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Category: National Parks, Western U.S. National Parks
| Tags: boots, Bumpass Hell Trail, California, evergreens, ice, iconic, Lake Helen, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, meadows, mountain water, trails, wildlife, winter ice
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February 28, 2021 by Deborah W. Trotter
There it was, beckoning to us in Anchorage, a 20,000-foot, snow-covered invitation on the the northern horizon. Two hundred sixty-five …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: 30% Club, Anchorage, brown bear, caribou, Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali Park Road, Eielson Visitor Center, fox, Mile 66, mountain goats, Mt. McKinley, National Parks, Polychrome Overlook, Savage River Rest Stop, Teklanika River, Toklat River, wild, wildlife, wolves
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December 29, 2017 by Deborah W. Trotter
Unlike Kenai Fjords in Alaska (see previous post), no one would ever suggest that Grand Teton National Park is best …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: Alaska, bald eagles, cry of a wolf, Grand Teton, guide, herd of bison, inflatable rubber raft, Jackson Lake Lodge, Kenai Fjords, life preservers, morning chill, Mount Moran, photographs, raft, raft float trips, Snake River, sunrise, Tetons, unwinding, water birds, wildlife
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August 7, 2017 by Deborah 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
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January 7, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
The word lagoon invites the imagination to conjure visions of clear blue water, abundant wildlife, gentle lapping waves, sandy beaches, …
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Category: National Seashores
| Tags: Abbotts Lagoon, birding sites, California, California quail, cattle, freeze tag, golden ealgle, hawks, hike, lagoon, Mother's Day, nature, onshore breeze, osprey, outdoors, Pacific Ocean, peacefulness, peregrine falcon, pirate ships, Point Reyes, Point Reyes National Seashore, salty curiosities, sandy beaches, seashore, shorebirds, springtime, surf, tide, trail, waterfowl, wildflowers, wildlife, winter, wise advice, yellow lupine
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