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October 7, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
Back in August before our own government shut down our National Parks, we were lucky to spend three nights and …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: "invisibility cloak, 320 feet high, chill drizzle, Christine Falls, Comet Falls, good workout, hike, impenetrable fog, Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, nature, outdoors, Paradise, Park Rangers, popular trailhead, shutdown, side canyon, single log bridge, tall blue bonnet, thunderous flows, trail, Van Trump Creek, Visitor Center, waterfalls, white roiling water, whitewater, Wiggins lily, wildflowers, wooden bridge
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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
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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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| Tags: 90-foot cascade, active community, alder, ancient forest, barbed spines, Barnes Creek, cottonwood, deep forest, Devils Club, evergreen canopy, evergreens, fallen trees, Falls Creek, ferns, fir, forest floor, gorgeous natural lake, gurgling, hemlock, hidden attractions, Highway 101, hike, Lake Crescent, Lake Crescent Lodge, madrone, maples, Marymere Falls, mostly shaded, nature, Olympic National Park, outdoors, overlook, red cedar, refreshing dip, shrubs, spruce, trail, trailhead, waterfall, wildflowers, willow, wooden bridge, wooden steps, yew
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August 19, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter
Anyone who has trouble believing just how massive Mount Rainier is should consider these Wonderland Trail stats: it circles the …
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Category: National Parks
| Tags: 93 miles, Box Canyon, fog and mist, foggy summer day, gorge, green and lush, group camping area, healthy forest, log bridge, Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, nature, Nickel Creek, Nickel Creek Camp, outdoors, private campsites, soft dirt and forest duff, trek, wildflowers, Wonderland Trail, wooden bridge
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