Cate Blanch

The waterfalls and river stumps of Yose-mit-e! #yosemitenationalpark #yosemite #nationalpark #nationalparks #hiking #waterfall #bridges (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bznmr6EAUv0/?igshid=a4z0a4rp7iid

Sunset and darn light stunningly reflect off the granite monoliths of Yosemite! #yosemitenationalpark #yosemite #nationalpark #nationalparks #hiking #monoliths (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzihLPKAUJf/?igshid=1n94dnx0eypbb

The Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls trail leads to some spectacular views of the imposing, majestic granite mountains of Yose-mit-e! #hiking #nationalpark #nationalparks #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #mountains (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzasw6sAjcs/?igshid=1dykv10eov9v7

Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite is a stunning area to explore if you’re headed over Tioga Pass! (Tioga Pass opens fully July 1st, 2019 FYI). (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzVft4TAHae/?igshid=10yqv6353o7v9

The wildflowers are going crazy at Crescent Meadow and all through the park. Wildflowers are: yellow-throated gilia (mustang clover, whisker brush), pink stickweed, and blue lips. The yellow one and the purple one I don’t know, but will update when I find out. #sequoianationalpark #nationalpark #nationalparks #hiking #wildflowers #sierranevada #crescentmeadow (at Sequoia National Park, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzS8xS1AJMU/?igshid=1bgygxjqbe242

Devils Postpile National Monument is home to volcanic columnar basalt rock, which naturally chips away in hexagonal pieces due to its molecular structure. Imagine discovering this without knowing that and you can see how someone might have thought this was otherworldly! #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalmonument #hiking #devilspostpilenationalmonument #devilspostpile #mammothlakes (at Devils Postpile National Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQUjApgFq-/?igshid=sq6prh3v3uw6

Some shots around the Tokopah Falls trail and the Sugar Pine Trails, lines with wildflowers! #sequoianationalpark #nationalpark #nationalparks #hiking #wildflowers #sierranevada (at Sequoia National Park, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzN0DoHAzgU/?igshid=so9w385a9idi

Hiked up the 3.4 mile Little Baldy Trail for some wildflower spotting and the snow-capped Sierra view! The wildflowers in order: Newberry’s Penstemon, Lemmon’s Draba, Spring Gold, Western Wildflower (please correct me if any are misidentified!) #sequoianationalpark #nationalpark #nationalparks #wildflowers #littlebaldy #littlebaldytrail #hiking (at Sequoia National Park, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzLTOCUA6WB/?igshid=1xnsam40wy5fn

There’s lots of beautiful wildflowers blooming along the Sugar Pine Trail of Sequoia! Mustang Clover (Yellow-Throated Gilia) is my favorite! #sequoiatrees #sequoianationalpark #nationalpark #nationalparks #hiking #wildflowers (at Sequoia National Park, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzI2VlVgCpl/?igshid=18zgqvs1vc83o

The Inyo National Forest outside Lone Pine, CA has the ancient Bristlecone Pines that are 5000+ years old - I wish I could ask these trees what they’ve seen! #bristleconepine #inyonationalforest #hiking #lonepineca #ancientbristleconepineforest (at Lone Pine, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzDdvrygm6J/?igshid=1jtsna9hq9vma

I was asked to do this little Sequoia/Marmot thingamajig for a friend who saw that Mammoth had one like this for bears, and he just wanted something a bit more specific to the park. There’s also a painting I did of chocolate chips and mac’n cheese that says “CPMAAC” (“choices people make as a community”) and a bear from a photo shoot that I need to post here later. Pretty much a bunch of random things that make no sense out of context, haha! #sequoianationalpark #rangerlife #marmots #dontfeedthebears (at Sequoia National Park, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzA1dOTgOEG/?igshid=1300ocp5jkmt1

Manzanar is one of those places that EVERY American should have to visit - it’s an extremely amazing and incredibly important historic site discussing the Japanese Internment Camps places all around the country during World War II. #manzanar #manzanarnationalhistoricsite #nationalpark #nationalparks #worldwar2 #worldwarii #worldwariimemorial #independenceca (at Manzanar National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/By-W1pegyq-/?igshid=e6mw09d03jcx

Coming into Death Valley from the western entrance to Furnace Creek provides lots of little stops along the way to explore. The Dune photo is from Mesquite Flats, after Furnace Creek. #nationalpark #nationalparks #desert #deathvalleynationalpark #deathvalley #hiking (at Death Valley National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/By7xY9ogT96/?igshid=1dukqt3db114y

The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley are beautiful to see, but climbing them will sure wear you out quick, haha! Remnants of Harmony Borax Works former mine is close to the Furnace Creek visitor center as well, and Badwater Basin - a salt basin that’s the lowest point in elevation anywhere in America- isn’t a far drive from there either! #badwaterbasin #mesquiteflatsanddunes #harmonyboraxworks #deathvalleynationalpark #deathvalley #nationalpark #nationalparks #hiking #desert (at Death Valley National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/By5UVa1Asno/?igshid=sfkwg6jtxq53

After a quick stop at the Cholla Garden in Joshua Tree NP, I tromped on over to the rolling dunes in Mojave Desert Preserve! #chollagarden #cholla #joshuatree #joshuatreenationalpark #hiking #mojavedesert #mojavedesertpreserve #nationalpark #nationalparks #sandunes (at Mojave National Preserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/By2_Mu5gD96/?igshid=1ebr0rmo5rlwo

The White Tank campground in Joshua Tree has a beautiful hike out of it that has some spectacular views if you’re willing to scramble a little bit! The sky there is so blue!!! #joshuatree #joshuatreenationalpark #nationalpark #nationalparks #hiking #29palms #bluesky (at Joshua Tree National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByxffK0gP1C/?igshid=10rzqv5dcpsfn

Joshua Trees are a cool type of those “poke-you-worse-than-acupuncture” yucca spread all throughout Joshua Tree National Park! #joshuatree #joshuatreenationalpark #nationalpark #nationalparks #hiking (at Joshua Tree National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BynjhlRgWBq/?igshid=14twqr82cgh65