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Highest Paved Trail in Rocky Mountain: Toll Memorial
The Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is an awesome feat of engineering. The road itself twists and…
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High on the side of Mt. Shasta: Green Butte
I love top-of-the-world feelings. When you’re high up above everything else around you, it gives you a feeling of being…
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Awesome Views in Rocky Mountain from Flattop Mountain and Hallett Peak
On a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park last summer, we decided to hike up Flattop Mountain on our last…
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Wyoming’s Black Hills Fire Tower: Warren Peak
When researching Warren Peak in Wyoming, I read two different accounts, one that said the trail was 13 miles long,…
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Alpine Scenery to Stun You at Mt. Baker’s Twin Lakes
A beautiful location to visit if you’re anywhere near the Mt. Baker Highway is the Twin Lakes, located near the…
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Cooper Spur: Highest Trail on Mt. Hood
Have you ever seen Mt. Hood? It is a well-known landmark, especially in its home state of Oregon. Many people…
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Nevada’s Only Glacier & Bristlecone Pine Forest
Nevada has only one glacier. I’ll admit that I didn’t think it had any, although the state does have a…
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Owl Point…or Not
In late September of this year, I found a description of Owl Point in northern Oregon that looked like a…
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St. Mary’s Glacier: Southernmost Glacier in the US
Not far from I-70 near Idaho Springs in Colorado lies a small lake. That’s nothing terrifically exciting, as Colorado has…
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Experience Volcanic Remains Up Close at Newberry
There is one terrific thing about Newberry National Volcanic Monument: the volcanic features here are really cool, and you can…
