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The Route to Billings Gap Overlook
After our success on the Wilderness Loop in Petrified Forest National Park, it made sense to try out one or…
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Climbing Fern’s Nipple
I finally found my favorite hike in Capitol Reef National Park, but it has a ridiculous name: Fern’s Nipple. So…
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Waterfalls along the Firehole Canyon Drive
The Firehole Canyon Drive is a somewhat overlooked one-way scenic drive just south of Madison en route to more famous…
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Day Hiking the Famous McAfee Knob
They say that McAfee Knob is the most-photographed point of the Appalachian Trail. Even thru-hikers stop to get their picture…
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Explore Willow Springs Canyon
Willow Springs Canyon is a mostly-unknown scramble of a hike near the western border of Arches National Park. You’ll need…
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Exploring Resurrection Canyon
In the way of explorable canyons, Resurrection Canyon near Big Water in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is a stand-out. …
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Big Balanced Rock in Arches
I don’t believe I’d ever hiked around the Balanced Rock in Arches National Park until my most recent visit to…
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Spectacular Sierra Views from Piute Pass
Piute Pass was one of my favorite trails in the High Sierra. (A few of the other contenders were Saddlebag…
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118 Miles on the Pacific Coast, Mount Hood, and Mount Rainier!
Last time, I wrote about my adventures in the High Sierras of California. Here’s the rest of the trip –…
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Hiking to Elephant Arch
I sometimes imagine that it must be hard for explorers to come up with original names for the features they…
