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Stunning Views of Washington’s Famed Mt. Baker: The Ptarmigan Ridge Trail
Imagine magnificent views of Mt. Baker, beautiful vistas of Mt. Shuksan, and amazing flowers and snow (yes, I said snow)…
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Maroon Bells & Buckskin Pass: Totally Awesome!
So I’m told, one of the most photographed vistas in the US is of the Maroon Bells Mountains in western…
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Unknown, and Rusticly Beautiful: That’s Bisti
Bisti National Wilderness is exactly what the name implies: wilderness. That means that this area doesn’t have the services offered…
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Broken Bow Arch Hidden Deep in an Escalante Canyon
In a former post, I mentioned that Corona Arch was a cross between Delicate Arch in Arches National Park and…
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Moab’s Undiscovered Arch: Corona Arch
Most people who’ve been to Moab have been to Arches National Park, or have at least heard of it. Many…
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Amazing Golden Cathedral in a Neon Canyon
Slot canyons are slot canyons, especially if they aren’t very narrow, but two very special “slot” canyons in Grand Staircase-Escalante…
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Awesome View of Pikes Peak from Raspberry Mountain
One of the things we’ve found in hiking mountains is that the pretty mountain is nicer from another nearby mountain…
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Walk Across Death Valley on the Badwater Flats!
Badwater Basin is the lowest elevation in the USA at 282ft. (86m.) below sea level. Located in Death Valley National…
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Fisher Towers: “Towers Loom Into The Sky…”
Fisher Towers is a small BLM-managed park just outside of Moab, UT. The main attraction is the thin, red, sandstone…
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Canyon Rims: Better than Island in the Sky
Canyon Rims Recreation Area is a fairly small, fairly undeveloped park that overlooks Canyonlands National Park. It can be compared…
