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Looking Glass Rock Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Looking Glass Rock Trail, Pisgah National Forest

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Perhaps the most popular hike in the Pisgah Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest,...

Shortoff Mountain Trail, Linville Gorge Wilderness

Shortoff Mountain Trail, Linville Gorge Wilderness

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Most of the attention in Linville Gorge is focused on the northern features. There are...

Greybeard Trail, West Ridge Trail, and Big Piney Ridge Trail, Montreat

Greybeard Trail, West Ridge Trail, and Big Piney Ridge Trail, Montreat

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Montreat is a small community just north of Black Mountain, NC with a world renowned...

Low Gap and Appalachian Trails to Mt. Cammerer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Low Gap and Appalachian Trails to Mt. Cammerer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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You don’t have to climb to 6000 feet to get spectacular views of the Smoky...

Snowball Trail at Craggy Gardens, Blue Ridge Parkway

Snowball Trail at Craggy Gardens, Blue Ridge Parkway

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Kind of an unusual name for the mountain this trail is named after, but it is at 5,200...

Hiking Mt. Sniktau from Loveland Pass

Hiking Mt. Sniktau from Loveland Pass

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Perhaps one of the reasons you head for the Colorado Rockies is the wealth of national...

Hanging Lake, Glenwood Canyon

Hanging Lake, Glenwood Canyon

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I first visited Hanging Lake in 1982. I heard this summer that the federal government...

Flat Laurel Creek Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Flat Laurel Creek Trail, Pisgah National Forest

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Flat Laurel Creek is in the area just north of the Pisgah Ridge and in between the...

Missouri Lakes Trail, Holy Cross Wilderness

Missouri Lakes Trail, Holy Cross Wilderness

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Missouri Lakes Basin in the Holy Cross Wilderness is one of the most beautiful areas in...

North Derby and Hooper Lake Trails, Flat Tops Wilderness

North Derby and Hooper Lake Trails, Flat Tops Wilderness

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Flat Tops Wilderness is the second largest U.S. Wilderness Area in Colorado. Located...

Chesler Park, Needles District, Canyonlands National Park

Chesler Park, Needles District, Canyonlands National Park

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Canyonlands National Park is in the southeastern corner of Utah, near Arches and Dead...

Old Butt Knob and Shining Creek Trails Loop, Shining Rock Wilderness

Old Butt Knob and Shining Creek Trails Loop, Shining Rock Wilderness

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Perhaps it seems I’ve been spending quite a bit of time hiking in the eastern...

Auger Hole Trail, Foothills Trail, and Canebrake Trail, Gorges State Park

Auger Hole Trail, Foothills Trail, and Canebrake Trail, Gorges State Park

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Gorges State Park was developed as a unique partnership of industry, the environmental...

Big Green Trail, Panthertown, Nantahala National Forest

Big Green Trail, Panthertown, Nantahala National Forest

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This is an extension of the trail report about the Panthertown Trail System in Nantahala...

Greasy Cove Trail, Shining Rock Wilderness

Greasy Cove Trail, Shining Rock Wilderness

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Looking at a trail map or topographic map, the area of this hike within Shining Rock...

Ivestor Gap and Art Loeb Trails to The Narrows, Shining Rock Wilderness

Ivestor Gap and Art Loeb Trails to The Narrows, Shining Rock Wilderness

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This a continuation beyond the hike described in the Black Balsam Knob and Tennent...

Fairyland Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park

Fairyland Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park

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Bryce Canyon National Park is in the southwestern corner of Utah, near Zion and Cedar...

Rock Jock and Conley Cove Trails, Linville Gorge Wilderness

Rock Jock and Conley Cove Trails, Linville Gorge Wilderness

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I will probably always be comparing Linville Gorge west rim trails that go down to the...

Chestnut Branch and Big Creek Trails, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Chestnut Branch and Big Creek Trails, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Sitting right along the Tennessee/North Carolina border in the far northeast corner of...

Hawksbill and Tablerock Mountains, Linville Gorge Wilderness

Hawksbill and Tablerock Mountains, Linville Gorge Wilderness

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Linville Gorge runs north to south and has two entirely different rims. Trails on the...

Longs Peak Trail to Chasm Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park

Longs Peak Trail to Chasm Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park

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Elevations in Rocky Mountain National Park in northeast Colorado range from 8,000 feet...

Pulliam Creek Trail to Green River Narrows, Green River Game Lands

Pulliam Creek Trail to Green River Narrows, Green River Game Lands

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Green River Game Lands is a 10,000 acre tract in Henderson and Polk Counties owned by...

Babel Tower Trail, Linville Gorge Wilderness

Babel Tower Trail, Linville Gorge Wilderness

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Explorer William Linville and his sons were scalped by Indians in 1766 in what would...

Black Balsam Knob and Tennent Mountain, Blue Ridge Parkway

Black Balsam Knob and Tennent Mountain, Blue Ridge Parkway

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Frequently. That is how many times I have done this hike. So many, I’ve lost...

Coontree Loop to Bennett Gap, Pisgah National Forest

Coontree Loop to Bennett Gap, Pisgah National Forest

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Coontree is a popular picnic area for familes along Davidson River in Pisgah National...

The Narrows in Zion Canyon, Zion National Park

The Narrows in Zion Canyon, Zion National Park

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This hike has a reputation for being one of the best in the country, for good reason....

Pilot Cove/Slate Rock Creek Trails, Pisgah National Forest

Pilot Cove/Slate Rock Creek Trails, Pisgah National Forest

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Hidden deep within the Mills River area of Pisgah National Forest, the Pilot Cove/Slate...

Art Loeb Trail to Cold Mountain, Shining Rock Wilderness

Art Loeb Trail to Cold Mountain, Shining Rock Wilderness

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Cold Mountain gained national attention following the publishing of Charles...

Cedar Run and Whiteoak Canyon Trails, Shenandoah National Park

Cedar Run and Whiteoak Canyon Trails, Shenandoah National Park

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Most people think of Skyline Drive, or the mountains that overlook Shenandoah Valley...

Mt. LeConte via Alum Cave Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Mt. LeConte via Alum Cave Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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One of the enduring pleasures in the Tennessee portion of the Great Smoky Mountains...

Jonas Ridge and Shortoff Trails, Linville Gorge Wilderness

Jonas Ridge and Shortoff Trails, Linville Gorge Wilderness

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Formal protection of the Linville Gorge began in 1952, when the land was purchased with...

Panthertown Trail System, Nantahala National Forest

Panthertown Trail System, Nantahala National Forest

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Panthertown Valley lies in Nantahala National Forest near Cashiers and Lake Toxaway,...

Buckeye Gap, Haywood Gap, Blue Ridge Parkway

Buckeye Gap, Haywood Gap, Blue Ridge Parkway

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The Middle Prong Wilderness is west of North Carolina Hwy. 215 and north of the Blue...