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Northgate Peaks
Zion National Park, Utah
a relatively mundane walk with some fine scenery |
#466
October 25
4 miles
Rating: 4 |
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Cobra Arch
Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Utah
a remote desert scramble to a unique formation |
#465
October 22
7½ miles
Rating: 8 |
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Druid Arch
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
a difficult ascent to the park's star formation |
#464
October 17
11½ miles
Rating: 9 |
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Slickrock Trail
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
a shorter loop on solid rock |
#463
October 16
1½ miles
Rating: 5 |
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Cave Spring Loop
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
cowboys, pictographs, a spring, and a couple of ladders |
#462
October 16
.6 miles
Rating: 5 |
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Pinto Arch
near Moab, Utah
an interesting approach to an elusive span |
#461
October 15
2½ miles
Rating: 7 |
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Aztec Butte & Whale Rock
Canyonlands National Park
Some difficult scrambling to great views and a granary |
#459-460
October 14
2+1 miles
Ratings: 7,5 |
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Gold Bar Arch –aka–
Jeep Arch
near Moab, Utah
A sometimes difficult loop through a spectacular span |
#458
October 13
5 miles
Rating: 8 |
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Eye of the Whale Arch
Arches National Park, Utah
4WD to this one, or else walk the road |
#457
October 12
5 miles
Rating: 6 |
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Crystal Arch
Arches National Park, Utah
explore some off-trail windows that most don't know about |
#456
October 12
3½ miles
Rating: 6 |
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Colonnade Arch
San Rafael Desert, Utah
easy slickrock scampering to a multi-opening span |
#455
October 11
4 miles
Rating: 8 |
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Five Lakes Basin
Tahoe National Forest
easy cross-country exploration and route-finding |
#454
September 13
8½ miles
Rating: 6
[#43] |
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Bishop Lake
John Muir Wilderness
still the best day-hike in the eastern Sierra |
#453
September 3
10 miles
Rating: 9
[#126] |
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Island Lake - Tyler Lake Traverse
Desolation Wilderness
a difficult loop with gorgeous scenery |
#452
August 23
9 miles
Rating: 8 |
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Granite Chief
Granite Chief Wilderness
an expensive tram-ride to a ski bowl and some trails |
#451
August 15
4½ miles
Rating: 5 |
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Blue Canyon
Emigrant Wilderness
a little-known wonderland of cascades and flowers |
#450
August 9
4½ miles
Rating: 7 |
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California Falls
Yosemite National Park
spectacular hiking alongside the Tuolumne River |
#449
August 8
11¼ miles
Rating: 8
[#94,68] |
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Mount Watkins
Yosemite National Park
an easy walk to exceptional scenery |
#448
August 7
5 miles
Rating: 8 |
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West Lake Falls
Hoover Wilderness
a flower-laden climb to a 900-foot cascade |
#447
July 23
7 miles
Rating: 7
[#162] |
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Dardanelles Lake Loop
Eldorado National Forest
a forested route to a beautiful lake |
#446
July 16
8½ miles
Rating: 7
[#321] |
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Loon Lake Traverse
Eldorado National Forest
a long slog up a backpackers' corridor |
#445
July 4
11¼ miles
Rating: 5 |
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Convict Lake Loop
Inyo National Forest
enjoy the fun boardwalk at the far end of the lake |
#444
June 20
2½ miles
Rating: 7 |
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Square Lake
Inyo National Forest
visit a pleasant ephemeral pond in total solitude |
#443
June 20
1½ miles
Rating: 5 |
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Hidden Falls -aka-
Three Chutes Falls
Yosemite National Park
bushwhack your way to a remote falls — if you can |
#442
June 6
6½ miles
Rating: 7 |
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Merced Grove
Yosemite National Park
visit the smallest stand of sequoias in the park |
#441
June 5
5½ miles
Rating: 3 |
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Edmaiers Secret
Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Utah
explore America's most fantastic landscape |
#440
April 27
8 miles
Rating: 10 |
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Lick Wash
Grand Staircase-Escalante Nat'l Monument, Utah
slippery going through a sub-par slot canyon |
#439
April 26
3 miles
Rating: 3 |
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Willis Creek Narrows
Grand Staircase-Escalante Nat'l Monument, Utah
delightful sloshing through a colorful slot canyon |
#438
April 25
4 miles
Rating: 7 |
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Dry Fork Coyote Gulch
Grand Staircase-Escalante Nat'l Monument, Utah
a choice of three popular slot canyons |
#437
April 24
4 miles
Rating: 8 |
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Broken Bow Arch
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
an interesting approach to a spectacular big span |
#436
April 23
5½ miles
Rating: 8 |
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Queens Garden Trail
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
steep but easy walking among the hoodoos |
#435
April 22
2½ miles
Rating: 7
[#100] |
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Cardiac Hill
Auburn State Recreation Area
a brisk springtime exercise |
#434
April 12
5 miles
Rating: 4 |
