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Brokeoff Mountain
Lassen National Park
the best view of Lassen Peak? |
#191
October 8
7 miles
Rating: 7 |
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Mount Tallac
Desolation Wilderness
the best view of Lake Tahoe? |
#190
October 1
10 miles
Rating: 7
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Obata Lake
Yosemite National Park
I gave this lake a well-deserved name |
#189
September 24
7 miles
Rating: 7 |
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Conness Lakes
Hoover Wilderness
day-hiking and cross-country exploration at their best |
#188
September 23
6 miles
Rating: 9 |
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Lovers Leap Loop
Eldorado National Forest
overlooking Strawberry Resort on US-50 |
#187
September 21
4½ miles
Rating: 4 |
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Pyramid Peak
Desolation Wilderness
very steep access to superlative views |
#186
September 10
8 miles
Rating: 6 |
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Gardisky Lake
Hoover Wilderness
hanging above the Tioga Road |
#185
September 3
3 miles
Rating: 6 |
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White Mountain Peak
White Mountain Wilderness
California's easiest fourteener |
#184
September 2
11 miles
Rating: 8 |
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Castle Peak ~ Basin Peak Loop
Tahoe National Forest
overlooking Donner Summit |
#183
August 30
8 miles
Rating: 7 |
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Columbia Finger Loop
Yosemite National Park
off-trail adventure to a unique formation |
#182
August 28
9 miles
Rating: 10 |
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Mammoth Crest
John Muir Wilderness
overlooking Mammoth Lakes |
#181
August 27
7 miles
Rating: 6 |
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Treble Lake Loop
Hoover Wilderness
a lesser-used delight near Tioga Pass |
#180
August 26
7 miles
Rating: 8 |
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Bear Creek
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Montana
there are better hikes nearby |
#179
August 12
3 miles
Rating: 4 |
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Three Waterfalls Loop
Glacier National Park, Montana
easy access from Going to the Sun Road |
#178
August 11
3½ miles
Rating: 8 |
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Ptarmigan Tunnel
Glacier National Park, Montana
a brain-boggling one-of-a-kind scenario |
#177
August 10
10½ miles
Rating: 10 |
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Grinnell Glacier
Glacier National Park, Montana
the best day-hike in North America? |
#176
August 9
8-12 miles
Rating: 10 |
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Hidden Lake Overlook
Glacier National Park, Montana
a popular must-do walk at Logan Pass |
#175
August 8
3 miles
Rating: 6 |
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Becker Lake
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Wyoming
easy walking from the Beartooth Highway |
#174
August 6
10 miles
Rating: 9 |
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Cascade Canyon
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
inside America's postcard mountain range |
#173
August 5
9½ miles
Rating: 7 |
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Medicine Bow Peak
Snowy Range, Wyoming
Wyoming's best day-hike? |
#172
August 2
7½ miles
Rating: 10 |
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Lofty Lake Loop
Uinta Mountains, Utah
mellow going at high elevation |
#171
August 1
4 miles
Rating: 6 |
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Smith Lake
East Humboldt Range, Nevada
in the Ruby Mountains near Angel Lake |
#170
July 31
3 miles
Rating: 5 |
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San Joaquin Ridge
Mammoth Lakes area
great views of The Minarets |
#169
July 27
5 miles
Rating: 5 |
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Treasure Lakes
John Muir Wilderness
a great boulder-hopping adventure |
#168
July 26
8 miles
Rating: 9 |
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Ruby Lake
John Muir Wilderness
above the beautiful Little Lakes Valley |
#167
July 25
5 miles
Rating: 7 |
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Summit Lake
Donner Summit, Tahoe National Forest
a short diversion behind the rest area |
#166
July 23
3 miles
Rating: 5 |
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Warren Lake Overlook Loop
White Rock Lake, Tahoe National Forest
on and off the Pacific Crest Trail |
#165
July 19
8½ miles
Rating: 7 |
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Ropi Lake
Desolation Wilderness
the south end of Desolation Valley |
#164
July 13
5 miles
Rating: 5
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Sardine Falls
Sonora Pass area, Toiyabe National Forest
a short walk from Highway-108 |
#163
July 6
2½ miles
Rating: 4 |
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Green Lakes
Hoover Wilderness
lots of color in this area |
#162
July 5
6¼ miles
Rating: 6 |
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Maud Lake
Desolation Wilderness
a mundane slog into a treeless area |
#161
June 30
9½ miles
Rating: 5 |
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Yosemite Creek Traverse
Yosemite National Park
a long, unexciting approach, then a difficult descent |
#160
June 25
11½ miles
Rating: 7 |
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Red Lake Peak
Carson Pass, Eldorado National Forest
overlooking Meiss Country |
#159
June 20
5 miles
Rating: 5
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Granite Lake Loop
Eldorado National Forest
hidden behind Silver Lake |
#158
June 15
7 miles
Rating: 5 |
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Velma Lakes ~ Dicks Lake Loop
Desolation Wilderness
a sparse lakes basin behind Emerald Bay |
#157
June 11
11½ miles
Rating: 6 |
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Panorama Trail
Yosemite National Park
the only decent view of Illilouette Falls |
#156
June 8
8½ miles
Rating: 8 |
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Gold Lake
Bucks Lake Wilderness
easier walking at mid-elevation |
#155
May 21
4 miles
Rating: 5 |
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Alamere Falls
Point Reyes National Seashore
it plunges right into the ocean |
#154
May 13
8½ miles
Rating: 6 |
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Fleming Meadow Loop
Eldorado National Forest
unremarkable walking near Sly Park Reservoir |
#153
May 7
5.8 miles
Rating: 3 |
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Training Hill -aka- Pointed Rocks Trail
Auburn State Recreation Area
great aerobic exercise on an unexciting route |
#152
May 2
5.8 miles
Rating: 4 |
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Euchre Bar
Tahoe National Forest
steep descent to the North Fork American River |
#151
April 27
3½ miles
Rating: 3 |
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Cataract Falls
Marin County
waterfalls and wooden stairs |
#150
April 23
3½ miles
Rating: 5 |
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TREKKING PATAGONIA
12 hikes in Argentina and Chile
an unforgettable experience |
#138-149
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