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Pacific Valley Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
mundane access to Bull Run Peak |
#137 October 14 7 miles Rating: 4 |
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Hunewill Lake Hoover Wilderness
the easy route to Tamarack Basin |
#136 September 29 6 miles Rating: 5 |
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Half Dome Yosemite National Park
the ultimate goal of many hikers |
#135 Sept 19-21 16 miles Rating: 10 [31] |
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Mount Eddy Shasta-Trinity National Forest
superb views of Mount Shasta |
#134 September 16 10½ miles Rating: 6 |
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Mount Elwell Lakes Basin Recreation Area
nice views from the area's high point |
#133 September 7 8 miles Rating: 6 |
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Kuna Crest Lakes Yosemite National Park
a high-elevation cross-country delight |
#132 August 30 11½ miles Rating: 10 [22] |
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Lundy Canyon Hoover Wilderness
easy access from Lee Vining |
#131 August 29 6 miles Rating: 7 [40] |
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Vogelsang Pass Yosemite National Park
breathtaking scenery everywhere |
#130 August 18 4 miles Rating: 9 |
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Conness Lakes Hoover Wilderness
late winter underneath the Conness Glacier |
#129 August 13 5 miles Rating: 9 |
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Mount Hoffman Yosemite National Park
the geographical center of the park |
#128 August 12 6 miles Rating: 7 |
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Enchanted Pools Desolation Wilderness
you won't find this name on official maps |
#127 August 1 8 miles Rating: 9 [33] |
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Bishop Lake John Muir Wilderness
the best hike in the Bishop area |
#126 July 25 11 miles Rating: 10 |
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McGee Creek John Muir Wilderness
a nice flower walk to an uninspiring waterfall |
#125 July 24 4 miles Rating: 5 |
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Penner Lake Tahoe National Forest
unique views on the Great Divide |
#124 July 18 7 miles Rating: 7 [8] |
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Parker Lake Ansel Adams Wilderness
typically pleasant eastern-Sierra environs |
#123 July 14 4 miles Rating: 7 |
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Gem Lake Ansel Adams Wilderness
explore a big water project |
#122 July 13 7 miles Rating: 8 |
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Pywiack Cascade Yosemite National Park
most people never see this unadvertised gem |
#121 July 12 5 miles Rating: 7 |
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Taft Point Yosemite National Park
the easiest real hike in the park? |
#120 July 7 2½ miles Rating: 8 |
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Government Meadow Eldorado National Forest
an early-summer mid-elevation diversion |
#119 July 1 7½ miles Rating: 5 |
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Mumford Bar Trail Tahoe National Forest
boring except for the spring flowers |
#118 June 24 4 miles Rating: 3 |
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Lembert Dome Yosemite National Park
overlooking Tuolumne Meadows |
#117 June 22 4¼ miles Rating: 7 |
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Stevens Trail near Colfax
down to the North Fork American River |
#116 May 20 9 miles Rating: 5 |
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The Great Gallery Canyonlands National Park, Utah
the continent's premier pictograph site |
#115 April 21 7 miles Rating: 10 |
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False Kiva Canyonlands National Park, Utah
ask the nice ranger for directions |
#114 April 20 3 miles Rating: 8 |
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Corona Arch Moab, Utah
easy walking to two spectacular formations |
#113 April 20 2.8 miles Rating: 8 |
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Delicate Arch Arches National Park, Utah
planet earth's most special land formation |
#112 April 19 3 miles Rating: 10 |
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Fiery Furnace Arches National Park, Utah
don't miss the ranger-guided tour |
#111 April 19 2¼ miles Rating: 10 |
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Tower Arch Arches National Park, Utah
easy going in a remote corner of the park |
#110 April 18 2.7 miles Rating: 8 |
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Devils Garden Arches National Park, Utah
the longest arch in the world |
#109 April 17 6 miles Rating: 10 |
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Three Bridges Circuit Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
the spans can be accessed individually as well |
#108 April 16 6 miles +shuttle Rating: 9 |
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Lower Antelope Canyon Page, Arizona
incomparable photographic opportunity, for a price |
#107 April 15 1 mile Rating: 8 |
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Red Toadstools Rimrocks area near Big Water, Utah
a short walk from the road |
#106 April 15 2 miles Rating: 3 |
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The Wave Coyote Buttes North, Utah & Arizona
the best of the best, limited to twenty visitors per day |
#105 April 14 6 miles Rating: 10 |
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Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park Eldorado County
a low-elevation stroll through a movie set |
#104 April 4 4 miles Rating: 4 |