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CEDAR MESA – Hikes

The Anasazi arrived in about 1000 AD and built these dwellings under overhangs. Tree ring analysis of logs from ruins…

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GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALENTE NATIONAL MONUMENT – Hikes

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has three components. 1. ESCALENTE CANYONS. The most popular area of the monument follows the last discovered…

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HIKING the NATIONAL PARKS

Wyoming YELLOWSTONE NP Devil’s Tower rises 1,267 feet (386 m) above the Belle Fourche River. It is the world’s largest example…

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SOUTHWEST USA

Since the mid-1980s, I have tried to come south twice a year and see the most beautiful place in the…

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GREEN RIVER – Crystal Geyser to Spanish Bottom

Green River, Utah – Crystal Springs to Spanish Bottom. 2003. There is not a riffle on the 180 km (113 mile)…

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LAKE O’HARA – Yoho National Park

Lake O’Hara is a truly magical place hidden one valley over from Lake Louise in Yoho National Park. This hiker’s…

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LEAST FAVOURITE DESTINATIONS

KENYA. April 2023. I slowly came to dislike Kenya - the corrupt police, the traffic, unattractive towns, and high national…

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RORAIMA

Roraima is the only one of over 200 tepuis that can be climbed on a trail. It takes 6 days…

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SANTA CRUZ TREK

SANTA CRUZ TREK NP Huascaran. This was a guided trek with a tour company called Galixia out of Huaraz in…

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INCA TRAIL

INCA ROADS The Inca built a road network that spanned nearly 19,000 miles, between modern-day Colombia, to the north, and…

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