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Top 10 Hikes in 2024

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Badlands National Park, California, Glacier National Park, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Moderate Hikes, Montana, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, South Dakota, Strenuous HikesLeave a comment

Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park, August 2024 Well, better late than never? We are now halfway into 2025, but, alas, work and other priorities produced a heavy backlog of blog posts from hikes in 2024 that I was only able to complete in the past few months. Yet the tradition of looking back on the …

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Black Elk Peak Loop (Black Elk Wilderness, SD)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Moderate Hikes, South Dakota3 Comments

Black Elk Peak, Black Elk Wilderness, Black Hills National Forest, August 2024 At 7,241 feet, Black Elk Peak is South Dakota’s highest point and the tallest peak in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain (formerly known as Harney Peak) was a sacred place for the native Lakota and tops a band …

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