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Bear Creek Trail to Corwina Park (Lair o’ the Bear Park, CO)
One of the easiest mountain hikes in the Denver area, the Bear Creek Trail offers a family-friendly adventure through Lair o’ the Bear Park, which is roughly halfway between Morrison and Evergreen, Colorado. Heading west from the Lair o’ the … Continue reading
Fern Canyon (Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA)
Fern Canyon—a short but exquisite passage between fern-strewn walls—is an otherworldly hike in California’s Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, a subset of Redwood National Park. Enveloped by overwhelming greenery, it’s no wonder that this jungle-like canyon was a shooting location … Continue reading
Falls Loop Trail (McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, CA)
Plunging 129 feet over a moss-laden cliff, Burney Falls is arguably California’s most impressive waterfall north of Yosemite—so beautiful and picturesque that President Teddy Roosevelt reportedly dubbed it the “eighth wonder of the world.” The falls are now the centerpiece … Continue reading
High Bridge Trail (Box Canyon Park, CO)
The High Bridge Trail is a more strenuous alternative to the lower Box Canyon Falls Trail, climbing 200 feet to a suspension bridge that spans Box Canyon and offers views northeast to Ouray, Colorado. On sunny summer days and weekends, … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Uncompahgre National Forest
Tagged box canyon, Box Canyon Park, bridge, canyon, Canyon Creek, Colorado, Narrows, Ouray, quartzite, waterfall
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Box Canyon Falls Trail (Box Canyon Park, CO)
Billed as “Ouray’s slot canyon,” Box Canyon Waterfall and Park is one of the most popular destinations in the area. Situated just outside southwest Colorado’s “Switzerland of America,” Box Canyon Falls is concealed in a dark, narrow gorge accessed only … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Easy Hikes, Uncompahgre National Forest
Tagged Box Canon Park, box canyon, Box Canyon Falls, Box Canyon Park, canyon, Colorado, Narrows, Ouray, waterfall
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Ouray Perimeter Trail (Uncompahgre National Forest, CO)
The Ouray Perimeter Trail, as the name suggests, forms a circuit around the picturesque town of Ouray in southwest Colorado. Far from being an easy city walk, however, this rugged track traverses high ledges, crosses deep canyons, and passes waterfalls … Continue reading
Castle Rock Trail Loop (New River Gorge National River, WV)
Lacking the most creative nomenclature, the Grandview area at West Virginia’s New River Gorge National River nonetheless lives up to its name, boasting spectacular vistas and craggy cliffs. With New River some 1,400 feet below, the Castle Rock/Grandview Rim Trail … Continue reading
Canyon Rim Boardwalk (New River Gorge National River, WV)
Many visits to New River Gorge National River in south central West Virginia begin at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, situated off Route 19 on the east flank of the gorge. While some of the best hikes in the park … Continue reading
Great Falls Overlooks (Great Falls Park, VA)
It must have come as a surprise to early pioneers in the area northwest of present-day Washington, DC—where the Potomac River is mostly calm, wide, and still—to find a sudden, powerful plunge impassable by boat. Owing to a geomorphologic break … Continue reading
Great Falls Loop, including Difficult Run Trail (Great Falls Park, VA)
Most outdoor types in the Washington, DC area will know the famously rugged Billy Goat Trail on the Maryland side of Great Falls. Across the river, however, is an equally—if not more—scintillating loop hike around Virginia’s Great Falls Park, featuring … Continue reading
Posted in Great Falls Park, Moderate Hikes, Virginia
Tagged canyon, Difficult Run, Difficult Run Trail, Great Falls, Great Falls Park, loop hike, Mather Gorge, Old Carriage Road, Potomac Heritage Trail, Potomac River, Ridge Trail, River Trail, Swamp Trail, Virginia, waterfall, Wolfpack Trail
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