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ROAD TRIPS, HIKES & MORE

Southwest

Hike Siphon Draw to Flatiron

Hike Peralta Canyon to Lone Pine

Hike to Indian Cave in Kodachrome Basin State Park

Hike the Queens Garden & Navajo Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park

Hike to the Da Vinci Panel

Hike Willis Creek Narrows

Hike to the Circle of Friends Pictograph Panel

Hike to the 100 Hands Pictograph Panel

Hike Mount Elbert: Tallest Peak in the Rocky Mountains

Hike to Lone Eagle Peak in Indian Peaks Wilderness

Visit Painted Wall in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Exploring Moab's Owl Panel

Spectacular Tales on Stone: The Rock Art of Indian Creek

Rock Art & Dino Tracks: Exploring Poison Spider Dinosaur Tracksite

Dino Delight: Exploring Mill Canyon & Copper Ridge Dinosaur Trackways

A Great Gathering: The Procession Panel in Bears Ears National Monument

Petroglyphs & Potsherds: Exploring the Wolfman Panel in Bears Ears National Monument

Visit the Tree of Life Petroglyph Site

Uncovering the Art of the Ancients: Exploring the Controversial Black Dragon Wash Pictographs

Bartlett Rock Art Site: It's Definitely Aliens

The Curious Case of the Intestine Man Pictograph Site

The Mysterious Snake in Mouth Pictograph Panel

The Haunting Rock Art of Sego Canyon

Discover the Enigmatic Comet Thrower Pictograph

Uncovering the Hidden Treasures of Salt Creek Canyon: A Backpacker's Dream Come True

Hiking into the Past: Exploring Horseshoe Canyon in Canyonlands National Park

Unveiling the Elusive Solstice Snake: Moab's Best Kept Secret

Hike to Utah's Delicate Arch

Hike to Sedona's Subway Cave

Hike to Sedona's Devil's Bridge

Hike to Sedona's Birthing Cave

Visit Utah's Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument

Explore Utah's Courthouse Wash Rock Art

How to Get to Utah's Marlboro Point

Explore Utah's Birthing Scene Petroglyph

Hike to Colorado's Hematite Lake

Explore Arizona's Apache Death Cave

How to Get to Utah's Great Chamber

Explore New Mexico's Ship Rock: The Legend Of Tse' Bit'ai

Explore Utah's Snow Canyon State Park Cinder Cone

Explore Utah's Yant Flat Candy Cliffs & Yellow Top

Hike Sedona's Cookstove Trail

Driving Utah's Capitol Reef Cathedral Valley Loop

Utah's Buckskin Gulch: The Deadliest Hike In America?

Southeast

Hike to Arch of Triumph, Star Gap Arch & Skyview Arch in Red River Gorge

Hike to Rainbow Point in Red River Gorge

Hike to Rapidan Camp: President Hoover's Rustic Retreat

Backpack Rocky Mount & Gap Run in Shenandoah National Park

Backpack to Hanson's Point & Gray's Arch in Red River Gorge

Self Discovery Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

Extended Historic Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

Violet City Lantern Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

Backpack the Mount Rogers & Grayson Highlands Loop

Plane Crash Hikes

Backpack the Big Beechy/Middle Fork Loop in Cranberry Wilderness

Hike to the USAF C-45 Plane Crash Site in Laurel Fork Wilderness

Great Onyx Lantern Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

Hike to Yahoo Falls & Yahoo Arch

Hike to Pine Island Double Falls

Hike to Grandfather Mountain's Cessna 182Q Skylane N735MB Crash Site

Hike to the Black Mountain Crest 182H Skylane N2350X Crash Site

Visit the Sachem: The Ghost Ship of the Ohio River

Historic Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

Gothic Avenue Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

The Mummies of Mammoth Cave

Mammoth Passage Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

Cleaveland Avenue Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

Domes & Dripstones Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

Frozen Niagara Tour in Mammoth Cave National Park

Visit Kentucky's Asphalt Rock Pictographs

Backpacking the Spruce Knob/Seneca Creek Loop

Hiking to the N28901 Plane Crash Site in Cranberry Wilderness

Hiking the Indian Staircase & Adena Arch Loop in Red River Gorge

Hiking to Red Byrd Arch in Red River Gorge

Hiking to Sharp Top Mountain's B-25 Bomber Crash Site

Backpacking the Blue Ridge Parkway: Dobie & Humpback Mountain Plane Crash Sites

Hike West Virginia's North Fork Mountain to Chimney Top

Explore West Virginia's Seneca Rocks

Explore Tennessee's Twin Falls

Explore Tennessee's Foster Falls

Explore Deep Hole in Florida's Myakka River State Park

Three Days in West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

Explore Virginia's Falling Spring Falls: Prize Of The Allegheny Highlands

A Weekend In Kentucky's Red River Gorge

Explore West Virginia's Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex

Hike the Appalachian Trail to Virginia's McAfee Knob

Northeast

Plane Crash Hikes

Hiking the Ricketts Glen Falls Loop: The Most Beautiful Waterfall Hike East of the Mississippi

Hiking Pennsylvania's Historic 1000 Steps Trail

Climb Cook Forest State Park's Fire Tower #9

Visit Pennsylvania's Westinghouse Atom Smasher

Hike to Pennsylvania's Allegheny Airlines Flight 371 Crash Site

Hike to Pennsylvania's Piper Cherokee N32777 Crash Site

A Day in Pennsylvania's McConnells Mill State Park

Four Days in New York's Finger Lakes: A Waterfall Lover's Dream

Explore New York's Eternal Flame Falls

West

Hike Cascade Canyon in Grand Teton National Park

Hike to Delta, Surprise & Amphitheater Lakes in Grand Teton National Park

Backpack the Cirque of the Towers Loop in Wyoming's Wind River Range

Backpack the Teton Crest Trail in Grand Teton National Park

Hike to Oregon's Tamolitch Blue Pool

Explore Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park's Fern Canyon

Explore Oregon's Wreck of the Peter Iredale

12 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in Western Oregon

Midwest

Hike the Fort Hill Earthworks Trail in Rocky River Reservation

Hike to Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Visit Ohio's Junction & Steel Earthworks

Cuyahoga Valley National Park's Forgotten Ancient Native American Burial Mound

Hiking to Cherokee Arch in Red River Gorge

Hiking to Hopewell Arch, Snow Arch, Double Deer Arch, & Copperas Falls in Red River Gorge

Visit Miamisburg Mound: Ohio's Largest Adena Burial Mound

Exploring Ohio's Newark Earthworks: A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Visit Alligator Mound: A Fort Ancient Effigy

Exploring Ohio's Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Exploring the Leo Petroglyphs & Nature Preserve

Exploring The Ledges Trail: Cuyahoga Valley National Park's Most Scenic Hike

Bikepacking the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

Backpacking Archers Fork Loop Trail: Solitude in Southeast Ohio

Buttermilk Falls: Cuyahoga Valley National Park's Most Scenic Waterfall

Exploring Henry Church, Jr. Rock in South Chagrin Reservation

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Stone Carvings at Worden's Ledges

Barnesville Track Rocks: Uncovering Ohio's Ancient Native American Rock Art

Two Days in Ohio's Oak Openings Preserve

Three Days in Ohio's Hocking Hills

Five Amazing Days in Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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