With Half Dome, El Capitan, and a section of the PCT, it’s easy to wonder if there are any easy hikes in Yosemite. YES – and some of the easiest lead to the park’s best views! Keep reading to learn about the best easy, short trails in Yosemite. Yosemite National Park is home to some of the most revered and recognizable landscapes in the entire world. With enormous granite rock[...]
As a travel writer who’d written about Half Dome many times before hiking it myself, I know a LOT about the ins and outs of the route, as well as the Half Dome lottery and permit system. This guide outlines everything you need to know! Yosemite is one of the world’s most revered national parks, and Half Dome is one of its most iconic landmarks — not to mention one of its best, mo[...]
The hike to Grewingk Glacier in Kachemak Bay State Park near Homer is remote, rewarding, and stunningly beautiful. Being so close to an active glacier is breathtaking! To help you prepare for this lesser-known Alaska glacier hike, we’ve put together this detailed trail guide. A glacier hike near Homer that includes dense rainforest, frequent wildlife sightings, a mandatory water ta[...]
One of South Dakota’s Great 8, Badlands National Park is paradise on Earth for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. A rugged, beautiful-in-its-own-way paradise, yes, but paradise nonetheless.The park is full of the colorful namesake badlands formations, vast prairies, and tons of unique wildlife — bison and bighorn sheep, in particular. To best explore this otherworldly landscape, e[...]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) is one of those parks you can visit over and over again and never have the same experience twice. Perhaps that's why it's consistently the most visited national park in the country...by a LOT. GSMNP welcomes at least 12 million visitors a year, whereas runner-up Zion in Utah draws "just" five million. The park's 522,427 acres are divided be[...]
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