Arches National Park: Balanced Rock
This quick (and scenic) 0.3-mile jaunt loops around the base of Balanced Rock, a teetering sandstone rock formation in Arches National Park.
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Capitol Reef National Park: Steep Creek CanyonGo from lush mountains to high desert via a red rock canyon on this 16.3-mile, mostly off-trail trek into Grand Staircase-Escalante. Go in spring or fall; pack extra water. Salt Lake City: Big BaldyThis 7.6-miler loops under Mt. Timpanogos through a rugged canyon and high meadows to a smaller (just as gorgeous) summit in the Wasatch Range. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Ticaboo CreekThis hike explores a network of canyon forks anchored by scenic and isolated camping and reliable water sources in central Ticaboo Creek.
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Moab, UT: Porcupine RimThis 14-mile mountain bike trail is quintessential Moab: Huge jumps, grippy slickrock, and sweet singletrack. Ogden, UT: Ben Lomond Peak via North Skyline TrailClimbing nearly 4,000 feet to a Wasatch summit overlooking Ogden, this 16-mile out-and-back challenges with multiple switchbacks and a mix of steady and steep exposed terrain. Moab, UT: Arches National ParkTake a roll through Arches National Park to see its namesake rock formations by bike on this 50-mile out-and-back.
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Photos + Videos
Sleeping Bag Water Test Pt. I:
In this gear test, Shannon Davis jumps in three sleeping bags and we hose them down to see how each one handles high-force rain.
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Sleeping Bag Water Test Part II:
Yeah, we know you probably won't ever get fully submerged in a raging river while in your sleeping bag, but that's not good enough for us.
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Hiking Hip Deep in Florida's Swamps
Get your feet (and more) wet on the Florida Trail's best section.
Bus Hiking: Don't Pay at the Pump
Gas prices are soaring. Glaciers are melting. What's a conscientious hiker to do? Take the bus, says Dan Koeppel, who did just that to escape downtown L.A.
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Test your self-arrest skills on Mt. Adams's fractured glacier.
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Sample the best section of the country's first thru-hike.
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The name doesn't say it all: Arizona's premier cactus preserve conceals a cool mountain escape.
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