This old Indian trail is now the most popular trail hiked in the Grand Canyon. Bright Angel is an excellent way to see the canyon up close without having to plan for a difficult overnight hike (but you can do an overnight to the bottom and back if desired). Carrying water is highly recommended all [...]
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February 26th, 2010
Hiking the Grand Canyon Video
Below is an excellent video about Grand Canyon hiking. This six minute video contains information about the best trails to hike and how to get permits, if needed.
If you have a hiking trip report about hiking the Grand Canyon, or just a picture or two you want to share, let us know so others can [...]
September 28th, 2009
“The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”
If you love the outdoors you probably already know about the new Ken Burns series on PBS called “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.” I watched the first episode last night and enjoyed it. I love John Muir and was pleased to see that he received a lot of coverage.
John Muir founded the Sierra Club [...]
August 14th, 2008
Hiking in the Rocky Mountain National Park
Here’s a blog of hikes in the Rocky Mountain National Park that you’ll enjoy. There are some great pictures and trail guides.
Posted in Colorado, National Parks U.S. 
Tags: colorado, hike, hiking, rocky mountain national park 
No Comments »January 21st, 2008
Grand Canyon – a Trip you Have to Take
Every American (okay, every human for that matter) owes it to him/herself to head to Arizona and visit the Grand Canyon at least once in their lifetimes. It’s truly amazing to see how a little trickle of water eventually turned into the Colorado River, which eventually carved out the Grand Canyon.
You can approach your trip [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon Tags: Grand Canyon, hike, hiking, hiking the grand canyon, visit the grand canyon 3 Comments »September 28th, 2007
Fall Leaves in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
One of the best places in America to see fall leaves is the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. Millions of people visit this National Park each year and for good reason. It is beautiful. And not just in the fall, but year round. Back in college we would travel from Young Harris to [...]