http://www.hikingtripreports.com The Best Hikes in North America Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:10:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a blog of hikes in the Rocky Mountain National Park that you'll enjoy.  There are some great pictures and trail guides.  http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/08/14/hiking-in-the-rocky-mountain-national-park/ My wife and I are headed to Yosemite for some hiking in a few weeks.  This will be her first big hiking trip since having our baby boy eight months ago.  She had a c-section and it set her back physically for several months, but she’s ready to hit the ... http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/08/11/yosemite-hiking-trip-a-few-weeks-away/ Uber Athlete Karl Meltzer will begin his quest tomorrow (August 5th) to complete the entire Appalachian Trail in 47 days.  This will be an amazing achievement as the current record is 47 days and 13 hours.  Hiking Trip Reports wishes Karl the best and will be watching closely.  Currently it’s ... http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/08/04/karl-meltzer-starts-47-day-at-quest-aug-5th/ Extreme hiker and athlete Karl Meltzer is attempting to hike the entire Appalachian Trail in 47 days. This will be quite a feat as it takes most hikers six months (180+ days) to complete the trail, if they complete it at all. Starting August 5th this Utah native will get ... http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/07/24/man-will-attempt-to-hike-entire-at-in-47-days/ Over 100 people have died on Denali but on July 4th an Illinois man died on the summit making him the first to do so. Alaska’s Denali, or Mt. McKinley, was James Nasti’s 49th peak in his quest to reach the highest points in each state. A ... http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/07/09/man-dies-in-the-arms-of-denali/ Below is a response to the post about the fight over saving the giant sequoia.  Please read this response and visit the Sequoia Website at the end of Mr. Ara Marderosian's rebutal.    Carl Pope claims that “after years of fighting to keep our towering Sequoia trees safe from the timber industry’s saws, we have finally ... http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/06/27/sequoia-task-force-responds-battle-to-save-the-giant-sequoia/ We've all heard about the great hiking in Colorado, and a few of us have been lucky enough to experience it.  Another great place that sits just north of CO and has world class hiking is Wyoming.  The hiking in Wyoming goes from plains to mountains to hiking around lakes ... http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/06/26/wyoming-a-hikers-dream-come-true/ It's nice to see when something you care about is protected.  In a world where we destroy and waste to extremes little victories are the most we can usually hope for.  Today I'm happy to share this letter with you from Carl Pope of the Sierra Club about a huge ... http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/06/23/43/ I’ve been working too much for too long and have neglected this hiking blog.  If you have a hiking trip, or any other trip really, that you would like to share please send it to me at geckotales @ gmail.com.   For now check out the Ubertramp blog.  My friend Nath is ... http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/06/12/call-for-trip-reports/ There's a great story in the Washington Post from Jill Drew about hiking through China after the earthquake.  This hiking trip wasn't a pleasure trip that went bad, but a planned approach to finding their way into a devastated land that was best reached by foot.  I had wanted to ... http://www.hikingtripreports.com/2008/05/21/hiking-in-china-after-earthquake/