Where Gnomes Roam
When you’re out for a hike and you see a mushroom like this, you immediately think of gnomes. Especially when you’re hiking through Germany’s Black Forest.
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Category: Hiking
Curious about George in Santorini
Yes, I’ve hiked across a volcano, and a historic one at that: the cinder cone in the middle of the caldera on the island of Santorini, Greece.
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North Rim of the Grand Canyon
It’s not easy to get to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, and it’s a long ways by car from the popular South Rim. But the views are worth the journey.
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Superior’s Edge
Here on the edge of Lake Superior, even the edges aren’t obvious. The dunes of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore sometimes sit atop high cliffs, like this one.
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Pine Grove Reflections
Pine Grove Furnace State Park south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is notable for being the mid-point of the Appalachian Trail. In the heart of winter, it gets icy.
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Gateway to Gathland
At Gathland State Park in Maryland, this smaller stone arch is almost forgotten with the heavy significance of the War Correspondents Memorial arch just around the corner.
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View from Cheaha
Cheaha State Park affords views unparalleled for the region. This state park is truly vertical, showing off a spur of rock rising well above the valleys below. The Pinhoti Trail follows its top.
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The Maroon Bells
A day hike at White River National Forest near Aspen led me to this beauty spot, the Maroon Bells the focal point of the hike up the valley.
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