Recent Posts Tagged With 'hike'

• Hike Report: Gilpin Lake Loop

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 10:02 in colorado, hike, trail, loop, steamboat springs, gilpin lake, routt national forest, mount zirkel wilderness area, mt. zirkel, routt divide blowdown, slavonia trailhead, gold creek lake

  The Gilpin Lake / Gold Creek Lake Loop in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area is an extremely popular hike; and for good reason. My wife, brother and I tackled this hike while on vacation in August of 2008.The Mount Zirkel Wilderness is located in north...

• Grizzly Encounter on Avalanche Peak

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 07:46 in hiking, hike, trail, grizzly bear, yellowstone national park, avalanche peak, absaroka range, whitebark pine trees, eleanor lake

  During the late summer of 2001, Kathy and I spent our vacation in Yellowstone National Park. One of our prime hiking destinations for the week was a climb up 10,566-foot Avalanche Peak, located about eight miles from the park’s east entrance. We pu...

• Leconte Lodge Seasonal Closing

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 07:49 in hike, mount leconte, mt. leconte lodge

  Another closing hikers should be aware of this time of year is with regards to the Mt. LeConte Lodge.Although overnight accomodations at the lodge have been booked full for the season for some time, day hikers can still enjoy the opportunity to purch...

• Hike to Mt. Rogers in Virginia

  Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 08:21 in Virginia, usa, hike, Appalachian Trail, damascus, abingdon, mt. rogers, southern appalachians, grayson highlands state park, rhododendron trail, massie gap, mount rogers

  I love hiking the balds in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Gregory, Andrews and Rocky Top are some of my favorite hikes in the Smokies. Roan Mountain and Max Patch are also notable destinations. However, my absolute favorite hike in the Southern ...

• GSMA Video: Hike to Icewater Spring Backcountry Shelter

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 08:16 in video, hike, Appalachian Trail, great smoky mountain association, icewater spring shelter

  Check out the Great Smoky Mountain Association video of their hike to the newly rebuilt Icewater Spring Shelter on the Appalachian Trail. The GSMA produced the film so that backpackers can learn what to expect when visiting a backcountry shelter in G...