Trails I've Hiked: Bright Angel Point At Grand Canyon National Park
A great before-breakfast or pre-sundown hike at Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim is the short walk to Bright Angel Point.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 30th, 2015 2:00am
Trails I've Hiked
Trails I've Hiked: Cape Final At Grand Canyon National Park
Despite its odd name, Cape Final on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park should not be ignored during your visit to the rim.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 16th, 2015 3:00am
Classic National Park Hikes: Grinnell Glacier At Glacier National Park
While the glaciers interspersed along the peaks of Glacier National Park weren’t responsible for the enormous U-shaped valleys, their gradual disappearance brings a sort of urgency to see these classic icons.
- By NPT Staff - July 3rd, 2015 2:00am
Classic National Park Hikes: The Teton Crest Trail
Though not a long long-distance trail (only about 40 miles), this route through the high country of Grand Teton National Park draws top ratings for its natural beauty.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 26th, 2015 8:21am
Classic National Park Hikes: The Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is arguably the world’s most iconic long-distance trail. It falls and rises, swaggers and turns, following meanders for 2,185 miles from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 25th, 2015 2:23pm
Trails I've Hiked: Canopy View Trail At Muir Woods National Monument
The trail climbed steeply uphill, helped by a wooden staircase, and into the trees. The crowds, though, mostly went straight, making our choice easy. Up we went!
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2022 1:44pm
A National Park Classic: Hiking Zion's Narrows
We splash downstream in The Narrows of the North Fork of the Virgin River, deep in the backcountry of Utah’s Zion National Park, mostly craning our necks up like turkeys hypnotized by falling rain. But our fascination is not with rain, but red walls on both sides that rise hundreds of feet overhead. The sun does not find us in this deep canyon, where the air temperature approximates the inside of a refrigerator, and the ankle- to calf-deep water feels about the same.
- By Michael Lanza - February 17th, 2023 11:26am
Trails I've Hiked: Devastated Area Trail At Lassen Volcanic National Park
For many, the focal point of a visit to Lassen Volcanic National Park in California is a hike to the summit of Lassen Peak. But to really appreciate the volcanic forces that tore the peak open back in May 1915, take a short hike around the Devastated Trail.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 24th, 2015 6:38pm
Trails I've Hiked: Lewis Channel Trail At Yellowstone National Park
Late September and early October, they say, are the best times to while your day away hoping to hook into one of the brown trout that call Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park home. And one of the best ways to reach the lake for some fishing is via the Lewis RIver Channel Trail.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2014 3:20am
Trails I’ve Hiked: Lassen Volcanic National Park’s Ridge Lakes Trail
Thinking about tackling Lassen Volcanic National Park’s iconic trail, the Lassen Peak Trail? Test your stamina with the much shorter Ridge Lakes Trail not far from the Kohn Ya-mah-nee Visitor Center just inside the park’s Southwest Entrance.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 26th, 2014 3:20am
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