Backpacker Hidden Gems: 100 Greatest Undiscovered Hikes Across America

Backpacker Hidden Gems: 100 Greatest Undiscovered Hikes Across America

Backpacker Hidden Gems: 100 Greatest Undiscovered Hikes Across America

Backpacker Hidden Gems: 100 Greatest Undiscovered Hikes Across America

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Overview

Nothing against the Bright Angel Trail, the Narrows, the Presidential Traverse, or Half Dome, which are all certainly worth of their popularity, but hikers don’t need another resource pointing them toward those conga lines. It’s time we rewrite the backpacker’s life list. Enter Backpacker Hidden Gems. For the first time ever, here is a collection of Mother Nature’s best kept secret hikes, chockful of life-list worthy views, campsites, waterfalls, wildlife, and more. This book spills every secret and pulls back the curtain to reveal the top 100 trips across the country, with information on how to reach them, when to go, and what you’ll see. With color topographic maps and over 200 gorgeous photographs to complete the package, this book is the perfect keepsake for anyone looking to expand his hiking horizons.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493033867
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 06/15/2018
Pages: 336
Sales rank: 665,045
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Maren Horjus is the Destinations Editor at BACKPACKER. Her trips section, the Play List, which delivers more than 20 hikes from coast to coast every issue, was National Magazine Award-nominated in 2016. (Damn Culture Pages.) She has written for Skiing, Mountain, Men’s Health, Sports Illustrated, and SI Kids. Her first book, Haunted Hikes, is set to hit bookshelves this fall. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband and rescue dog because she is a living, breathing stereotype with a penchant for Chicago Style.

Table of Contents

Introduction Spoiler Alert xi

I West

01 Return of the Natives 2

Channel Islands, California

02 Do It Yourself 6

Grapevine Mountains, Death Valley National Park, California

03 Easy Alaska 8

Beardslee Islands, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

04 Wet and Wild 11

Waimanu Vailey, Kohala Forest Reserve, Hawail

05 Insider's Guide Warm Haven 14

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California

06 Highlight Real 16

Nydiver Lakes, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California

07 Mountain Refuge 19

Arrigetch Creek, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska

08 Alone In a Crowd 22

Yosemite National Park, California

09 Land of Giants 27

Redwood Canyon, Kings Canyon National Park, California

10 Splashdown 30

Summit Lakes, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

11 Insider's Guide Punishing Paradise 32

Lost Coast, California

II Pacific Northwest

12 The Highest Order 36

North Cascades National Park, Washington

13 Emerald City 41

Queets River, Olympic National Park, Washington

14 Middle of Nowhere 43

West Little Owyhee Canyon, Owyhee Canyonlands, Oregon 43

15 Life Ends a Way 45

Mount St. Helens, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington

16 Ocean Avenue 47

Oregon Dunes, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Oregon

17 Wildflowers and Waterfalls 50

Mother Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

18 Good as New 52

Rogue River, Wild Rogue Wilderness, Oregon

19 Above It All 55

Sahale Glacier Camp, North Cascades National Park, Washington

20 Lonely Canyon 58

Joseph Canyon, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon

21 Insider's Guide Go Green 61

Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and Washington

III Southwest

22 Canyon Confidential 66

Grand Gulch, Ceder Mesa Special Recreation Management Area, Utah

23 Second Is the Best 71

Bush Mountain, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas

24 Blast From the Past 73

Yapashi Pueblo, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

25 Insider's Guide Desert Oasis 76

Mazatzal Wilderness, Arizona

26 Spring Fling 78

Winding Stair Mountain, Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma

27 Canyon Can-Do 81

Jones Hole, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah

28 Wolves and Water 84

Blue Range Primitive Area, Arizona

29 Color Country 87

Prairie Dog Town Fork, Pota Duro Canyon State Park, Texas

30 Desert Mirage 90

Pyramid Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevada

31 Hidden Treasure 93

Whiskey Spring, Superstition Wilderness, Arizona

32 The High Life 96

Highline Trail, High Uintas Wilderness, Otah

33 Sacred Ground 99

Charon's Garden, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

34 Canyon Crusher 102

Thunder River and Deer Creek, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

35 Autumn Oasis 105

Area B, Lost Maples State Natural Area, Texas

36 Mind Over Muscle 108

The Maze, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

37 Insider's Guide Canyon Country 110

Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Utah

IV Mountain West

38 Hell Hath No Fury 116

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Idaho/Oregon

39 Numbers Game 121

Moose Basin, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

40 Peak Season 124

Snowmass and Willow Lakes, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Calorado

41 Mountains Majesty 127

Twin Lakes, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho

42 Vanishing Act 130

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming/Montana

43 Quad Burner 135

Long Draw, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado

44 Roof of America 138

Skytop Lake, Salmon and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests, Idaho/Montana

45 Picture Perfect 141

North twin Lakes, Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming

46 Full Circle 144

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

47 Crown of the Continent 149

Hole in the Wall, Glacier National Park, Montana

48 Peakbagger's Delight 152

Gore Range, Eagles Nest Wilderness, Colorado

49 Walk the Moon 155

Echo Crater, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

50 Insider's Guide Crown Jewel 158

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

V Midwest

51 Disappearing Act 162

Pitfall Lake Primitive Management Area, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

52 Outside the Lines 167

Indian Point, Garden of the Gods Wilderness, Illinois

53 Rugged Plains 170

Little Missouri River, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

54 Easy Retreat 173

Archer's Fork, Wayne National Forest, Ohio

55 Sights of Solitude 176

Chickenbone Lake, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

56 Waterfront Property 179

Lake Monroe Peninsula, Charles C. Deam Wilderness, Indiana

57 Ideal Isolation 182

French Creek, Custer State Park, South Dakata

58 Ahead of Time 185

Jerry Lake, Chequamegon- Nicolet Forest, Wisconsin

59 A River Runs Throught It 188

Huzzah Valley, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri

60 Island Time 191

North Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan

61 Call Your Bluff 194

Brown's Hollow, Yellow River State Forest, Iowa

62 Pioneer Days 197

Mirror Pool, Sheyenne National Grassland, North Dakota

63 Private Isle 200

Cat Island, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

64 Spoiled for Choice 203

Hoist Lakes, Huron National Forest, Michigan

65 Without a Paddle 206

Whiskey Jack Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

66 Animal Crossing 209

Deer Haven, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

67 Insider's Guide Water's Edge 212

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan

VI Mid-Atlantic

168 Deepest 'Daks 216

West Canada Lake Wilderness, Adirondack Park, New York

69 Hide-'n'-Seek 222

Gap Run, Shenandoah National Park Virginia

70 Walk in the Woods 225

Pine Barrens, Pinelands National Reserve, New

71 Easy Summits 228

Terrace Mountain, Slide Mountain Wilderness, New York

72 Less Is More 231

Endless Mountains, Pennsylvania

73 Above ground 234

Sal Hollow, Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky

74 Mountain Magic 237

Breathed Mountain, Dally Sods Wilderness, West Virginia

75 New Outlook 240

Thatcher's Pinnacles, Danby State Forest, New York

76 Long Shot 243

Trout Run Valley, George Washington National Forest, West Virginia/Virginia

77 Fall Fantasy 246

Pharaoh Lake, Adirondack Park, New York

78 Insider's Guide Bluegrass Escape 250

Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky

VII Southeast

79 In Too Deep 254

Congaree National Park, South Carolina

80 Flower Power 259

Sheep Pen Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina

81 Eternal Summer 262

Never-Never Land Shelter, DeSoto State Park, Alabama

82 Chasing Waterfalls 265

Panthertown Valley, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina

83 Under Cover 268

Red Hills, Black Creek Wilderness, Mississippi

84 Swamp Season 271

Floyds Island, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia

85 Solitude Supreme 274

Cataloochee Divide, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

86 Beach Bum 277

Yankee Paradise, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia

87 Head for the Hills 280

Little Grand Canyon, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisinana

88 Surf and Turf 283

Boston Mountains, Hurricane Creek Wilderness, Arkansas

89 Wild Coast 286

Capers and Bull Islands, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina

90 Secret Garden 289

Oak Hill Camp, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida

91 The Underworld 292

Hesse Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

92 Insider's Guide Southern Charm 294

Bankhead National Forest, Alabama

VIII Northeast

93 Distance Dreaming 298

Green Mountains, Vermont

94 Kiss the Sky 302

Mount Guyot, Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire

95 Spring Glory 305

Roaring Brook, Tunxis State Forest, Connecticut

96 Sneaky Solitude 308

Stepstone Falls, Arcadia Management Area, Rhode Island

97 Green Light 311

Glastenbury Mountain, Glastenbury Wilderness, Vermong

98 Back to Nature 314

Mount Grace, Mount Grace State Forest, Massachusetts

99 Presidential Debate 317

Mount Cabot, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire

100 Insider's Guide Terra Incognita 320

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine

About the Author 322

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