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  • Spring Trail Run

    Spring Trail Run

    Went out for a trail run yesterday up in Glacier National Park. Combined the Avalanche Trail (not Avalanche Lake Trail) with the John’s Lake Loop and McDonald Creek Trail for a sweet trail run. Later on in the season, use by the horse concessionaires can make this for a stinky affair, however, in the spring,…

  • Observation Peak

    Observation Peak

    Observation Peak – 9.6mi / 15.4km This wonderful day hike is a great mix of meadows, forest, and subalpine ridges on your way up to an old lookout on the top of Observation Peak. The trail immediately enters into lodgepole forest but doesn’t remain there for very long. The forest lined meadows are beautiful, and Cascade…

  • Bunsen Peak

    Bunsen Peak

    Bunsen Peak – 4.3mi / 6.8km A bird’s eye view of Swan Lake Flat and the Golden Gate area just south of Mammoth are among the panoramic views from the top of Bunsen Peak. The trail starts near the area known as the Golden Gate, and continues through sagebrush meadows as it climbs. The trail meanders…

  • Union Falls

    Union Falls

    Union Falls – 15.9mi / 25.6km The majestic Union Falls, matching unique features with sheer size, has to be the most elegant falls in all of Yellowstone. The trail starts by crossing over the outlet stream from Grassy Lake Reservoir and works its way through a mixed forest. You gradually approach Falls River, first coming into view,…

  • Mount Holmes

    Mount Holmes

    Mount Holmes – 22mi / 35.3km This huge day to the lookout on Mount Holmes is an epic hike that rewards you with incredible views and varied terrain along the way. The trail begins by crossing and following along a wonderful meadow. After walking in and out of trees and under some power lines, you cross…

  • Fairy Falls Loop with Imperial Geyser

    Fairy Falls Loop with Imperial Geyser

    The Fairy Falls trail in Yellowstone National Park is a very popular trail that walks past the Grand Prismatic Spring on its level way to a wonderful waterfall. If you continue on the trail, you can encounter Imperial Geyser and turn it into a wonderful loop through a broad meadow and add Goose Lake. **A…

  • Skiing to Running Eagle Falls 2017

    Skiing to Running Eagle Falls 2017

    The common misconception with Glacier National Park is that when Going-to-the-Sun Road and other roads close, the park is closed. The great thing about this misconception is that the park is extremely quiet and we enjoyed that solitude with a cross-country ski to the lovely, mystical Running Eagle Falls in Two Medicine. The forecast looked…

  • Granite Canyon via Aerial Tram

    Granite Canyon via Aerial Tram

    Granite Canyon via Aerial Tram – 15.6mi / 25.1km This big loop, accessible via the exciting and scenic aerial tram at Jackson Hole Resort, traverses wonderful alpine landscapes and explores the wooded Granite Canyon. Start in Teton Village and purchase your ticket for the dramatic tram ride up to the top of Rendezvous Mountain. There…

  • Death Canyon

    Death Canyon

    Death Canyon – 7.8mi / 12.6km Climb up through the tall, impressive, cliff walls of Death Canyon to the peaceful, upper stretches of the canyon on this out-and-back hike. This trail starts in a lush forest, and crosses many feeder streams as it works its way up. The forest gradually gives way to more open…