Backpacker hidden gems 100 greatest undiscovered hikes across America

Maren Horjus

Book - 2018

"Discover Mother Nature's best-kept secret hikes. Nothing against the Bright Angel Trail, the Narrows, the Presidential Traverse, or Half Dome, which are all certainly worthy 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, chock full 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 top...ographic maps and more than 200 gorgeous photographs to complete the package, this book is the perfect keepsake for hikers looking to expand their horizons."--

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Genres
Guidebooks
Published
Guilford, Connecticut : Falcon Guides [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Maren Horjus (author)
Physical Description
xiii, 322 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781493033867
  • Introduction Spoiler Alert
  • I. West
  • 01. Return of the Natives
  • Channel Islands, California
  • 02. Do It Yourself
  • Grapevine Mountains, Death Valley National Park, California
  • 03. Easy Alaska
  • Beardslee Islands, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
  • 04. Wet and Wild
  • Waimanu Vailey, Kohala Forest Reserve, Hawail
  • 05. Insider's Guide Warm Haven
  • Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
  • 06. Highlight Real
  • Nydiver Lakes, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California
  • 07. Mountain Refuge
  • Arrigetch Creek, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska
  • 08. Alone In a Crowd
  • Yosemite National Park, California
  • 09. Land of Giants
  • Redwood Canyon, Kings Canyon National Park, California
  • 10. Splashdown
  • Summit Lakes, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
  • 11. Insider's Guide Punishing Paradise
  • Lost Coast, California
  • II. Pacific Northwest
  • 12. The Highest Order
  • North Cascades National Park, Washington
  • 13. Emerald City
  • Queets River, Olympic National Park, Washington
  • 14. Middle of Nowhere
  • West Little Owyhee Canyon, Owyhee Canyonlands, Oregon
  • 15. Life Ends a Way
  • Mount St. Helens, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington
  • 16. Ocean Avenue
  • Oregon Dunes, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Oregon
  • 17. Wildflowers and Waterfalls
  • Mother Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
  • 18. Good as New
  • Rogue River, Wild Rogue Wilderness, Oregon
  • 19. Above It All
  • Sahale Glacier Camp, North Cascades National Park, Washington
  • 20. Lonely Canyon
  • Joseph Canyon, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon
  • 21. Insider's Guide Go Green
  • Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and Washington
  • III. Southwest
  • 22. Canyon Confidential
  • Grand Gulch, Ceder Mesa Special Recreation Management Area, Utah
  • 23. Second Is the Best
  • Bush Mountain, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
  • 24. Blast From the Past
  • Yapashi Pueblo, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
  • 25. Insider's Guide Desert Oasis
  • Mazatzal Wilderness, Arizona
  • 26. Spring Fling
  • Winding Stair Mountain, Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma
  • 27. Canyon Can-Do
  • Jones Hole, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah
  • 28. Wolves and Water
  • Blue Range Primitive Area, Arizona
  • 29. Color Country
  • Prairie Dog Town Fork, Pota Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
  • 30. Desert Mirage
  • Pyramid Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
  • 31. Hidden Treasure
  • Whiskey Spring, Superstition Wilderness, Arizona
  • 32. The High Life
  • Highline Trail, High Uintas Wilderness, Otah
  • 33. Sacred Ground
  • Charon's Garden, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
  • 34. Canyon Crusher
  • Thunder River and Deer Creek, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
  • 35. Autumn Oasis
  • Area B, Lost Maples State Natural Area, Texas
  • 36. Mind Over Muscle
  • The Maze, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
  • 37. Insider's Guide Canyon Country
  • Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Utah
  • IV. Mountain West
  • 38. Hell Hath No Fury
  • Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Idaho/Oregon
  • 39. Numbers Game
  • Moose Basin, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
  • 40. Peak Season
  • Snowmass and Willow Lakes, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Calorado
  • 41. Mountains Majesty
  • Twin Lakes, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho
  • 42. Vanishing Act
  • Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming/Montana
  • 43. Quad Burner
  • Long Draw, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
  • 44. Roof of America
  • Skytop Lake, Salmon and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests, Idaho/Montana
  • 45. Picture Perfect
  • North twin Lakes, Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming
  • 46. Full Circle
  • Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
  • 47. Crown of the Continent
  • Hole in the Wall, Glacier National Park, Montana
  • 48. Peakbagger's Delight
  • Gore Range, Eagles Nest Wilderness, Colorado
  • 49. Walk the Moon
  • Echo Crater, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
  • 50. Insider's Guide Crown Jewel
  • San Juan Mountains, Colorado
  • V. Midwest
  • 51. Disappearing Act
  • Pitfall Lake Primitive Management Area, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota
  • 52. Outside the Lines
  • Indian Point, Garden of the Gods Wilderness, Illinois
  • 53. Rugged Plains
  • Little Missouri River, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
  • 54. Easy Retreat
  • Archer's Fork, Wayne National Forest, Ohio
  • 55. Sights of Solitude
  • Chickenbone Lake, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
  • 56. Waterfront Property
  • Lake Monroe Peninsula, Charles C. Deam Wilderness, Indiana
  • 57. Ideal Isolation
  • French Creek, Custer State Park, South Dakata
  • 58. Ahead of Time
  • Jerry Lake, Chequamegon- Nicolet Forest, Wisconsin
  • 59. A River Runs Throught It
  • Huzzah Valley, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri
  • 60. Island Time
  • North Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
  • 61. Call Your Bluff
  • Brown's Hollow, Yellow River State Forest, Iowa
  • 62. Pioneer Days
  • Mirror Pool, Sheyenne National Grassland, North Dakota
  • 63. Private Isle
  • Cat Island, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
  • 64. Spoiled for Choice
  • Hoist Lakes, Huron National Forest, Michigan
  • 65. Without a Paddle
  • Whiskey Jack Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota
  • 66. Animal Crossing
  • Deer Haven, Badlands National Park, South Dakota
  • 67. Insider's Guide Water's Edge
  • Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
  • VI. Mid-Atlantic
  • 168. Deepest 'Daks
  • West Canada Lake Wilderness, Adirondack Park, New York
  • 69. Hide-'n'-Seek
  • Gap Run, Shenandoah National Park Virginia
  • 70. Walk in the Woods
  • Pine Barrens, Pinelands National Reserve, New
  • 71. Easy Summits
  • Terrace Mountain, Slide Mountain Wilderness, New York
  • 72. Less Is More
  • Endless Mountains, Pennsylvania
  • 73. Above ground
  • Sal Hollow, Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky
  • 74. Mountain Magic
  • Breathed Mountain, Dally Sods Wilderness, West Virginia
  • 75. New Outlook
  • Thatcher's Pinnacles, Danby State Forest, New York
  • 76. Long Shot
  • Trout Run Valley, George Washington National Forest, West Virginia/Virginia
  • 77. Fall Fantasy
  • Pharaoh Lake, Adirondack Park, New York
  • 78. Insider's Guide Bluegrass Escape
  • Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
  • VII. Southeast
  • 79. In Too Deep
  • Congaree National Park, South Carolina
  • 80. Flower Power
  • Sheep Pen Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina
  • 81. Eternal Summer
  • Never-Never Land Shelter, DeSoto State Park, Alabama
  • 82. Chasing Waterfalls
  • Panthertown Valley, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina
  • 83. Under Cover
  • Red Hills, Black Creek Wilderness, Mississippi
  • 84. Swamp Season
  • Floyds Island, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
  • 85. Solitude Supreme
  • Cataloochee Divide, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
  • 86. Beach Bum
  • Yankee Paradise, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
  • 87. Head for the Hills
  • Little Grand Canyon, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisinana
  • 88. Surf and Turf
  • Boston Mountains, Hurricane Creek Wilderness, Arkansas
  • 89. Wild Coast
  • Capers and Bull Islands, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina
  • 90. Secret Garden
  • Oak Hill Camp, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
  • 91. The Underworld
  • Hesse Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
  • 92. Insider's Guide Southern Charm
  • Bankhead National Forest, Alabama
  • VIII. Northeast
  • 93. Distance Dreaming
  • Green Mountains, Vermont
  • 94. Kiss the Sky
  • Mount Guyot, Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire
  • 95. Spring Glory
  • Roaring Brook, Tunxis State Forest, Connecticut
  • 96. Sneaky Solitude
  • Stepstone Falls, Arcadia Management Area, Rhode Island
  • 97. Green Light
  • Glastenbury Mountain, Glastenbury Wilderness, Vermong
  • 98. Back to Nature
  • Mount Grace, Mount Grace State Forest, Massachusetts
  • 99. Presidential Debate
  • Mount Cabot, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
  • 100. Insider's Guide Terra Incognita
  • Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine
  • About the Author