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Yellowstone

Yellowstone was part of â˜ž Grand Teton-Yellowstone-Bighorn Mountains-Black Hills-Badlands trip in 2013. We moved around a lot driving from destination to destination and then walking on local trails, such as Lone Star Geyser trail. We liked our only longer/all-day hike around Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone a lot.

Lone Star Geyser trail map

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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone trail map

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Day 1: South Entrance-West Thumb Geyser Basin-Gull Point-Fishing Bridge-Mud Volcano-Canyon Campground

Day 2: Grand Canyon of Yellowstone-Lower Falls- South Rim trail-Artisan Point-Clear Lake trail-Upper Falls-North Rim trail-Grand View-Inspiration Point

Day 3: Petrified Tree-Specimen Ridge trail-Lamar Valley

Day 4: Hayden Valley-Norris Geyser Basin (Porcelain Basin-Back Basin)- Nymph Lake-Twin Lake-Roaming Mountain-Obsidian Cliff

Day 5: Mammoth Hot Springs-Boiling River Hot Springs-Gibson Falls-West Yellowstone

Day 6: Fountain Pen Pots-Pocket Basin-Midway Geyser Basin-Grant Prismatic Spring

Day 7: Upper Geyser Basin North-Morning Glory-Biscuit Basin-Old Faithful Lodge

Day 8: Lone Star-Upper Geyser Basin

Day 9: Old Faithful-Kepler Cascade-Fishing Bridge-Steamboat Point-East Entrance

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Grand Teton Crest Trail

Jenny Lake ➜Teton Village ➜ Teton Crest trail ➜Jenny Lake, part of ☞ Grand Teton-Yellowston-Bighorn Mountains-Black Hills-Badlands trip in 2013.

  • Teton Crest trail: 60 km from Teton Village to Jenny Lake, total elevation gain 2100 m, loss 3300 m, 3267-1900 masl
Teton Crest trail map

Teton Crest trail profile

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Manistee River Trail

Flashback of ☞ Michigan Manistee River and North Country Trail loop hike between Red Bridge and Suspension Bridge in July 2013. During this trip we also kayaked with friends on ☞ Pine River upstream of Peterson Bridge. We camped at ☞ Pine Lake campground.

Manistee River loop from Red Bridge (31.5 km)Manistee River Trail-Northern Country Scenic trail-Manistee River Trail spur-Suspension Bridge-Manistee River Trail, loop from Red Bridge on North Coates Highway. 31.5 km (one day).
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Cache River and Shawnee National Forest

Five days. Itinerary: Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center ➜ Big Cypress ➜ Heron Pond trail ➜ Lower Cache River ➜ Garden of the Gods ➜ Giant City Park

Cache River swamp with tupelo (Nyssa biflora) and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) were you can park your canoe next to a 1000 yo trees standing in 6 ft of water. We rented canoes from White Crane Canoe Rentals, renamed  ☞ Cache Bayou Outfitters.

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Desolation Wilderness-Yosemite-Mono Lake-Lassen Volcanic

Started in South Lake Tahoe and visiting Fallen Leaf Lake area. Then hiked 3 days with friends in Desolation Wilderness. We continue to Yosemite and Lassen Volcanic to  hike and camped, and visited places in between. Good hikes to Round Top Lake, Clouds Rest/Sunrise Lakes, Cinder Cone and Lassen Peak.

Desolation Wilderness (32 km, 1300 m total ascent, 2000-2600 masl)Eagle Falls Trail from trailhead on Emerald Bay Rd (CA89) – Bayview Trail – Velma Lakes Trail/Pacific Crest Trail to Campers Flat (overnight), Blakely Trail to Lake Schmidell, return via Pacific Crest Trail to Dicks Lake (overnight) and Eagle Falls Trail – Bayview Trail to trailhead on Emerald Bay Rd. Between trailheads, from Inspiration Point to Lower Eagle Falls, walked along Emerald Bay Rd. Three days.
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Round Top Lake (12 km, ~350 m total ascent, 2600- 2870 masl)Carson Pass – Frogg Lake – Winnemucca Lake – Round Top Lake (Pacific Crest Trail-Winnemucca Wildflower Trail-Pack Trail)
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Clouds Rest/Sunrise Lakes (32.5 km, 1400 m total ascent,2490-3027-2620 masl)Tenaya Lake-Sunrise Lakes-Clouds Rest-Sunrise Lakes-Tuolumne Meadows (Clouds Rest Trail-Sunrise Lakes Trail-John Muir Trail). Two days.
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Cinder Cone (9 km, 350 m total ascent) Click on wikiloc logo to see more details
Lassen Peak (9.5 km, 750 m total ascent, 2580-3187 masl) Click on wikiloc logo to see more details
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