United States

The Woodford Trail is the lakeside loop hike at Woodford State Park in southern Vermont — circling Adams Reservoir through a unique high-elevation boreal spruce and balsam forest typically found much farther north. At 2.41 miles with just 200 feet of elevation gain, it's an easy, family-friendly wal...

Yellow Aster Butte has to be one of the most visually rewarding hikes in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest for the effort required to get there. Abundant with lush, rolling mountain meadows, hikers can be treated to an abundance of wildflowers, heather fields, and berry patches with dreamy sc...

The Glacier Basin Trial begins in “D” loop of the White River Campground in Mt. Rainer National Park. Glacier Basin trailhead is popular with climbers who are beginning their ascent of Mount Rainier. The trail is quite easy and well established after it was severely damaged in 2006. The Trail runs a...

This park is part of the Des Moines river valley that cuts through most of the area. It's a hot spot for cooling off in the summer given the two rivers and also a great place for hiking. During the spring, fall and winter, the road down into the valley is closed. In the summer, it is open for vehicl...