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Brown bears in an Alaskan meadow at Lake Clark National Park
Featured Alaska — Denali & Lake Clark

The Last
Frontier

Float planes, brown bears, glaciers, and the kind of remote wilderness that recalibrates everything. Alaska doesn't do things small.

Multi-Day Expedition
2 Parks Denali & Lake Clark
Remote Float plane access
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The Cirque of the Towers in Wyoming's Wind River Range
Wind River Range • Wyoming

Cirque of the Towers

Multi-Day Remote Wilderness

Wyoming's answer to the Tetons, without the crowds. Granite spires, pristine alpine lakes, and the kind of solitude that's getting harder to find.

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Colchuck Lake with golden larches and Dragontail Peak reflected in the water
Washington Cascades

Colchuck Lake & Cashmere Canyon

~8 mi +2,200 ft

Golden larches, Dragontail Peak, and the Enchantments just over the ridge. One of the most scenic day hikes in the Pacific Northwest.

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Jagged snow-capped peaks of North Cascades National Park
North Cascades NP • Washington

Cascade Pass & Sahale Arm

~8.4 mi +1,800 ft

America's least-visited national park and one of its most dramatic. A lesson in flexibility, gear failures, and making the most of a changed plan.

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Panoramic view from the West Rim Trail in Zion National Park
Zion National Park • Utah

West Rim Trail

~14.9 mi +1,300 ft

Red sandstone canyon country from above. The West Rim delivers Zion's most dramatic views with a fraction of the crowds on the valley floor.

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The Beaten Path through the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness • Montana

The Beaten Path

~26 mi +4,100 ft

The trip that started it all. 26 miles point-to-point through the northern Rockies, 60-pound packs, and seven pounds of summer sausage. Lessons were learned.

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The Beartooth Mountains from Sundance Pass
Beartooth Mountains • Montana

Sundance Pass Loop

19.7 mi +3,850 ft

Two of the Beartooth's finest trails linked by a high pass with views of Montana's fifth-tallest mountain. Wildflowers, snowfields, and 54 switchbacks on the way down.

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The view from the summit of Mount Whitney, Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada • California

Mount Whitney Summit

~22 mi +6,100 ft

The highest peak in the contiguous United States. 14,505 feet of Sierra granite and the long trail that takes you there.

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Alice Lake reflecting the Sawtooth peaks, Idaho
Sawtooth Wilderness • Idaho

Tin Cup Hiker Loop

~22 mi +3,540 ft

Idaho's best-kept secret. Granite peaks, crystal-clear alpine lakes, and a Schooner at Grumpy's in Ketchum when it's all done.

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Glacially carved Goat Rocks Wilderness valley with snow-capped volcanic peaks and green fir forests
Goat Rocks Wilderness • Washington

Snowgrass Flats & High Rock

~13 mi +2,500 ft

The Cascades’ best-kept secret. Volcanic ridgelines, massive snowfields, and views of Rainier, Adams, and St. Helens — from one trailhead.

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Florence, Italy with the Arno River and Duomo
Tuscany • Emilia-Romagna • Liguria

Italy 2022

7 Days International

Florence, Bologna, Parma, Camogli, and the clifftop trail above Cinque Terre. Not every great trip requires a backpack.

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Woman on a red bike cycling through a narrow Gothic Quarter alley, Barcelona
Catalonia • Spain

Barcelona

2 Days International

Two days of street photography in the Gothic Quarter before a conference. Narrow medieval lanes, Sagrada Família, La Boqueria, and a city that photographs itself.

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