Tower Trail
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Easy/Intermediate
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Sundance, WY
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May 28, 2018 |
Tower Trail
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Sundance, WY
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Easy/Intermediate
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May 28, 2018 |
Notes:
Did the trail later in the day, when it was not too hot or crowded; simply majestic, with the kids and their grandma.
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Cold Brook Canyon Trail
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Easy/Intermediate
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Hot Springs, SD
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May 27, 2018 |
Cold Brook Canyon Trail
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Hot Springs, SD
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Easy/Intermediate
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May 27, 2018 |
Notes:
Tried it! Super windy on top. Once down in the canyon smelled cow shit, saw a bison, and peaced out. Got some bison fur (?)
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Elk Mountain Nature Trail
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Easy/Intermediate
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Hot Springs, SD
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May 27, 2018 |
Elk Mountain Nature Trail
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Hot Springs, SD
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Easy/Intermediate
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May 27, 2018 |
Notes:
Started hiking but saw a giant bull snake and turned around.
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Prairie Vista Trail
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Easy/Intermediate
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Hot Springs, SD
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May 27, 2018 |
Prairie Vista Trail
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Hot Springs, SD
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Easy/Intermediate
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May 27, 2018 |
Notes:
Did it with the kids and grandma, saw a bison by the fence and felt the wind on top.
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Rankin Ridge Trail
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Easy/Intermediate
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Hot Springs, SD
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May 26, 2018 |
Rankin Ridge Trail
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Hot Springs, SD
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Easy/Intermediate
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May 26, 2018 |
Notes:
Solo hike to figure out what to do about California. Lots of poop, great views, still don’t know what to do.
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Wind Cave Guided Tours
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Hot Springs, SD
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May 26, 2018 |
Wind Cave Guided Tours
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Hot Springs, SD
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May 26, 2018 |
Notes:
A fun tour with ranger Justin. Saw lots of boxwork. Lakota visitors sang a sacred song.
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Fossil Exhibit Trail
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Easy
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Kadoka, SD
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May 25, 2018 |
Fossil Exhibit Trail
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Kadoka, SD
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Easy
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May 25, 2018 |
Notes:
Didn’t see any real fossils but the kids played in the badlands right across the road, our first real close up with that landscape.
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Cliff Shelf Trail
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Easy/Intermediate
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Kadoka, SD
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May 24, 2018 |
Cliff Shelf Trail
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Kadoka, SD
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Easy/Intermediate
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May 24, 2018 |
Notes:
Did the loop on a hot day.
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Bear Gulch Cave
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Soledad, CA
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May 11, 2018 |
Bear Gulch Cave
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Soledad, CA
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May 11, 2018 |
Notes:
Hiked from the nature center to the cave via Moses spring trail.
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Sycamore Trail
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Intermediate
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Soledad, CA
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May 11, 2018 |
Sycamore Trail
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Soledad, CA
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Intermediate
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May 11, 2018 |
Notes:
Took Moses Spring Trail to the cave to the reservoir, then back on High Peaks Trail. With Teddy, Yousef, Hadia, and Mohamed.
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Mammoth Cave Guided Tours
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Brownsville, KY
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Nov 5, 2017 |
Mammoth Cave Guided Tours
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Brownsville, KY
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Nov 5, 2017 |
Notes:
Domes & Dripstones
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Turnhole Bend Nature Trail
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Easy/Intermediate
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Brownsville, KY
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Nov 5, 2017 |
Turnhole Bend Nature Trail
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Brownsville, KY
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Easy/Intermediate
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Nov 5, 2017 |
Notes:
Kids didn’t behave but the weather was perfect and we saw an eagle nest, lots of sinkholes, foliage.
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Mammoth Cave Guided Tours
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Brownsville, KY
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Nov 4, 2017 |
Mammoth Cave Guided Tours
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Brownsville, KY
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Nov 4, 2017 |
Notes:
Historic Tour
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Mammoth Cave Guided Tours
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Brownsville, KY
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Nov 6, 2016 |
Mammoth Cave Guided Tours
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Brownsville, KY
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Nov 6, 2016 |
Savage River Loop Trail
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Easy/Intermediate
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Healy, AK
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Jul 31, 2013 |
Savage River Loop Trail
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Healy, AK
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Easy/Intermediate
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Jul 31, 2013 |
Notes:
Easy short trail. Saw a caribou.
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Mt. Healy Out and Back
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Difficult
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Healy, AK
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Jul 31, 2013 |
Mt. Healy Out and Back
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Healy, AK
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Difficult
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Jul 31, 2013 |
Notes:
Amazing views, berries and mushrooms along the way. Not an easy hike.
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Edge of the Glacier Trail
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Intermediate
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Bear Creek, AK
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Jul 27, 2013 |
Edge of the Glacier Trail
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Bear Creek, AK
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Intermediate
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Jul 27, 2013 |
Notes:
Striking to see how much the glacier has receded. Not sure if we (Abby & munchkin included) made it the whole way, but close enough to feel the cold.
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Cadillac North Ridge Trail
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Intermediate/Difficult
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Bar Harbor, ME
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Sep 30, 2012 |
Cadillac North Ridge Trail
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Bar Harbor, ME
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Intermediate/Difficult
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Sep 30, 2012 |
Notes:
That was crazy enough, climbing in the dead of the night with Teddy in the ergo... seriously, the fuck was I thinking? But the descent took the cake.
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Cadillac West Face Trail
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Difficult
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Bar Harbor, ME
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Sep 30, 2012 |
Cadillac West Face Trail
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Bar Harbor, ME
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Difficult
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Sep 30, 2012 |
Notes:
That was the way back. Slippery, exhilarating, at times life threatening and completed on the butt.
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Observation Point
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Intermediate/Difficult
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Springdale, UT
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May 3, 2012 |
Observation Point
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Springdale, UT
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Intermediate/Difficult
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May 3, 2012 |
Notes:
So nice and varied it got an encore hike within a year; the original summit was on December 25, 2011.
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