Table of Contents
Introduction Spoiler Alert xi
I West
01 Return of the Natives 2
Channel Islands, California
02 Do It Yourself 6
Grapevine Mountains, Death Valley National Park, California
03 Easy Alaska 8
Beardslee Islands, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
04 Wet and Wild 11
Waimanu Vailey, Kohala Forest Reserve, Hawail
05 Insider's Guide Warm Haven 14
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
06 Highlight Real 16
Nydiver Lakes, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California
07 Mountain Refuge 19
Arrigetch Creek, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska
08 Alone In a Crowd 22
Yosemite National Park, California
09 Land of Giants 27
Redwood Canyon, Kings Canyon National Park, California
10 Splashdown 30
Summit Lakes, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
11 Insider's Guide Punishing Paradise 32
Lost Coast, California
II Pacific Northwest
12 The Highest Order 36
North Cascades National Park, Washington
13 Emerald City 41
Queets River, Olympic National Park, Washington
14 Middle of Nowhere 43
West Little Owyhee Canyon, Owyhee Canyonlands, Oregon 43
15 Life Ends a Way 45
Mount St. Helens, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington
16 Ocean Avenue 47
Oregon Dunes, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Oregon
17 Wildflowers and Waterfalls 50
Mother Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
18 Good as New 52
Rogue River, Wild Rogue Wilderness, Oregon
19 Above It All 55
Sahale Glacier Camp, North Cascades National Park, Washington
20 Lonely Canyon 58
Joseph Canyon, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon
21 Insider's Guide Go Green 61
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and Washington
III Southwest
22 Canyon Confidential 66
Grand Gulch, Ceder Mesa Special Recreation Management Area, Utah
23 Second Is the Best 71
Bush Mountain, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
24 Blast From the Past 73
Yapashi Pueblo, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
25 Insider's Guide Desert Oasis 76
Mazatzal Wilderness, Arizona
26 Spring Fling 78
Winding Stair Mountain, Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma
27 Canyon Can-Do 81
Jones Hole, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah
28 Wolves and Water 84
Blue Range Primitive Area, Arizona
29 Color Country 87
Prairie Dog Town Fork, Pota Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
30 Desert Mirage 90
Pyramid Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
31 Hidden Treasure 93
Whiskey Spring, Superstition Wilderness, Arizona
32 The High Life 96
Highline Trail, High Uintas Wilderness, Otah
33 Sacred Ground 99
Charon's Garden, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
34 Canyon Crusher 102
Thunder River and Deer Creek, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
35 Autumn Oasis 105
Area B, Lost Maples State Natural Area, Texas
36 Mind Over Muscle 108
The Maze, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
37 Insider's Guide Canyon Country 110
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Utah
IV Mountain West
38 Hell Hath No Fury 116
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Idaho/Oregon
39 Numbers Game 121
Moose Basin, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
40 Peak Season 124
Snowmass and Willow Lakes, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Calorado
41 Mountains Majesty 127
Twin Lakes, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho
42 Vanishing Act 130
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming/Montana
43 Quad Burner 135
Long Draw, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
44 Roof of America 138
Skytop Lake, Salmon and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests, Idaho/Montana
45 Picture Perfect 141
North twin Lakes, Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming
46 Full Circle 144
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
47 Crown of the Continent 149
Hole in the Wall, Glacier National Park, Montana
48 Peakbagger's Delight 152
Gore Range, Eagles Nest Wilderness, Colorado
49 Walk the Moon 155
Echo Crater, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
50 Insider's Guide Crown Jewel 158
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
V Midwest
51 Disappearing Act 162
Pitfall Lake Primitive Management Area, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota
52 Outside the Lines 167
Indian Point, Garden of the Gods Wilderness, Illinois
53 Rugged Plains 170
Little Missouri River, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
54 Easy Retreat 173
Archer's Fork, Wayne National Forest, Ohio
55 Sights of Solitude 176
Chickenbone Lake, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
56 Waterfront Property 179
Lake Monroe Peninsula, Charles C. Deam Wilderness, Indiana
57 Ideal Isolation 182
French Creek, Custer State Park, South Dakata
58 Ahead of Time 185
Jerry Lake, Chequamegon- Nicolet Forest, Wisconsin
59 A River Runs Throught It 188
Huzzah Valley, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri
60 Island Time 191
North Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
61 Call Your Bluff 194
Brown's Hollow, Yellow River State Forest, Iowa
62 Pioneer Days 197
Mirror Pool, Sheyenne National Grassland, North Dakota
63 Private Isle 200
Cat Island, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
64 Spoiled for Choice 203
Hoist Lakes, Huron National Forest, Michigan
65 Without a Paddle 206
Whiskey Jack Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota
66 Animal Crossing 209
Deer Haven, Badlands National Park, South Dakota
67 Insider's Guide Water's Edge 212
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
VI Mid-Atlantic
168 Deepest 'Daks 216
West Canada Lake Wilderness, Adirondack Park, New York
69 Hide-'n'-Seek 222
Gap Run, Shenandoah National Park Virginia
70 Walk in the Woods 225
Pine Barrens, Pinelands National Reserve, New
71 Easy Summits 228
Terrace Mountain, Slide Mountain Wilderness, New York
72 Less Is More 231
Endless Mountains, Pennsylvania
73 Above ground 234
Sal Hollow, Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky
74 Mountain Magic 237
Breathed Mountain, Dally Sods Wilderness, West Virginia
75 New Outlook 240
Thatcher's Pinnacles, Danby State Forest, New York
76 Long Shot 243
Trout Run Valley, George Washington National Forest, West Virginia/Virginia
77 Fall Fantasy 246
Pharaoh Lake, Adirondack Park, New York
78 Insider's Guide Bluegrass Escape 250
Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
VII Southeast
79 In Too Deep 254
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
80 Flower Power 259
Sheep Pen Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina
81 Eternal Summer 262
Never-Never Land Shelter, DeSoto State Park, Alabama
82 Chasing Waterfalls 265
Panthertown Valley, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina
83 Under Cover 268
Red Hills, Black Creek Wilderness, Mississippi
84 Swamp Season 271
Floyds Island, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
85 Solitude Supreme 274
Cataloochee Divide, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
86 Beach Bum 277
Yankee Paradise, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
87 Head for the Hills 280
Little Grand Canyon, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisinana
88 Surf and Turf 283
Boston Mountains, Hurricane Creek Wilderness, Arkansas
89 Wild Coast 286
Capers and Bull Islands, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina
90 Secret Garden 289
Oak Hill Camp, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
91 The Underworld 292
Hesse Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
92 Insider's Guide Southern Charm 294
Bankhead National Forest, Alabama
VIII Northeast
93 Distance Dreaming 298
Green Mountains, Vermont
94 Kiss the Sky 302
Mount Guyot, Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire
95 Spring Glory 305
Roaring Brook, Tunxis State Forest, Connecticut
96 Sneaky Solitude 308
Stepstone Falls, Arcadia Management Area, Rhode Island
97 Green Light 311
Glastenbury Mountain, Glastenbury Wilderness, Vermong
98 Back to Nature 314
Mount Grace, Mount Grace State Forest, Massachusetts
99 Presidential Debate 317
Mount Cabot, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
100 Insider's Guide Terra Incognita 320
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine
About the Author 322