Backpacker Magazine: Utah: Backpacking and Camping Trips, Hikes, Adventures, Topo Maps, Aerial Photos.

Moab, UT: Morning Glory Arch

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Take an easy 4.4-mile walk--perfect for the whole family--through a stream-laced canyon to a picturesque rock bridge. Water shoes recommended.

Bryce Canyon National Park: Fairyland Loop

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This 8-mile trail is arguably the most scenic dayhike in Bryce Canyon, and is less-trafficked than other dayhike loops.

Range Creek: Range Creek Canyon

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Utah's Range Creek hides the most intact Native American artifacts in the United States. Get there now--while you can still play archaeologist.

Salt Lake City: Lake Blanche Trail

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This steep 6.2-mile out-and-back leads to one of the most celebrated alpine scenes--Lake Blanche under the spires of Sundial Peak--in the Wasatch Range.

Salt Lake City: Mineral Fork Trail

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Get high in a hurry on this 9.8-mile out-and-back that gains 3,500 feet and takes in eagle-eye vistas of Salt Lake and the Wasatch Range.

Uinta Mountains, UT: Highline Trail

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Discover Utah’s best-kept secret.

Springville, UT: city-hike route

A nice city-hike for keeping the ol' legs and lungs strong.

Moab, UT: Slickrock Trail

A fat-tire classic, Slickrock mountain bike trail loops through 9 miles of Utah’s saffron-swirled canyon country over rubber-testing sandstone domes.

American Discovery Trail (Northern Segment)

This trip will start on May 9th, 2009 from Joliet, IL and will include the entire American Discovery Trail (plan on doing a yo-yo). Full trail details can be found at: www.discoverytrail.org. My trail journal is located at: www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=8920

Unnamed peak in Big Cottonwood Canyon

Went for a hike to Dog lake and Desolation lake. Then climbed a 10,000' unnamed peak above Desolation lake. Made a cut to the Great Western Trail and overshot Beartrap trail and had to cut down side of mountain back into Beartrap.

Ogden, UT: Ben Lomond Peak via North Skyline Trail

Climbing nearly 4,000 feet to a Wasatch summit overlooking Ogden, this 16-mile out-and-back challenges with multiple switchbacks and a mix of steady and steep exposed terrain.

Moab, UT: Bartlett Wash

Let your imagination ride wild on Bartlett Wash's free-form wonderland of chutes, bowls, steps, and flats.

Ultimate Adventure Handbook: Drop into a Slot

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Explore wildly sculpted rock.

Ultimate Adventure Handbook: Hike 30 Miles in a Day

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See a week's worth of terrain on an epic dawn-to-dusk hike.

Ultimate Adventure Handbook

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Tired of the same old weekend loops? Looking to create memories your grandkids will talk about? In this how-and-where guide, we serve up 15 extraordinary escapes that will shatter your expectations of "normal." From adventure moviemaking to canyoneering, we'll take you places you've never been—but will long to visit again soon.

Readers' Choice 2012: Top 3 - Mountain West Hikes

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This region's top contestant in our Be a Mapper contest reveals his favorite off-the-beaten-path routes through canyon country and mountain refuges.

America's Best Backcountry Ski Tours

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Upgrade your winter fun at these 8 beginner-friendly, expert-ready spots.

Online Exclusive: Readers' Choice 2012: Travis Lesicka's Wildlife Sighting Tips

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This region's top contestant in our Be a Mapper contest reveals his wildlife sighting tips.

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Life's Short, Hike More!

What makes a backpacker a backpacker? It's not the garage full of gear or piles of guidebooks--it's the experiences, from thru-hiking a long trail to pushing your personal envelope to inspiring a child's love of wilderness. Here we present BACKPACKER's new Life List: 10 experiences to add to your tick-listnow--and the key skills you need to nail them.