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Backpacker Magazine – January/February 2010

Mountain West Readers' Choice Hikes

A weekend in Glacier, a quiet 14er, and the Rockies' best hot springs.

by: Mountain West Reader Map Team

Mills Lake, Rocky Mountain NP (Derek Mogensen)
Mills Lake, Rocky Mountain NP (Derek Mogensen)


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Greg Stevenson
Aug 11, 2011

Best kept secret in the Southwest is the 100+ trails in Sedona...unlike anything you'll ever hike.

BP Editors
Feb 01, 2010

Thanks for the catch, Janda. It's fixed.

Janda
Jan 30, 2010

the Colorado link on this page is broken...
http://www.backpacker.com/january-2010-mountain-west-readers-choice-trips/destinations/13742

M. Jones
Jan 28, 2010

Couldn't agree more with this selection. My husband and I did this trail in September of 2009 and I will always remember our very first view of Mills Lake. Absolutely breath-taking!

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