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WEST
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: Ape Canyon
Traverse the eastern flanks of the most active volcano in the Cascades on this 11.3-mile trek in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

MOUNTAIN WEST
Yellowstone National Park: Heart Lake and Mt. Sheridan

Spend a few nights in Yellowstone National Park on this 23.1-mile out-and-back complete with lakeside campsites and spectacular summit views.

MIDWEST
Austin, TX: Enchanted Rock Loop

Circumnavigate a 425-foot monolith on this 4.9-miler that crosses a sandy creek and cruises classic Texas Hill Country west of Austin.

EAST
Great Smoky Mountain NP: Charlies Bunion
Get away for a night or three on this 12.8-mile lasso loop that delivers you to the high reaches of the Great Smoky Mountains.

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READERS COMMENTS

Oh come on all you Texas folks - admit it you are in the middle of the country from east to west and the southern area so lets call you what you really are - a state that most of us from the east want to get across so we can get to the "real" west and southwest and northwest. You and Oklahoma are the wastelands between us and paradise.....
Posted: Feb 18, 2011 Gary

Where do you put the trip on this home page???
Posted: Oct 05, 2010 Tom S

Southern Midwest?
Posted: Sep 30, 2010 John L

It's pretty obvious that the magazine divided the country into four columns and listed them as above (West - Pacific rim; Mountain West - Rockies; East - Atlantic Rim; everything else - Mid-west) Is it really too hard to just overlook your own limited geographical definitions and figure out theirs?

And really? It's like saying Oregon is on the East Coast? Did you even TRY to figure out their organizational system? You're just exaggerating a non-existent example to defend a weak point.
Posted: Sep 17, 2010 Anonymous

Austin, TX is in the southwest in my book.
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 D

Hmmm....If Austin isn't mid-west, what is it? It's definitely not west, mountain west or east.
Posted: Aug 27, 2010 Anonymous

Saying Austin,TX is in the the mid-west is like saying Oregon is on the east coast. Come on people in the NON-EDITING department wake up and get real, or maybe we will have to send you a sign, if you can read it.
Posted: Aug 23, 2010 Al

Are we really supposed to take directions from somebody that believes Austin, TX is in the Midwest?

Posted: Aug 20, 2010 DeanofDance