Trips

Come enjoy this high peak's playground

An easy high point with an unpredictable personality

You could do it in a day, but don't rush this one.

The longest and wildest approach in the bunch

Bighorn sheep and golden eagles await you at this high point.

The mosquitoes make it challenging, but the towering sedimentary rock makes it worth it.

Look closely for the path to this high point.

Come visit this Cherokee named place of fresh green.

The mile-long walk invites contemplation like few other high point approaches.

America's bloodiest high point

This peak lives up to its reputation.

Welcome to this delightfully weird world of extremes.

A high point that provides an alluring combination of scenery, storms, and access.

A humble high point in a low-lying state

It's all about the journey.

Backpack Lake Huron's shores, kayak the St. Lawrence Islands, and camp along Lake Superior

A downright goofy dome marks this highpoint.

Go from the path of racecars to the path of a high point.

Lose the sun-baked stereotype and bring thoughts of shady canyons and breezy passes.

Here are tons of tree-climbing resources to get you started.

Visit this scary state forest and let your imagination run wild.

The view is high on soy and corn and low on drama.

Something's happening in this spot where nothing happened.

The view is nothing to write home about, but this newly crowned high point deserves a visit.

Here's your chance to uncover secret paths in this popular park.

Find this high point in the largest national forest outside of Alaska.

This old logging camp and woolly mammoth marching ground provides incredible views.

Time it just right to get to the top of this one.

Access is limited, but well worth the view.

Traveling to this point will leave you at a loss for words.

A fitting place to ponder the true meaning of the term Hoosier.

There's not a bad napping spot anywhere.

If you loathe traffic, the commute to White Butte is pure ecstasy.

Helpful tips for scrambling Canada's Rocky Mountain parks

Need a crash course in backpacking? Join our newbie and his brooding teenager as they fend off mountain lions, overzealous retail clerks, and other beginner hazards.

Canoe the wildlife-filled waters of Everglades National Park

Springtime in the Sonoran Desert

See Hawaii's humpbacks in late winter

Paddle through a timeless Mojave Desert landscape in Arizona

Explore classic views in the Coronado National Forest

A seldom-visited peak on the Continental Divide Trail

Explore wild canyons just an hour from Las Vegas

Clear-running creeks, longleaf pines and wildlife in Florida's outback

Spend New Year's in the Big Ditch, where fishing, camping, and hiking await

Flowing water means a lighter load and an easier time exploring

Scrambling this 6,471-foot mountain is a trip, even mid-winter

This canyon in the Guadalupe Mountains offers an endless cluster of colors mixed together with some famous geology

A meandering river and towering cliffs make this the perfect early winter spot

A hike with an otherworldly desert, a striking escarpment, and hot springs

Mellow temperatures, low water and autumn colors make for a perfect time in the Smokies

Vibrant colors and a ridge walk you'll never forget

Only in 400,000 acres of wet backcountry will you find the oldest bird

Blazing foliage and broad Lake Superior views

Explore the past on Otero Mesa

This famous slot canyon hike in Utah and Arizona delivers broad views of the Colorado Plateau

An Arctic wildlife extravaganza

Wildlife aplenty at Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary

Conquer the East's hardest dayhike

Prime time in the Rockies to explore the San Juan Hut System

Autumn solitude on a well-watered, 10,000-foot plateau

Take a stunning ridge walk in this glacier-clad wilderness park

A backpacker's go light heaven: thru-hiking California's High Sierra

Memorable panoramas of Glacier National Park's high peaks

Delve into the Shoshone National Forest on the North Fork Trail

A glacial sculpture of incredible symmetry in northern Canada

Celebrating wilderness protection where the idea began: the Gila Wilderness

From paddling Lake Superior to glacier-hopping in Alaska: 6 hair-raising, lung-busting adventures from America's top outfitters

You'll find numerous surprises as you explore the lakes, rivers and forests of this highpoint.

A long hike to the highpoint where weather and black flies could pose a challenge.

Allow the plants to color the landscape as you make your way along the trail.

True highpointers will find this peak.

An exclusive guide to five hikes that have been under water for 40 years

A night in Yosemite's most famous hotel

Explore a glacier-covered forest near the Canadian Rockies' highest peak

Camping in Death Valley might give you the hottest day of your life.

This gorgeous alpine lake hike sports huge glacier views just an hour outside of Vancouver.

Deep in the heart of the forbidden Tibetan kingdom, a long-awaited adventure inherited from the author's father takes an unexpected twist.

Learn the weird science behind our addiction to waterfalls, and the location of the best trails in North America.

Deep in Wyoming's Wind River Range, an accident with a sliding boulder makes a hiker confront his life, his fate, and his faith in God.

Do you have what it takes to climb Alaska's Denali? Find out with our mountaineer's guide.