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View at the End of the Trail
Between the Twin Canals in Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve in Louisiana with lots of views of the surrounding swamp. Only area open in the preserve.
Long Stretch of the Trail Underwater - Turn Around Point
Photos from Jean Lafitte NHP's Barataria Preserve Trails: Ring Levee, Wood Duck & Bayou Coquille. Bayous, flooded trails, boardwalks and swamp land.
Alligator Only a Few Feet from the Boardwalk
South of New Orleans the Barataria Preserve, part of Jean Lafitte National Historic Park, is a great place to get out of the city and see how the area looks naturally. These photos are from the nature trail by the visitor center. It is a short b...
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Pitcher Plant
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that attract bugs onto the rim of the pitcher where they slip inside are trapped. Big Thicket National Preserve has a few areas with them.
Wetlands Along Kirby Nature Trail
Big Thicket National Preserve, north of Beaumont, Texas, has trails that take you by creeks and wetlands. This hike goes through them and up into a pine forest.
Scout Lake
This hike is east of Park City in the Uinta Mountains. It is in a national forest area called Mirror Lake Highway Recreation Corridor. The road goes from Kamas, UT to Evanstan, WY and is a scenic byway. Unfortunately at this time you have to have ...
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Downtown Juneau at Night
Head up a mountain right off the boat! The Mt. Roberts Tram is by the cruise ship docks in downtown Juneau and takes passengers up 1,745 ft to the top of Mt. Roberts.
The Eagle River
The Amalga Trail in Juneua, Alaska, goes by ponds as it follows the Eagle River toward the Eagle Glacier. There's sections of it that are on boardwalks.
Heintzleman Ridge
Thunder Mountain is not far from the shore and forms part of the once side of the Mendenhall Valley. There are two trails up the mountain which merge about half way up.
Blue Ice Cave
On the west side of the Mendenhall River, in Juneua, Alaska there is a trail that goes to the Mendenhall Glacier. It is considered the country's most accessible glacier.
Herbert Glacier
The Herbert Glacier trail is an easy 4.5 mile trail about 16 miles north of the Mendenhall Valley in Juneau Alaska. The trail is a compacted gravel trail which many people bike.
Iceburgs Coming Off the Mendenhall Glacier
This hike starts at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor center and head up a valley. Some parts are rough and some parts a scenic walk through the Alaskan Rainforest.
Mt. Yale
Mt. Yale, about 10 miles west of Buena Vista, Colorado is 14,196. This 9.5 mile hike was in October and snow had already fallen on the peak.
Crater Lake #2 North
This hike was to the same location as the last one in my last blog. The difference was, there was no snow, so we stayed on the trail and after the middle lakes we went up and did not visit the first one. We started on South Boulder Creek Trail and...
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Arrowhead Lake (or is it Right Turn Arrow Lake)<br>Love Lake is just to the right and above the point of the arrow.
Hiking cross-country in Rocky Mountain National Park. After the lakes, we saw a couple moose, followed social trails and walked on logs before climbing out of the valley to the road.
Inkwell Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park has a road called the Trail Ridge Road, which goes above treeline for several miles. At its Forest Canyon Overlook, you can see several lakes in a side canyon. Many people stop and stare at them, but they get few visit...
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Elephant's Head
Last weekend went hiking around Long Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. My main camera was having problems, so I had my old camera with me and the pics are not as sharp as usual. After about a half mile I was really wishing for my other camera. ...
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Chasm Lake is one of the most scenic lakes in the park, especially when the ice is breaking up on it. The lake is at 11,800 ft with Longs Peak towering above it. 
Grand Mesa Trip 8-09 - Crags Crest Trail
Grand Mesa rises several thousand feet above the Grand Valley and is covered with pine forests and lakes. Crags Crest National Scenic Trail is a 10 mile loop on the Mesa.
Grand Mesa Trip 8-09 - Rifle Falls
On my way out to Grand Junction last August I stopped by Rifle Falls State Park. About a 20 minute drive from the interstate. It is a small park with a few trails, a campground and of course a tr...
San Juans Trips 9-09 - View When the Clouds Had Cleared
(San Juans - Part 3)Mt. Sneffels is third highest mountain in the San Juans, 14,150 ft. The hike up it is short, but steep and fun. The drive from Ouray to the trailhead was very scenic and part of it is a shelf road with amazing views.
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The Peak Sticking Up Above a Ridge
he Mountain of the Holy Cross, at 14,005 ft, is the third lowest 14er in Colorado. The Holy Cross Wilderness is one of the most beautiful areas of Colorado.
Crusty Snow on Long Lake
A few weeks ago a couple of us went for a snowshoeing hike close to Boulder. The Brainard Lake area is about 35-45 minutes from Boulder. During the winter the road to the lake is closed. The road...
Valley Loop Trail Hike 6-03 - Colorado River 1
This trail is on west side of Rocky Mountain National Park in the headwaters of the Colorado River where it meanders through pine forests and meadows in the Kawuneeche Valley.
Maroon Bells 6-03 - Crater Lake with Flowers
These pics are from a hike near Aspen, CO, in a valley next to the Maroon Bells. This area is so popular that everyone has to take a shuttle bus in the area during summer days. If you go really early or in the evening the road is open to cars. We ...
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