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outdoors in United States : the essentials

Hiking in Lolo

Skookum Butte

Skookum Butte is fun enough just to say – it’s pronounced “Skoo-come” – but it’s also pretty fun to visit, too, and there’s a nice

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Lake Alva

Alva is one in a long chain of lakes encompassing the headwaters of the Clearwater River, a major tributary of Blackfoot. The lake

Nature Reserves in Clinton

Welcome Creek Wilderness

Congress passed the Wilderness Act in 1964, and since then millions of acres have been protected. One of the least known of those

Nature Reserves in Heron

Ross Creek Giant Cedars

Western red cedars are rare in the Northern Rockies – mostly these giants live along the super wet coasts of Oregon. Washington, a

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Rainy Lake

Somehow we’d missed Rainy Lake, even though I’d driven by it dozens of times headed north into the Swan or south into the Seeley.

Lakes in Stanley

Stanley Lake

The Satwooth Mountains of central Idaho have no shortage of lakes, yet of all the ones you can drive to, Stanley stands among the

Lakes in Saint Ignatius

Turqouise Lake

Turquoise Lake is one of the most exceptional and beautiful spots in Montana – and that’s saying something. It’s also a haul to ge

Lakes in Skykomish

Blanca Lake

For several months each year when the snow is clear in the high country of Washington's Cascade Mountains, get a real workout hiki

Lakes in Idaho City

Diamond Lake

Diamond Lake is an easily accessible sub-alpine lake in the northern Bitterroot Mountains south of Superior. In a region full of l

Nature Reserves in Oljato-Monument Valley

Camel Butte

In Monument Valley, you can see all kinds of rock formations which the Indians gave names according to their similarities with ani

Waterfalls in Mount Hood Village

Tamanawas Falls

Tamanawas Falls hike lies on the east side of Mt. Hood; a short drive from the town of Hood River. It's a relatively easy hike, ma

Waterfalls in South Lake Tahoe

Cascade Falls

This moderate, short hike (which is about 2 miles round-trip) is a must-do when in the Lake Tahoe Area. It’s right next to Emerald

Lakes in Libby

Leigh Lake

The Cabinet Mountains of far Northwest Montana are largely preserved as wilderness. These high summits hold grizzlies, lofty peaks

Viewpoints in Eureka

Stahl Peak Lookout

When the country in Montana was a bit wilder, men and women used to spend their summers perched in somewhat crazy mountain top cab

Lakes in Eureka

Paradise Lake

Paradise? Well I guess that depends on who is doing the defining, but this tiny alpine lake is certainly nice by anyone’s reckonin

Hiking in Kooskia

Gash Point

The Bitterroot Mountains dominate the skyline from Missoula to Sula. It’s all public land, meaning anything you can see you can vi

Hiking in Browning

Ptarmigan Tunnel

Most of the backcountry in Glacier National Park is close to untouched, which makes the Ptarmigan Tunnel all the more interesting.

Gardens in New Ulm

Guggisberg Tree Farm

In honor of the upcoming holiday it's important to know where the best Christmas tree farms are located. Guggisberg Tree Farm has

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