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CHUCK'S
FAVORITE
BACKPACKING
DESTINATIONS
You can get buried in
Worries of the world,
But you can never
Get too deep
For the woods.
--Ollie Olsen--
A perpetually unfinished work
as every year I discover
new favorites.
May it ever be so!
These following 47 backpacking locales are
places I've backpacked and would recommend. I will gladly provide
more specific information or attempt to answer any specific questions
you might have, so just email
me and I'll get back to you! Some are great for beginners,
others moderate in difficulty, and some just plain tough. However,
rather than attempt to rank them, it would be best if you contact
me regarding a specific area, since many factors enter into such
a ranking.
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- Alaska
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- Kesugi Ridge Trail in Denali State Park 2004 (with
photos)
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Arizona
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- Grand Canyon National Park (with photos organized
by trail) 1985, 1989 (and rafted canyon 1999)
Havasu
Canyon/Grand Canyon West (with photos) 2001
- Superstition Wilderness in the Tonto National Forest
(with photos) 2002
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Arkansas
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- Buffalo River National Trail 1999, 2002
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- Ozark Highlands Trail in the Ozark National Forest
(with photos) 1997
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- Colorado
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- Mount Zirkel Wilderness
in the Routt National Forest (with photos)1987, 1990
- The Colorado Trail (with photos) 2001
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- Uncompahgre/Big Blue
Wilderness in the Uncompahgre National Forest (with photos) 1989,1993,1994
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- Weminuche Wilderness in the San Juan National Forest
(with photos organized by trail) 1989,
1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1999
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- Idaho
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- Targhee National Forest/Jedediah Smith Wilderness
(with photos) 1998
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- Illinois
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- Sand Ridge State Forest (with photos) 1998
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- Shawnee National Forest
1992
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- Indiana
- Hoosier National Forest (with photos) 2003
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- Kentucky
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- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
(with photos) 2000
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- Land Between the Lakes (with photos) 1996
- Mammoth Cave National Park (with photos) 2001
- Pine Mountain Trail (with photos) 2002
- Red River Gorge (with photos) 2007
Michigan
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- Bay de Noc - Grand Island Trail in the Hiawatha National
Forest (with photos) 2001
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- Isle Royale National
Park in Lake Superior (with photos of island and moose) 1993,
1996
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- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (including neighboring
Grand Island) (with photos) 1996
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- Porcupine Mountains
Wilderness State Park (with photos) 1992
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- Sylvania Wilderness
in the Ottawa National Forest (with photos) 1992
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- Minnesota
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- Superior Hiking Trail in the Superior National Forest
(with photos) 1996
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- Missouri
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- Mark Twain National Forest / The Berryman Trail (with
photos) 1997
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- Montana
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- Gallatin National Forest/Lee Metcalf Wilderness (with
photos) 1998
Glacier/Waterton
National Park (with photos) 1997
Bob
Marshall Wilderness in the Flathead National Forest (with photos)
1997
New Hampshire
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- Pemigewasset Wilderness
in the White Mountain National Forest (with photos) 1995
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- New Mexico
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- Pecos Wilderness in
the Santa Fe National Forest (with photos) 1989, 1991
North Carolina
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- Great Smoky Mountains
National Park (with photos) 1995
- Lake Watagua segment of the Appalachian Trail (2006)
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- South Dakota
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- Black Hills National Forest/Black Elk Wilderness (with
photos) 1997
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- Tennessee
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- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
(with photos) 2000
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- Cherokee National Forest (with photos) 1998
Cumberland
Trail (with photos) 2002
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- Land Between the Lakes (with photos) 1996
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- (Great) Smoky Mountains
National Park (with photos) 1995
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- Utah
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- Bryce National Park (with photos) 1999
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- Manti-LaSal National Forest 1999
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- High Uintas Wilderness
in the Ashley and Wasatch-Cache National Forests (with photos)
1990
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- Zion National Park (with photos) 1999
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- Virginia
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- Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area (Jefferson National
Forest)
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- Pine Mountain Trail (with photos) 2002
- Washington
Olympic
National Park (with photos)
- Pinchot National Forest - Goat Rocks Wilderness (with
photos) 2004
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- Wisconsin
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- Kettle Moraine State Forest -- Ice Age Trail (with
photos) 2000
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- Chequamegon National Forest (with photos) 1996
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- Wyoming
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- Grand Teton National Park (with photos) 2000
- Targhee National Forest/Jedediah Smith Wilderness
(with photos) 1998
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- Wind River Range/Bridger-Teton National Forest/Bridger
Wilderness (with photos) 1998
Yellowstone
National Park (with photos) 1997
Water covers 2/3 of the
planet. It's your job to cover the rest!
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