Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Backpacking Locations

Next week we'll be backpacking on North Manitou Island, 12 miles into Lake Michigan off the shore of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore in northern Michigan. A ferry will take us over and bring us back after our 5 days of backpacking on this wilderness island.

This will be Ellen's first backpack trip. It will be my 65th or so. It also represents my 52nd different wilderness area where I've backpacked over the years.

Below is a list of the locations I've backpacked, with links to pages for each showing photos and giving more info should you want to consider a trip into the wilderness.


Alaska
Kesugi Ridge Trail in Denali State Park 2004 (with photos)

Arizona

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
Canyon de Chelly National Monument (2008)

Arkansas

Buffalo River National Trail 1999, 2002

Ozark Highlands Trail in the Ozark National Forest (with photos) 1997

Colorado

Mount Zirkel Wilderness in the Routt National Forest (with photos)1987, 1990

The Colorado Trail (with photos) 2001
Uncompahgre/Big Blue Wilderness in the Uncompahgre National Forest (with photos)
1989, 1993, 1994
Weminuche Wilderness in the San Juan National Forest (with photos organized by trail) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1999

Idaho

Targhee National Forest/Jedediah Smith Wilderness (with photos) 1998
Illinois

Sand Ridge State Forest (with photos) 1998

Shawnee National Forest 1992

Indiana
Hoosier National Forest (with photos) 2003
Kentucky

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (with photos) 2000
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

Bay de Noc - Grand Island Trail in the Hiawatha National Forest (with photos) 2001

Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior (with photos of island and moose) 1993, 1996

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (including neighboring Grand Island) (with photos) 1996

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (with photos) 1992

Sylvania Wilderness in the Ottawa National Forest (with photos) 1992

Minnesota

Superior Hiking Trail in the Superior National Forest (with photos) 1996
Missouri

Mark Twain National Forest / The Berryman Trail (with photos) 1997
Montana

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

Pemigewasset Wilderness in the White Mountain National Forest (with photos) 1995

New Mexico

Pecos Wilderness in the Santa Fe National Forest (with photos) 1989, 1991
North Carolina

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (with photos) 1995
Lake Watagua segment of the Appalachian Trail (2006)
South Dakota

Black Hills National Forest/Black Elk Wilderness (with photos) 1997
Tennessee

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (with photos) 2000

Cherokee National Forest (with photos) 1998
Cumberland Trail (with photos) 2002

Land Between the Lakes (with photos) 1996

(Great) Smoky Mountains National Park (with photos) 1995
Utah

Bryce National Park (with photos) 1999

Manti-LaSal National Forest 1999

High Uintas Wilderness in the Ashley and Wasatch-Cache National Forests
(with photos) 1990

Zion National Park (with photos) 1999

Virginia

Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area (Jefferson National Forest)

Pine Mountain Trail (with photos) 2002
Washington
Olympic National Park (with photos)

Pinchot National Forest - Goat Rocks Wilderness (with photos) 2004


Wisconsin

Kettle Moraine State Forest -- Ice Age Trail (with photos) 2000

Chequamegon National Forest (with photos) 1996

Wyoming

Grand Teton National Park (with photos) 2000
Targhee National Forest/Jedediah Smith Wilderness (with photos) 1998

Wind River Range/Bridger-Teton National Forest/Bridger Wilderness (with photos) 1998

Yellowstone National Park (with photos) 1997

1 comment:

  1. What fun, Chuck! I came away from my newest bridge class tonite with the news that they were planning a backpacking trip to Colorado (will be attempting a 14,000-footer near Durango) ... leaving Friday and returning a week from Sunday. It was all we could do to concentrate on bridge!!

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