Guides and Trips
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Shenandoah NP - Dark Hollow Rose River Loop
Shenandoah NP, Virginia, United States
Photography | 6.5 miles
Photography | 6.5 miles
Park at Big Meadows Visitor Center. Hike the nature trail to the Dark Hollow Trail. At the bottom of Dark Hollow (at the fire road), turn right, cross the bridge, and immediately turn left onto the Rose River Loop trail. When you get to the Skyline Drive, look for the horse trail, just north of the pullout, on the west side of the road. Take the horse trail back to the Big...
A relatively easy walk over old lava flows, and through several kipuka. We stopped and turned around at 1.4 miles, but the trail continues at least another 2.3 miles (one way) where it intersects the Powerline Road.
Hike down a short, a (maybe) steep trail to a remote black sand and cobble beach. Great views.
Descend through rain forest into an old (but still steaming) caldera. It rained most of the walk, but that also meant we a had nearly constant view of a rainbow within the caldera.
An easy walk through a kipuka. Great bird watching. Most of the species are not endemic (I did see a couple of endemics). This trail is also called Bird Park.
Short, easy walk over old lava flows. The small loop at the midpoint (before you retrace your hike out) is a boardwalk around/through petroglyphs carved into the rocks.
The views into the Kalalau Valley are astounding. You can walk about half of what this track covers without worrying too much about the trail conditions. The further you go, however, the more interesting it gets. The trail continued into the Alaka'i Swamp, but we found the slippery wet clay too much for us. We turned around when we reached the junction with the Alaka'i Swamp Trail after climbing multiple "mud stairs". The...
Easy, quiet walk through a forest. Good for bird watching.
I short hike down a fire road to the *top* of a small waterfall.
Great hike! Lots of magnificent views to the west. I have another version of this hike that starts and ends at a slightly different place in Skyland. This version is about a half mile longer.
Simple walk through forest. One nice view to the west from Dickey Hill. On the east side of Dickey Hill the trail takes you through the remnants of an old farm - the barn is still standing, but only the foundation remains of the house.
Balcones Canyonlands NWR - Warbler Vista Trail
Lago Vista, Texas, United States
Bird Watching | 3.2 miles
Bird Watching | 3.2 miles
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