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Who loves these activities and what are your favorite trips?!?!?

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    Yup, love em. My favorite trips are ones that don't involve ticks. ;)

    Steven's Peak in Mullan, Idaho was a good recent one.
  • RunDineWine
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    Nice! Just hiked through City of Rocks national Park in ID a couple months ago on my way to Maui to climb Halliakala(spelling? haha)
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    Nice! Just hiked through City of Rocks national Park in ID a couple months ago on my way to Maui to climb Halliakala(spelling? haha)

    That's a cool trip in Maui.

    Steven's was pretty good, nice snow filled climb. :)

    City of Rocks sounds cool, never did get up there when I lived in Reno. :(
  • DawnIeMarieF
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    Tell me about it. I also hate ticks. Never had one embedded yet. A life goal is to never have that happen to me.
  • RunDineWine
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    I got one when I was 12 . . .was not fun, but luckily got it out right away
  • magnolia_ah
    magnolia_ah Posts: 161 Member
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    backpacking to neverland
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    Tell me about it. I also hate ticks. Never had one embedded yet. A life goal is to never have that happen to me.

    Had to take some antibiotics when I lived in New england because one got me and lived on me for at least a day.

    Lyme scare for a week or so after the treatment.
  • RunDineWine
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    That's great that you still get to make it out and take them with you! Has anyone done the Appalachian trail? I'm planning on taking a month to do a bunch of it next year :)
  • Chaskavitch
    Chaskavitch Posts: 172 Member
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    That's great that you still get to make it out and take them with you! Has anyone done the Appalachian trail? I'm planning on taking a month to do a bunch of it next year :)

    I've been told that the Appalachian trail is a LOT of up and down, because it is a ridgeline, basically. We just did a hike in the Great Smokey Mountains in TN, and that was gorgeous, but coming from Colorado, ew. Humidity and ticks and a billion spiders. The variety in the plants and birds was amazing, though. We have a lot of pine, aspen, and scrub oak here, so it was really cool to see so many new things (even the spiders).

    There is an area at the top of Cameron Pass here called the Rawahs. We backpacked it last summer and I thought I was going to die by mile 8 because of my blisters, but it is super pretty once you set up camp and get to eat :) Amazing overlooks, beautiful lakes and rivers, and snow-pack through July.
  • RunDineWine
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    sounds like my kind of place! I will have to check it out :-D I'm doing a little trip coming up to central IL to starved Rock state park. It is supposed to be amazing!
  • PhotogirlTX
    PhotogirlTX Posts: 85 Member
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    I live in Colorado, so we hike any chance we get... right now, trying to decide which 14er we are going to do next! I will definitely be getting out this weekend for a nice hike!
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
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    Every chance I get I'm gone...even if it's just me and my dog. Hiking the entire appalachian trail start to finish in one shot is on my bucket list. Just need to figure out how to financially take 6 months off work when I like buying crap way too much.
  • RunDineWine
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    I hear that! How money has cursed us all! Does anyone spend a lot of time down in the TN area. I really want to check out the Smoky mountain trails!
  • tracysway
    tracysway Posts: 67 Member
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    I love starved rock IL. I have hiked that numerous times, just a couple of weeks ago was the last. The further you go the less there are people.
  • Capt_Chev
    Capt_Chev Posts: 93 Member
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    Love them all! Just got back from a trip down in the Grand Canyon with some friends! We backpacked down to Havasupai, one of the most visually stunning places I have ever visited!

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  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
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    I hear that! How money has cursed us all! Does anyone spend a lot of time down in the TN area. I really want to check out the Smoky mountain trails!

    I've gone to Gatliburg several times with friends and the views are amazing. They have enough trails there to keep you busy all weekend and still leave some left to explore for another trip. Plus cabins are extremely reasonably priced. Locals are really helpful and friendly. The views are amazing especially in the fall.
  • RunDineWine
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    btw. . .your profile pic is amazing!

    Just booked a trip to the gran canyon! super stoked!!!