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I’ve really been enjoying this frequently updated blog. Las Vegas is one of the best, least appreciated, hiking destinations in the World.
10 hikers spent part of Thanksgiving Day on top of Shark Boulder in Red Rock Canyon. This was the first group hike to The Shark!

Hiking Las Vegas: Happy Thanksgiving from Shark Boulder

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By far the best source of information on hiking in Southern California is Modern Hiker.
And just possibly the best trip reports on-line anywhere. Here’s the perfect example post:

A leg-busting ascent to the highest point in Los Angeles County, with a neighboring mountain thrown in for good measure. This is a classic hike through some […]

One man and his dog, 128 days and 1553mi (2500km), the first person to walk solo and unassisted across the continent of Australia.
Adventurer of the Year Andrew Skurka just completed 6875mi on his Great Western Loop, but I reckon John Muir’s trek across Australia in 2001, on his fourth attempt, was even tougher.
Mainly because […]

Here’s a set of the 96 most “interesting” pics on flickr tagged “Grand Canyon”. Flickr has over 2 billion photos, many of them very interesting.
Best way to see them is to click on View as Slideshow after the link.
Grand Canyon - All GC Sets Combined by Interestingness
Here’s one of my favourites:

original - Al_HikesAZ

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Mohamed Mabrouk recommends one of his favourite hikes:
ALGALT is a beautiful pool up the mountains in Sinai passing through some of the most beautiful wadis between Sinai mountains. Licensed Bedouin guides (obligatory by St Katherine Protectorate) and Cameleers (porters there carry with their camels) are professional and punctual.

The trail is just beautiful that I […]

Marc Witkes posting to Inside Outside Magazine on the best trail out of Albuquerque:

And of the many ways to enjoy the Sandias, my favorite is running or hiking up the La Luz trail and taking the Sandia Peak Tramway down.
… The trail begins at 6,559 feet elevation, skirts a residential area for two miles, climbs […]

Graywolf likes, as one of the best hikes in the world, the Thunder River/Deer Creek Loop in the Grand Canyon:

It is a very demanding and beautiful 26 to 43 (w/side trips) mile hike from the North Rim to the river and back. Awesome scenery, beautiful river, creeks, and falls and a wonderful play area in […]

Backcountry Blog just posted a trip report on one of the best day hikes in the known universe:

… I had always wanted to come here, but nothing had prepared me for what was in front of me.
This formation is one of natures’ most spectacular. The colors were so vivid, the waves of sandstone so […]

I’ve been getting to the “Four Corners” of the USA for hiking about once a year.
Next trip I plan on checking out Grand Staircase - Escalante and Capitol Reef.
The best hiking photos I can find on this region are posted by Phil Armitage:

The 1.7 million acres of the Grand Staircase - Escalante National […]

Will of the excellent Mental Wanderings blog posted some tips on river walking our favourite track in the Southwest USA.
If you are planning on hiking Paria Canyon sometime in the future, be sure to check it out. Here’s a summary:
Tip #1 - River Water Is Gross
Tip #2 – Filtering From Rivers In the Desert Sucks
Tip […]