Park Trails

RoadTripsCoffee

A7 I think ironically the biggest challenge to maintaining trails is the human presence. I've hiked sections of the AT where the trail has sunken nearly a foot. Trails in other parks turned to slosh from trampled vegetation. #ParkChat

hksbks

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A7) People going off of them. A lovely little trail at a state park in my area is no longer as lovely because of posts that had to be put in (for an eventual fence) since, presumably, people kept leaving the cordwalk and harming the dunes. #ParkChat

louisbink

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A8 How hard the summit to @MtStHelensNVM was for me (not so much teenagers) 12 hour round trip. #ParkChat

hksbks

replying to @hksbks @beckyjlomax @GlacierNPS A2, Pt. 2) Facebook is still preventing me from accessing my photos, but I did find a @RockyNPS lake photo from a hike on Cub Trail in my camera roll. #ParkChat

somanyparks

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A8. Beehive in @AcadiaNPS isn't as drop off-y as it looks. One of us thinks it's still very scary! #parkchat

GPJohnston

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A8) All the good ones surprise me but maybe for its sheer intriguing redrock canyon beauty would be Paria River, I was visually shocked around almost every corner. #ParkChat

naturetechfam

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax #parkchat A8 The boardwalk around Upper Geyser Basin @YellowstoneNPS was incredible. I thought it would be too crowded and underwhelming, and I was wrong on both accounts!

ParksandPoints

A8) It's a short walk, they said, you'll be in Maine in no time, they said. Lies. All lies. #AppalachianTrail #AT #ParkChat

GPJohnston

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A9) Climbing Rainier no doubt. #ParkChat

JrRangerTigran

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A6 #ParkChat I have so many, but here are pictures from @SantaMonicaMtns , @JoshuaTreeNPS and @CraterLakeNPS

billbrokob

replying to @Stars252525 @Stars252525 @beckyjlomax Petulant Goats #parkchat

coasthikergirl

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A9 #parkchat Hiking to Muir Camp at 10,000 feet on the shoulder of Mount Rainier in springtime. You start at Paradise and climb 5,000 feet over 5 miles. I’ve only done it on snow and have no idea what it looks like in the summer. @MountRainierNPS

RCGibby73

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A9: The hike up to Mills lake for Solar Eclipse 2016 was worth it. 4 miles or so from Bear Lake past the thundering Alberta Falls, ending with this view #ParkChat

melissa_sue

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax Enough said. #parkchat

iStefPayne

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A9: Kennecott glacier in @WrangellStENPS kicked my ass about 13 times! Best hike ever. #parkchat

lostpaddles

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax So many places kids love. #ParkChat mine really started to love hikes and experiences @BigBendNPS , the window trail or the canyons

TPRjerks

replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax A9. McKenzie this past Winter. Deceptively mean for a 3850' peak. It broke almost all of my gear & left me bumped, bruised & aching for 5 days. I never ache that long after a single hike. #ParkChat