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<p>The lower section of the Sliding Sands Trail (Keonehe'ehe'e) descends the steep southwest wall of Haleakala crater through a surreal cinder landscape that has been compared to the surface of Mars, ...
At 200 feet, Lower Whitewater Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in the eastern United States. The demanding hike into the gorge is steep and relentless, but nothing prepares you for the scale of what waits at the bottom.
<p>The Leleiwi Overlook Trail is a short walk to one of Haleakala's most remarkable atmospheric phenomena — the Brocken spectre, a meteorological optical illusion in which a visitor's own shadow is pr...
Spoonauger Falls drops 50 feet into a canyon pool along a tributary of the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River. Short, steep, and spectacularly wild — this is SC waterfall hiking at its rawest.
<p>Halemau'u Trail descends the dramatic inner wall of Haleakala crater — a 7-mile-wide, 2,600-foot-deep erosional depression (not a volcanic caldera in the traditional sense) atop Maui's highest peak...
A short, peaceful walk through historic Oconee Station State Historic Site leads to Station Cove Falls — a 60-foot cascade framed by old-growth hemlocks. One of the most serene waterfall hikes in the SC Upstate.
<p>The Tejas Trail winds through the Guadalupe high country, a sky island ecosystem perched above the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert on the ancient Capitan Reef limestone platform. Named for the Spanis...
Brasstown Falls is actually four waterfalls stacked in a dramatic gorge along Brasstown Creek in Sumter National Forest. The steep descent is worth every step for the stunning multi-tiered views.
<p>The Dog Canyon to Indian Meadow trail explores one of the most remote and least-visited sections of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, accessible only via a 70-mile drive from the main Pine Springs...
King Creek Falls is one of the most photogenic waterfalls in South Carolina — a 70-foot curtain drop into a wide, mossy bowl. The moderate trail through Sumter National Forest offers solitude even on busy weekends.
<p>Bush Mountain Trail climbs to the summit of Bush Mountain at 8,631 feet — the second-highest peak in Texas and the highest point wholly within a national park in the state. The route ascends throug...
At 420 feet, Raven Cliff Falls is the tallest waterfall in South Carolina. The moderate out-and-back trail in Caesar's Head State Park rewards hikers with dramatic mountain views and one of the most spectacular cascades in the Southeast.
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