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You tie your hiking boots in perfectly snug knots and gently stand up, brushing the pebbles off of your left knee. A deep breath of fresh air fills your lungs as your first step leads into the wilderness. The warm breeze smells like dirt, nature at its finest. Leaves crunch beneath your powerful feet and pebbles fling off the trail, scuttling to a slow stop. You march on. Thoughts of the office vanish from your mind and Thanksgiving stumbles in. Certainly, something you 're grateful for is this round, aged, beautiful earth that you have the freedom to trek along.
Today is National Take a Hike Day. Nobody knows whether this day is designed for people to bellow "take a hike" to those who deserve it, or venture into the wilderness for some healthy, much-needed exercise. Aladdin Travel interprets it as the latter.
What better time to embrace nature than late autumn? Leaves transform from bright greens to light yellows and dark ambers before they shrivel and freeze off into the bone cold winter. Just a few months away marks the National Parks 100th birthday year! What a wonderful excuse to travel to one, right before the whirling holidays swing in. Knock a few National Parks off avid hikers ' bucket lists this year!
1.) Blue Ridge Parkway blue ridge mountain collage This winding road stretches from the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina all the way up the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. As far as the eye can see, vast mountains roll along the 469 mile drive. Pull off the road whenever your heart pleases to grasp the wide, mountainous view. Plenty of trails along the road range from a 0.1 mile hike to an elongated 13.5 mile one-way trek, each guiding to secluded views of quiet American land. Historic sites dot throughout the drive, each representing a different time segment of Cherokee history. Take your time – the speed limit is 45 mph, which lowers around bends and turns. Don’t miss the highest waterfall east of the Rockies, or Mount Mitchell, the tallest mountain peak in Eastern USA. 2.) Redwood National Park, California Mystical fog sifts around thousands-of-years-old cinnamon-colored trees in California’s Redwood National Park. The soft sun peaks through the forest, creating a gentle, serene glow. Besides the birds chirping and creeks trickling over smooth stones, peaceful silence stagnates the air. This marvelous chunk of land right near the seashore beholds the largest trees in the world, most reaching over a towering 300 feet. The trees have a diameter averaging 8 – 20 feet wide. Cars drive …show more content…
The largest glacier reaches 0.7 miles, but ecologists estimate that glaciers will completely melt by 2020. Despite these sad statistics, there is plenty to see at Glacier. Tall mountains jut around flat plains; rushing waterfalls sprinkle around the park; 762 tranquil lakes delve deep into the land; and wildflowers peek up all over the ground. 151 hiking trails total 745 miles of must-see paths throughout the park. No matter what time of year you head to Glacier National Park, chinooks, dry warm breezes that gust down the mountain, take the chill out of your bones. Try to squeeze this wondrous hiking spot on a National Hike Day soon to
You tie your hiking boots in perfectly snug knots and gently stand up, brushing the pebbles off of your left knee. A deep breath of fresh air fills your lungs as your first step leads into the wilderness. The warm breeze smells like dirt, nature at its finest. Leaves crunch beneath your powerful feet and pebbles fling off the trail, scuttling to a slow stop. You march on. Thoughts of the office vanish from your mind and Thanksgiving stumbles in. Certainly, something you 're grateful for is this round, aged, beautiful earth that you have the freedom to trek along.
Today is National Take a Hike Day. Nobody knows whether this day is designed for people to bellow "take a hike" to those who deserve it, or venture into the wilderness for some healthy, much-needed exercise. Aladdin Travel interprets it as the latter.
What better time to embrace nature than late autumn? Leaves transform from bright greens to light yellows and dark ambers before they shrivel and freeze off into the bone cold winter. Just a few months away marks the National Parks 100th birthday year! What a wonderful excuse to travel to one, right before the whirling holidays swing in. Knock a few National Parks off avid hikers ' bucket lists this year!
1.) Blue Ridge Parkway blue ridge mountain collage This winding road stretches from the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina all the way up the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. As far as the eye can see, vast mountains roll along the 469 mile drive. Pull off the road whenever your heart pleases to grasp the wide, mountainous view. Plenty of trails along the road range from a 0.1 mile hike to an elongated 13.5 mile one-way trek, each guiding to secluded views of quiet American land. Historic sites dot throughout the drive, each representing a different time segment of Cherokee history. Take your time – the speed limit is 45 mph, which lowers around bends and turns. Don’t miss the highest waterfall east of the Rockies, or Mount Mitchell, the tallest mountain peak in Eastern USA. 2.) Redwood National Park, California Mystical fog sifts around thousands-of-years-old cinnamon-colored trees in California’s Redwood National Park. The soft sun peaks through the forest, creating a gentle, serene glow. Besides the birds chirping and creeks trickling over smooth stones, peaceful silence stagnates the air. This marvelous chunk of land right near the seashore beholds the largest trees in the world, most reaching over a towering 300 feet. The trees have a diameter averaging 8 – 20 feet wide. Cars drive …show more content…
The largest glacier reaches 0.7 miles, but ecologists estimate that glaciers will completely melt by 2020. Despite these sad statistics, there is plenty to see at Glacier. Tall mountains jut around flat plains; rushing waterfalls sprinkle around the park; 762 tranquil lakes delve deep into the land; and wildflowers peek up all over the ground. 151 hiking trails total 745 miles of must-see paths throughout the park. No matter what time of year you head to Glacier National Park, chinooks, dry warm breezes that gust down the mountain, take the chill out of your bones. Try to squeeze this wondrous hiking spot on a National Hike Day soon to