Hiking In The Natural Beauty Of The National Parks Of The United States

If you enjoy hiking then there can be no betterof the most beautiful places on Earth.
setting for a day's hiking than the many wonderfulFor nature lovers a hike through Crater Lake in
national parks of the United States.Oregon is also a must where the giant lake is
At one extreme you have the Badlands of Southsurrounded by high and densely forested
Dakota and the Petrified National Forest in Arizonamountains which are home to both bears and
and at the other you have the lush green scenerysoaring hawks. If you enjoy fishing then you will
of Crater Lake in Oregon or the Great Smokyfind that Crater Lake has an abundant supply of
Mountains in Tennessee. Then, in between, youtrout.
have the thick forests, icy lakes and majesticAlthough everyone has their own favorite national
mountains of Glacier Park in Montana or thepark (mine is unquestionably Great Teton) for
Rocky Mountains of Colorado, whose 14,000 footmany millions of people the prize goes to
peaks offer some truly exciting hiking.Yosemite.
Of course if you are looking for something trulyYosemite National Park offers many spectacular
spectacular then there is nothing quite as stunningviews including that of El Capitan which is the
as the Grand Canyon in Arizona which manylargest granite outcrop on the planet and whose
people quite rightly refer to as the eighth wonder3,000 foot sheer face attracts climbers from all
of the world. This gash which Mother Nature hasover the world. There are also of course
gouged out of the earth runs for nearly 300Yosemite's many magnificent waterfalls, of which
miles, is 18 miles wide at its widest point and is aYosemite Falls itself is the best known, which
breathtaking one mile in depth.splash their way down the mountain sides through
Nature truly provides some wonderful settings fordense forest which is crisscrossed by hundreds of
the hiker and another is the Hawaii Volcanoeshiking trails.
National Park which boasts several differentYosemite is also home to some of the most
ecosystems and allows you hike across black lavaspectacular sequoia trees to be seen anywhere in
sands one day and through dense rainforest thethe world and no visit to Yosemite would be
next.complete without a hike through Mariposa Grove
And speaking of volcanoes, is there any moreand the lesser know, but no less spectacular,
spectacular experience than standing right besideMerced Grove and Tuolumne Grove.
Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park when itThe list of national parks and their memorable
sends its pillar of spray high into the air.attractions could go on and on and for those living
Yellowstone provides some excellent hiking trailsin the United States they fortunately provide
as does the nearby Grand Teton National Parkmore than a lifetime worth of incredible hiking
which, in the opinion of many people, is simply oneexperiences.