The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area borders Yellowstone National Park and is made up of about 940,000 acres (3,800 square kilometers) of land in three national forests, mostly in Montana with a small portion in Wyoming. It includes Granite Peak, the highest point in Montana, as well as the largest contiguous area of land above 10,000 feet [more...]
Because North Cascades National Park is 93% wilderness area, nearly all people who visit the park proper come to hike or climb mountains. But the park is only one unit in a vast region of public lands that include some of the most delightful peaks and lakes in North America. The park is managed as [more...]
In modern western cities it’s uncommon to see people going barefoot, yet in most of the world and for most of human existence barefoot has been the norm. The human foot has 24 bones, working together in a complex structure designed to lessen the impact of footfall, combined with muscles tendons and ligaments that store energy [more...]