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Since I lived in Ohio for more than five years I go and visit friends and family there once in a while. Following is some information about this area and a hike report about a fun little excursion along the Cuyahoga ([http://cougar.eb.com/soundc11/gg/ggcuya01.wav pronounced like this]) River. The US state Ohio is not exactly...

Hike: Crestview Outdoor Ministry Expedition #2, 12/8/2007, 11:00-17:00, Walls of Jericho Distance: 7.0 miles Rating: 5/5 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Conditions: Fog, low clouds all day, mild temps. On/Off light showers earlier. Thoughts/Observations: Crestview Outdoor Ministry Expedition #2 total of 7 people....

Nachdem ich gefallen am Wandern in den Schweizer Alpen gefunden habe war es klar, dass wir in unserem Urlaub auch Wandern wollten. Dieses Jahr ging es in den Westen der USA. Dabei darf der Grand Canyon natürlich nicht fehlen. Auf unserer Rundreise war der Grand Canyon der erste Nationalpark der USA der Wandermöglichkeit...

Just off of the main road through the Grand Teton National Park, a bit North of Moose Junction (in the South of the park), there's a little rest area from which a small trail leads towards the swampy shores of the Snake river. Look for the signs to Schwabacher's Landing. The trail is only a fairly short hike, absolutely flat (thus...

OJI has named itself by the shape of  landslides.  A further landslide in the 1930'a somewhat spoiled the lettering.  The mountain is 3434 feet high and is off the Newsowdnehuenk tote road a gravel road that starts at the Togue Pond Gatehouse for Baxter State Park a large state park of about 81,000 ha.  OJI is...

This hike may be accomplished in a day and involves 5.2 miles of ascent and the same to return.  There are leantos and tenting sites but these must be reserved ahead of time. Lat/Long     45.90440 N/  68.9338 W

There is no higher peak, if you were to fly east from here across the United States, across the Atlantic until Mont Blanc.  This peak was seen by the Stephen Long expedition of 1820 first on June 30 of that year and his name appears on it as early as 1825. Long would have seen the mountain from 9000 feet below its summit from...