Southwest Activities: Hiking and backpacking

The majority of the Southwest is public land, and just about anywhere you go you'll find a trail. All of the National Parks offer a range of trails, from easy, paved walks to strenuous hikes. Most of the trails in the National Forests are well-marked and traverse long distances, great for overnight backpacking. Read More »

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Augusta in Provincia de Nampula, Mozambique
Cerro La Tinta, a mountain in Estado Lara, Venezuela
Columbus High School, a school in Platte County, Nebraska
Digaun in Chyama, Dolakha, Janakpur Zone, Central Region, Nepal
Dyukte, a stream in Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia
El Castrero in Estado Guarico, Venezuela
Gijiwa in Nigeria
Gornji Drecelj in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Harrison Island, an island in Saskatchewan
Hudson Ranch in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Jabal al Kuk, a mountain in Southern Kordofan State, Sudan
Jar-e Khushnow, an intermittent stream in Wilayat-e Ghor, Afghanistan
Karangpanas in Central Java, Indonesia
Karasu in Kazakhstan
Kesera in Bangladesh
Khorwala in Punjab, Pakistan
Kochetovka in Penzenskaya Oblast', Russia

La Plenita in Provincia de Baoruco, Dominican Republic
Labette Community College, a school in Labette County, Kansas
Ljeskovac in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mai Ayla, an intermittent stream in Eritrea
Mallinckrodt Chemical Fire Department, a building in St. Louis, Missouri
Molimba in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Moragollagama Wewa, a reservoir in North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Mouvenga, a stream in Province de la Nyanga, Gabon
Piara Bund, a levee in Sindh, Pakistan
Qal`ah-ye Khatun in Wilayat-e Sar-e Pul, Afghanistan
Riviere Cannelle, a stream in Quebec
Salu Dodde, a stream in Provinsi Sulawesi Barat, Indonesia
Sonang-gol, a valley in Gangwon, South Korea
W I Kitchens Lake Dam in Jones County, Mississippi
Wadi Islan, a wadi in Libya

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Southwest Activities: Hiking and backpacking is based on Southwest by Globe-trotter, Peter Fitzgerald, Ryan Holliday, David, Valtteri Päivinen, WineCountryInn, Inas, Burmesedays, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.

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