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Wilderness Areas

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Leave room for the unexpected.

The best parts of a trip rarely show up on an itinerary.

Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Areas

Bloomfield, New Mexico

42,000 acres combined, BLM administered. Bisti: oddly sculpted shale/sandstone formations, 37 miles south of Farmington…

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Follow what feels interesting.

Curiosity is usually a better guide than a strict plan.

Linville Gorge Wilderness Area

Linville Falls, North Carolina

Linville Gorge Wilderness, coverning more than 12,000 acres, is laced with trails that wind through…

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Stop when something catches your eye.

Those moments tend to matter more than the planned ones.

Safford Ranger District

Safford, Arizona

The Safford Ranger District includes four of the Coronado National Forest's “sky islands”: the Winchester,…

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Take the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

Sipsey Wilderness Area

Moulton, Alabama

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area

Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico

In Carson National Forest. Old miners' cabins, ruins of copper-mining company, 13,161-foot-high Wheeler Peak. Hiking,…

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