State: New Mexico Trailhead Location: Osha Trail - https://maps.app.goo.gl/3mwF5Wr3v1WF6R829 Cloud Climbing Rail Trail: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1vKjNKZYCMeqXVqT8 Park: Lincoln National Forest Length: Osha Trail (2.5 miles), Cloud Climbing Rail Trail (2.3 miles) Fee: $5.00, Free if you have a national parks pass // U.S Route 82 climbs to 9,000 feet of elevation into Cloudcroft, NM. A sky island in the surrounding desert, Cloudcroft is a small village nestled amidst a cool fore

State: Tennessee Trailhead: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bLFvK1WYzpgpRYm17 Park: Cherokee National Forest Length Lower Higgins Creek Falls (1.5 miles out-and-back) Elevation: 482 Fee: Free // It's been exactly 555 days since I stepped onto the trails of Rocky Fork State Park and Cherokee National Forest. I've changed. But this landscape is transformed. Eight days after I left Rocky Fork in September 2024 following an off-trail waterfall adventure, Hurricane Helene hit and Erwin, T

State: Georgia Trailhead: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JggXYQakkLUnVnMz6 Park: Providence Canyon State Park Length: The Backcountry Trail + Canyons 1-9: 9.3 miles Elevation: 866 feet Fee: Daily Pass of $10.00 per vehicle // Providence Canyon appears like an unexpected mirage in the Georgia lowlands. The gently undulating countryside, covered by various oak and hickory species, abruptly falls into canyons comprised of striking multi-colored sediments. If you've traveled out West, t