“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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national parks

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Grand Canyon National Park

Zion National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Acadia National Park

Yosemite National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Glacier National Park

National forests

Pisgah National Forest (NC)

Angeles National Forest (CA)

Tonto National Forest (AZ)

Sequoia National Forest (CA)

Inyo National Forest (CA)

White Mountain National Forest (NH)