15 amazing photos that will make you consider hiking or backpacking Mount Whitney's mountaineer's route.

A 3-day journey backpacking through Joshua Tree National Park with Shoestring Adventures. We started at Indian Cove, and took well marked trails to Big Pine, then Willow Hole trail. 

Ryan Mountain is a well marked trail inside Joshua Tree National Park. This is my favorite hike in Joshua Tree because of the expansive top-down view of the park from the 5,457 foot peak.

Grinnell Glacier hike in Glacier National Park, Montana, is the most beautiful hike I have been on to date.

As soon as you step up to the rim of Bryce Canyon, you have a panoramic view of all the HooDoos (rock formations) rising up from the ground.

Half Dome is on most Californian hikers top summits to conquer. I joined Shoestring Adventures on a 3 day backpacking trip through Yosemite National Park to summit this aptly named mountain.

We spent two days exploring Zion hiking and canyoneering in this beautiful national park. Zion's most famous hikes take some research and preparation, so I've included some tips from our journey.

We spent two days exploring Bryce Canyon hiking and off-roading. Bryce is otherworldly with plenty of trails to explore both in and outside of the park.

Queen's Garden to Navajo Loop Trail is in my top 3 hikes I've ever experienced. It's no surprise since it was voted top 10 hikes by National Geographic. 

Bell Rock is among the many towering mountains and vistas of Red Rock State Park. There are amazing panoramic views of the prominent red rock formations like Courthouse Butte as you ascent.