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A Hand-Built Railroad
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Grand Canyon National Park

Bright Angel Trailhead
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Bright Angel Trailhead is located just west of Bright Angel Lodge, Lookout Studio, and Kolb Studio. At 6,840 feet (2,085 m), it provides access for hikers and mules to many inner canyon destinations. From the Hermit Road Interchange shuttle bus stops, it is a short walk to the east, and up a hill, on a paved footpath to the trailhead. This spring, Bright Angel Trail below Havasupai Gardens is closed through May 15. Visit the link for details.

Grand Canyon National Park

Bright Angel Trail
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Bright Angel Trail lets hikers walk in the footsteps of the canyon's Indigenous Peoples, miners, and early tourists, as they descend into the canyon's depths. Offering big views, morning and afternoon shade, resthouses, vault toilets, and water stations during the summer. As of April 13, 2025, the water is ON at 1.5- and 3-mile resthouses and Havasupai Gardens. Portions of Bright Angel Trail are closed for waterline construction, Visit the link for a list of trail closures.

Grand Canyon National Park

North Kaibab Trail
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North Kaibab Trail is the least visited and most difficult of the major inner canyon corridor trails. It is challenging for day hikers as well as rim-to-rim hikers. Water at the North Kaibab TRAILHEAD water has been shut off for the winter and is expected to be turned back on May 15, when the roads open. Always carry a way to filter or treat creek water, in the event the water stations at Manzanita and Cottonwood Campground are not working.

Grand Canyon National Park

South Kaibab Trail
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This well-maintained dirt trail offering wonderful expansive views. This is a great trail for short day hiking trips into the canyon of half a day or less. During winter months foot traction and hiking poles are advised when trail surfaces are icy. There is no public parking at the South Kaibab Trailhead. Please park at the Visitor Center, then take the Kaibab (Orange) Route shuttle bus to the trailhead. It is a 9-minute ride from the Visitor Center to the Trailhead.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Spencer Trail
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The narrow and steep trail once was passage for pack animal hauling of supplies, today is challenging hike for those fearless of heights.

Nicodemus National Historic Site

St. Francis Hotel
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The St. Francis Hotel has lived many lives: first as a place of business operated by early settlers Zachary and Jenny Fletcher, then as private residence and restaurant of the Switzer family. The original two-story limestone structure was built in 1881 and was a successful hotel in Nicodemus. The Switzer family bought the building in 1921 and built several additions while they lived there.

Nicodemus National Historic Site

Township Hall
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Built from 1937-1939 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project with local limestone, the Nicodemus Township Hall has served as a central meeting place for the community for decades. Representing the pillar of self-determination in African American communities, this building hosted everything from voting and township meetings to dances and roller-skating. It currently houses the site's visitor center.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Boston Store Trailhead
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The Village of Boston grew up alongside a canal on the east side of the Cuyahoga River and a railroad on the west side of the river. Boston Store Trailhead provides limited mobility parking on the east side. Use it to access the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail and refreshments at Boston Store. This small trailhead does not accommodate over-sized vehicles.

Valles Caldera National Preserve

Commissary
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The commissary supplied basics like meat, potatoes, beans, and other canned goods for ranch workers and sheep camps. Sheepherders arriving on horseback, packed burros, and mules would stock up with weeks' worth of provisions and then return to their camps in the mountains.

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River

Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct
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Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is the home of the oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States - the Delaware Aqueduct, or Roebling Bridge as it is now known. Begun in 1847 as one of four suspension aqueducts on the Delaware and Hudson Canal, it was designed by and built under the supervision of John A. Roebling, future engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Mules on the Moon: Unlikely Partners in Sagebrush Restoration Carry Their Weight
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Along Idaho’s U.S. Highway 26, National Park Service ecologists are enhancing the efficiency of sagebrush restoration and teaming up with a long-time partner of mankind: the mule.

Grand Canyon National Park

Center Road Bus Stop - Village (Blue) Route
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This bus stop along the Village (Blue) Route provides direct access to Parking Lot C, a small public lot with 38 spaces, but often one of the last parking areas to fill during busy days. This stop is centrally located within the historic district of Grand Canyon Village with historic buildings located to the east, north and west of this point. Visit the link for the current schedule.

Murphy Wagon Replica
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The Murphy Wagon was used first by traders on the Santa Fe Trail. Later, emigrants adapted the Murphy wagon to haul their belongings to Oregon and California.

C&O Canal Lock 63
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Robidoux Pass
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Fort Mitchell Site
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Death Valley National Park

Harmony Borax Works
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The stories of borax (white gold) and the famous 20-mule teams come to life at this historic borax processing site. Walk: 0.4 mi (0.6km)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

LeConte Lodge
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A historic mountaintop lodge offering rustic overnight lodging and meals for hikers.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Lock 29 Trailhead Information
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The Ohio & Erie Canal made Peninsula a busy industrial town and popular overnight stop for canal travelers. Today visitors can stroll through the historic downtown, shop, and dine. Lock 29 Trailhead is a popular, often crowded access point for the village, Towpath Trail, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, and Cuyahoga River Water Trail. On the towpath, travel 2.3 miles north to the village of Boston. About a mile south is Deep Lock and connecting trails to old stone quarries.