Old Rag Mountain, Virginia
This Shenandoah National Park trail offers hikers a scenic climb through dense Appalachian forest, ending with a boulder scramble to views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. “It’s the greatest mountain hiking within easy reach of Washington, D.C, and the East Coast,” Palmer says. He suggests visiting on weekdays to avoid crowds.
Highline Trail, Montana
Palmer has high praise for this Glacier National Park trail, calling it “an American masterpiece of mountain hiking.” The out-and-back trek climbs above timberline. “You walk across this cliff face with spectacular views into this immense U-shaped alpine canyon,” he says.
Plan your next hike at one of these mountain trails with sweeping views, physical challenges
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Mountain hiking trails: Old Rag, Highline Trail, Mt Rainier
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S.F. man arrested in Cliff House burglary, historic items recovered
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A mannequin wearing a sutro bathing suit as garde manger Carlos Sandhu-Gonzalez (left) makes croutons at Sutro s in the Cliff house in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, November 10, 2011. The bathing suit along with numerous other items stolen from the shuttered restaurant were recently recovered following a burglary.Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle
A San Francisco man suspected of breaking into the iconic Cliff House and stealing historic memorabilia in January, nearly one month after the restaurant announced its permanent closure, has been arrested and charged with burglary, authorities said.