The harsh draining hike to the top is well worth it when you look back over the fjords that sprawl beneath you.
Chile's Huerquehue National Park, a day's drive from Santiago and near the town of Pucón, offers pleasant hiking and spectacular views.
Cascade River National Park in northern Minnesota is an amazing park with many scenic hiking trails. Almost 3000 acres, it's grand waterfalls and assortment of birch, spruce and white cedar trees make it a must see in the Fall.
A recreation area in the middle of a long stretch of barren scenery. Hiking trails lead through many miles of twisted, black lava floes.
Landmark granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California USA. One of the most recognizable and visited sights in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Explora Hotel Salto Chico sits on the wind whipped shores of Lake Pehoé in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. It is surrounded by the stunning granite peaks of the Paine mountain range and serves as a luxury base camp to explore Patagonia, one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Snow Lake is a 2.5 mile, or about a two hour hike from the off-road car park. It is easy to moderate, with a series of slight ridges to cross, ascending and descending into meadows and glacial lakes reaching Bench Lake after ¾ mile, then continuing another ½ mile to Snow Lake.
Tongariro National Park was established in 1887 and was New Zealand's first national park. It has offers great hiking in summer and skiing in winter.