{"id":146,"date":"2008-11-15T14:37:06","date_gmt":"2008-11-15T21:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/?p=146"},"modified":"2018-04-07T10:53:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T17:53:18","slug":"backpacker-magazines-10-most-dangerous-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/15\/backpacker-magazines-10-most-dangerous-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpacker Magazine’s 10 Most Dangerous Hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here they are, Backpacker Magazine’s 10 most dangerous hikes<\/a> in the United States (and one of them is in California). I’ve been on two of them: The Maze in Utah’s Canyonlands, and the Kalalau Trail on Kauai. The list:<\/p>\n

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The Maze, UT<\/p>\n

Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, AZ<\/p>\n

Barr Trail, Pikes Peak, CO<\/p>\n

Mt. Washington, NH<\/p>\n

Muir Snowfield, Mt. Rainier, WA<\/p>\n

Huckleberry Mtn., Apgar Range, MT<\/p>\n

Kalalau Trail, Kauai, HI<\/p>\n

Buckskin Gulch, UT<\/p>\n

Abrams Falls, Great Smoky Mtns., TN<\/p>\n

Mist Trail, Half Dome, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Which of these have you done? Are they really that dangerous? Why?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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