Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
November
72
50
December
65
43
Precipitation (Rainfall)
Month
Average
January
3.7
February
3.0
March
3.4
April
3.6
May
5.2
June
5.3
July
3.2
August
3.8
September
4.3
October
4.5
November
4.2
December
3.7
Zero Impact and Trail Etiquette
We have a responsibility to protect, no longer just conquer and use, our wild places. Many public hik-
ing locations are at risk, so please do what you can to use them wisely. The following section will help
you better understand what it means to take care of parks and wild places while still making the most
of your hiking experience.
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Stay on the trail. Anyone can take a hike, but hiking safely and with good conservation practices is
an art requiring preparation and proper equipment. Always leave an area as good as—or preferably
better—than you found it. Key to doing this is staying on the trail. It's true that a trail anywhere
leads nowhere new, but purists will just have to get over it. Trails serve an important purpose:
They limit impact on natural areas. Straying from a designated trail can cause damage to sensitive
areas—damage that may take the area years to recover from, if it can recover at all. Even simple
shortcuts can be destructive.
