The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A, the States, and America, is a country in North America. A federal republic, the United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico, and extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Washington, D.C.
The present-day continental United States has been inhabited for at least 15,000 years by Native Americans. After 16th-century European exploration and settlement, the English established new colonies, and gained control of others, in the eastern portion of the continent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. On 4 July 1776, at war with Britain over fair governance, thirteen of these colonies declared their independence; in 1783, the war ended in British acceptance of the new nation. Since then, the country has more than quadrupled in size: it now consists of 50 states, one federal district, and a number of overseas territories.
At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.1 million km²), the U.S. is the third largest country by area. It is also the world's third most populous nation, with nearly 300 million people.
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Alaskan Alpine Treks - Offering backpacking and hiking trips. Includes details, photos, FAQs and contact information.
Meta Description: [ A backpacking trip in the wilderness of Alaska, be it Wrangell-St. Elias or Denali National Park, the Kenai Peninsula, or Gates of the Arctic National Park can be a fantastic wilderness adventure. Guide and nature wildlife photographer Carl Donohue has the experience and knowledge in the Alaskan ... ]
Canyoneering USA - Offering supplies for exploring canyons. Also has tips, photographs, and forums for enthusiasts.
Deli Llama Wilderness Adventures - Offering custom designed four to eight day llama treks in the North Cascade, and Olympic Mountains of Washington State. Includes details and registration information.
Meta Description: [ Deli Llama Wilderness Adventures Provides custom Backcountry Llama Treks and Guide Services in the Olympic National Park and North Cascade Wilderness areas of Washington State ]
Escalante Canyon Outfitters - Offering guided hiking into the red rock canyons of southern Utah. Includes guides' profiles, trip descriptions, a schedule and prices, FAQs, a packing list, reservations and a cancellation policy. Located in Boulder, Utah.
Meta Description: [ Escalante Canyon Outfitters provides guided tours of the Escalante Canyons ]
Footpath Journeys of Canyon de Chelly - Navajo guided hiking and camping tours in Northern Arizona. Week-long tours explore ancient Anazasi cliff dwellings. Includes overview, trip details, photos, rates, information about the guides, reservation and contact details. Based in Tsaile, Arizona.
Meta Description: [ Share a UNIQUE opportunity to ENJOY a personal insight of Canyon de Chelly and its people. Walk in Beauty and take a moment to be a RESIDENT, not a TOURIST. ]
Four Season Outfitters - Day and overnight hiking guide service in the Grand Canyon, and Escalante National Monument. Includes FAQs, photos and trip schedule. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Fred Nash Mountain Adventures - Provides customized trips, from 1/2 to 3 days. Includes examples of destinations, rates and photos. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Geared To Go - Specializing in outdoor equipment rental and guided trips throughout the Southeast. Includes trip schedule, photos and contact information. Based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Meta Description: [ Geared To Go - Atlanta Georgia camping, hiking, backpacking, canoeing store that sells outdoor equipment and supplies, provides rental gear and outfits and guides trips in the Southeast. Locations include Appalachian Trail, Cumberland Island, Chattahoochee River, and North Georgia Mountains. Tr... ]
Ginger's Journeys - Provides walking tours, hiking, and outdoor adventures. Includes guide profile, details of trips, schedule, rates, reservations and contact information. Located in Concord, Massachusetts.
Meta Description: [ Ginger's Journeys provides walking tours, hiking, trips to unique places and outdoor adventures. ]
Grand Canyon Extreme - Providing off-trail, wilderness and guided treks in Grand Canyon National Park. Includes notes about the guides, itineraries and contact information. Based in Tucson, Arizona.
Meta Description: [ Guided backpacking trips at Grand Canyon and Saguaro National Parks including transportation, gear, food, permits, and entry fees., Guided backpacking trips at Grand Canyon and Saguaro National Parks including transportation, gear, food, permits, and entry fees. ]
Hike Maui - Guides weave geology, botany, ethnobotany and history into the fun of hiking. Includes itineraries, fees, photos, FAQs, reservation and contact information.
Meta Description: [ Maui waterfall adventures, guided hiking, rainforest tours, ocean kayak and waterfalls hiking, Haleakala volcano treks and more eco-tours are offered by Hike Maui, the premier hiking tour company of Maui. Since 1983 our famous guides have received scores of rave reviews in many newspapers, magazi... ]
Hike-USA - Hike the Appalachian Trail without a backpack. Providing supported, unguided hiking from Georgia to Maine. Customized guide service for groups of five or more.
Hikealong - Guided and self-guided hikes with maps of Western North Carolina and other areas. Includes the guide's profile, photos, services, pricing and a sample hiking guide. Located in Asheville, North Carolina.
Meta Description: [ Hikealong offers easy, moderate and strenuous hiking for the Asheville area and Western North Carolina, both guided and self guided, with defined maps tailored to your needs. ]
Lander Llama - Llama packing outfitters located in Lander, Wyoming. Offering guided, and nonguided services.
Meta Description: [ Wyoming Lander Llama Company Wilderness Outfitting and Guides. Llama hiking and trekking and packing services in the Wind River Range of Lander Wyoming ]
LeeLin Sierra Wilderness Llama Treks - Offering llama hikes, meals included, to Yosemite, Sierra and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks. Includes photos and contact information. Located in Julian, California.
Meta Description: [ high sierra, yosemite llama treks, sequoia trekking, kings canyon hikes - california's guided outfitters! ]
Outdoor Adventures - Offering guided interpretive walking tours and hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Includes pricing, reservation and contact information. Located in Sevierville, Tennessee.
Meta Description: [ Just Get Outdoors provides recreational and educational opportunities to explore the out of doors with a naturalist! Dedicated to teaching natural history and environmental awareness and providing an enjoyable, safe, and enriching outdoor experience. ]
Ozark Wilderness Works - Offering guided hiking and rock climbing trips in the Ozarks and Buffalo River area of Northwest Arkansas. Includes guides credentials, photos, rates and contact information. Located in Kingston, Arkansas.
Meta Description: [ Ozark Wilderness Works is a Hiking Guide Service. We service Northwest Arkansas, the Ozark Mountains and the Buffalo River National Park and surrounding wilderness areas and National Forests. ]
Philip Ferranti - Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park area guide and hiking enthusiast.
Meta Description: [ Philip Ferranti is the recognized local expert on hiking in the Palm Springs & Joshua Tree National Park area. A resident of the desert for 25 years...From 1992 Philip has helped organize and advised many hiking groups/clubs and personally conducted over 400 guided hikes. He is available for publ... ]
Rainbow Expeditions II - Backpacking treks and wilderness meditation retreats in the canyons of the Navajo Nation in Arizona and southeastern Utah.
Meta Description: [ guided backpacking treks and silent wilderness vipassana retreats in the hidden heart of Utah's redrock canyon country,the Navajo Nation and the High Sierra. ]
Red Rock and Llamas Tours - Wilderness hiking and llama trekking in red rock canyons of Southern Utah. Includes trip schedule, FAQs, reservation form and contact information.
Meta Description: [ Red Rock 'n Llamas eco-tours offer guided llama hiking trips in southern Utah's Escalante Canyon country, Grand Staircase National Monument, Glen Canyon, Grand Gulch, and Rainbow Bridge, plus wilderness retreats in Boulder Utah. ]
Rosebud Llamas Utah - Offers catered, guided backcountry llama pack trips in San Rafael Swell, Browns Park and Ashley National Forest. Also offers educational day hikes, farm visits and learn-to-pack clinics and overnight trips. Wheelchair accessible and located in Fruitland.
Meta Description: [ Guided llama pack trips in Utah desert and mountain backcountry, educational day hikes and farm visits, llama packing clinics. ]
Spruce Ridge Llamas Adventure Treks - Salida, Colorado - Overnight and day treks with llamas.
Western Walkers - Providing guided hiking tours throughout Oregon. Destinations include Crater Lake, and the McKenzie River Valley. Includes trip descriptions, photos and contact information. Located in Bend, Oregon.
Meta Description: [ Photo Gallery of Northwest Locations ]
Wild Earth Adventures - Leads one day and overnight trips hikes in the Northeast. Includes schedule of upcoming events, trip descriptions, and a membership plan.
Meta Description: [ Hiking and camping in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut. Wild Earth Adventures takes hikes and wilderness trips to some of the most beautiful and spectacular areas in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other north-eastern states. One day & overnight trips. Beginners welcome. ]
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