Gallery: The Weird Ways Americans Try to Make the Wilderness Comfy
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Hidden Lake Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana
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Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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Humphrey's Peak from Meteor Crater, Winslow, Arizona
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Food Trailer, Monument Valley, Arizona
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Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana
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Coram, Montana
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Wall, South Dakota
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End of Trail, Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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Public Restroom, Canyon DeChelly National Park
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Prairie Overlook, Badlands National Park, South Park
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North Shore, Salton Sea, California
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Pebble Creek Campground, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Fossil Exhibit Trail, Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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Wyoming Route 110, Devil's Tower, Wyoming
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