I'd have to say the Golden Trout Wilderness, for those incredible gems of the trout world, and the fact it encompasses the Kern, one of the best wild trout rivers in the country.The natural bridge surrounded by giant western cedars with Volcano Creek flowing through it is one of my favorite places, ever. My home wilderness (10 miles away) is the Lye Brook Wilderness of Vermont. Lots of bear, moose, bobcat, fishers and some incredibly beautiful brook trout ponds. Some nice summits, too. By 1890 it had been 90% logged off. It's regrown nicely. grin The AT/LT traverses it. I can't imagine life without them. I'm very grateful for their existence.
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Charlie