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Trails, refuges and open country: what reopened, what is coming back and where to go next.
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NCNorth CarolinaA Smokies trail section washed out by Helene is open again
Trail crews have restored a damaged section of Caldwell Fork Trail in the Cataloochee Valley, welcoming hikers back after repairs from Hurricane Helene.
NMNew MexicoSandhill cranes are back, and the Festival of the Cranes is filling up
The annual gathering in New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande Valley returns this December with dozens of guided tours, workshops, and wildlife lectures.
AZArizonaGrand Canyon reopens inner-canyon trails after rockslide repairs
Hikers can once again travel key inner-canyon routes at Grand Canyon National Park following trail work completed after recent rockslides.