No less than five new hiking adventures join our program for the coming season. A major focal point for Timberline since our earliest days has been the magnificent national parks and monuments throughout the western U.S. and Canada. In 1999, we'll offer new adventures in Big Bend, Capitol Reef, Grand Staircase/Excalante, Yosemite and Volcanoes in the U.S. and Yoho National Park as part of our new Canadian Rocky Mountain Hiking Series.

At the heart of all of our hiking programs is the same spirit of adventure which has been the driving force for our entire program since our beginnings 17 years ago. We are committed in our hiking program to creating backcountry experiences that fall just short of actual extended backpacking trips. All hikes are inn-to-inn experiences and not camping, but, on occasion, we'll each carry whatever we may need for an overnight stay at a backcountry lodge accessible only by foot. Important components of several of our hikes are the exceptional opportunities to spend overnights at remote lodges like the Phantom Ranch on the floor of the Grand Canyon, Havasupai Lodge in the Supai village deep within Havasu Canyon and Shadow Lake Lodge in the Canadian Rockies.