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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

America's 100 Best Adventures



Executive summary by darmansjah


Alaska
Complete a NOLS Semester
Explore ANWR
Heli-Ski the Chugach Mountains
Tree-Climb Chilkat
Float the Tatshenshini-Alsek River
Trek Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
Climb Mount McKinley
Camp With Alaska Brown Bears



Arizona
Row Down the Grand Canyon
Hike Buckskin Gulch (& Utah)
Ride Monument Valley


California
Surf the Lost Coast
Bike the Death Ride
Hike Half Dome
Hike the Sierra High Route
Paddle Santa Cruz Island
Mountain Bike the Tahoe Rim Trail (& Nevada)
Bodysurf the Wedge
Raft the Forks of the Kern
Ski Mountaineer Mount Shasta


Colorado
Bike From Durango to Moab (& Utah)
Climb Ouray
Ski Scar Face
Hike the Colorado Trail
Run the TransRockies
Ski Silverton Mountain
Race the Leadville Trail 100
Backcountry Ski the 10th Mountain Division Huts
Bag Fourteeners in the Weminuche Wilderness
Climb the Diamond on Longs Peak



Florida
Kiteboard the Keys
Paddle the Everglades
Swamp Tromp in Big Cypress National Preserve
Dive Freshwater Caves
Fly-Fish for the Florida Keys Slam


Georgia
Canoe the Okeefenokee


Hawaii
Kayak the Na Pali Coast
Hike the Muliwai Trail
Kiteboard Maui's North Shore


Iowa
Bike RAGBRAI


Idaho
Hike the Salmon
Snowkite Camas Valley
Raft the Owyhee River (& Oregon & Nevada)


Kentucky
Climb Red River Gorge


Maine
Kayak the Maine Island Trail
Canoe the Allagash


Michigan
Sail the Manitous
Wreck Dive Lake Superior


Minnesota
Dogsled the Boundary Waters
Race the Arrowhead 135
Canoe the Boundary Waters
Hike the Superior Trail



Missouri
Paddle 340 Miles of the Mighty Missouri—Nonstop



Montana
Hike the Bob Marshall
Climb Granite Peak
Ice Climb Hyalite Canyon
Fly-Fish the Spring Creeks of Paradise Valley
Backpack Glacier National Park


Multistate
Get Fit at a Navy SEAL Immersion Camp
Bike Across America
Learn to Fly a Wingsuit
Backpack the Pacific Northwest Trail
Bike the Continental Divide Trail


North Carolina
Paddle the Outer Banks
Learn Paddling at Nantahala Outdoor Center


North Dakota
Bike the Maah Daah Hey
New Hampshire
Ski Tuckerman Ravine
Hike the Traverse


New Mexico
Fly-Fish the Pecos
Horsepack the Gila Wilderness



Nevada
Heli-Ski the Ruby Mountains



New York
Canoe the Adirondacks
Climb the Gunks



Oregon
Four-Wheel the Steens
Kiteboard the Columbia River Gorge (& Washington)
Ski the Wallowas



Tennessee
Hike the Roan Highlands
Raft the Ocoee



Texas
Float the Big Bend of the Rio Grande
Boulder Hueco Tanks



Utah
Raft the Green River
Scale Red-Rock Towers
Paddle Lake Powell
Backpack the Hayduke Trail
Canyoneer Grand Staircase-Escalante
Hike the Zion Narrows



Vermont
Ski Inn-to-Inn on the Catamount Trail



Washington
Transect the Olympic
Climb Mount Rainier
Hike Glacier Peak
Sea Kayak the San Juan Islands



Wisconsin
Ski the Birkebeiner



West Virginia
Raft the Gauley River



Wyoming
Hike the Winds
Climb the Grand Teton
Backcountry Ski Teton Pass
Kayak Lake Yellowstone
Hike Yellowstone’s Wild Southwest