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Published: April/May 200950 Best American Adventures

These days in particular, it’s good to live in the adventure capital of the world. When dollars are stretched and time is short, our own spectacular backyard has never looked better.

Selected, written, and ranked by Jim Gorman , Robert Earle Howells, and the editors

Photograph by Mark Gamba

1. Biking the Continental Divide Trail: Multistate
2. Kayaking Lake Yellowstone: Wyoming
3. Rowing Down the Grand Canyon: Arizona
4. Climbing Mount Rainier: Washington
5. Canoeing the Adirondacks: New York
6. Exploring ANWR: Alaska
7. Biking RAGBRAI: Iowa
8. Surfing the Lost Coast: California
9. Hiking the Sierra High Route: California
10. Wreck Diving Lake Superior: Minnesota

Read detailed descriptions of our top ten trips here. Learn more about all 50 in our April/May 2009 issue, on newsstands April 21.

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