Selected, written, and ranked by Jim Gorman , Robert Earle Howells, and the editors
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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11. Heli-Ski the Chugach Mountains: Alaska
12. Complete a NOLS Semester: Alaska
13. Kayak the Na Pali Coast: Hawaii
14. Ski the Birkebeiner: Wisconsin
15. Hike Buckskin Gulch: Arizona/Utah
16. Bike From Durango to Moab: Colorado/Utah
17. Transect the Olympic: Washington
18. Climb Ouray: Colorado
19. Ski Scar Face: Colorado
20. Hike Half Dome: California
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21. Scale Red-Rock Towers: Utah
22. Fight Wildfires: Nationwide
23. Hike the Roan Highlands: Tennessee
24. Run the TransRockies: Colorado
25. Hike the Traverse: New Hampshire
26. Hike the Colorado Trail: Colorado
27. Snowkite Camas Valley: Idaho
28. Hike the Winds: Wyoming
29. Bike the Death Ride: California
30. Hike Glacier Peak: Washington
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31. Tree-Climb Chilkat: Alaska
32. Ski Tuckerman Ravine: New Hampshire
33. Cave an Island: Puerto Rico
34. Climb Granite Peak: Montana
35. Kiteboard the Keys: Florida
36. Raft the Green River: Utah
37: Climb Red River Gorge: Kentucky
38. Raft the Gauley River: West Virginia
39. Bike the Maah Daah Hey: North Dakota
40. Hike the Bob Marshall: Montana
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41: Paddle Santa Cruz Island: California
42. Hike the Muliwai Trail: Hawaii
43. Dogsled the Boundary Waters: Minnesota
44. Ride Monument Valley: Arizona
45. Hike the Salmon: Idaho
46. Kayak the Maine Island Trail: Maine
47. Paddle the Everglades: Florida
48. Fly-Fish the Pecos: New Mexico
49. Sail the Manitous: Michigan
50. Four-Wheel the Steens: Oregon
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