The “Best of ” Lists of Destinations
I. Top Ten Epic Adventures
- Raft the Colorado River: Fly into Flagstaff Arizona and hire AZRA or Hatch as outfitters
- Climb a volcano: Fly into Hood River and climb Mt. Hood.
- Backpack across the Sierras: Fly into Mammoth Lakes California, hike the John Muir Trail from Devil’s Postpile to Tuolumne Meadows and into Yosemite, then take the shuttle back to Mammoth.
- Bike Zion and Bryce National Parks: Fly into St. George Utah and hire Escape Adventures for mountain biking or Backroads for road biking and have the time of your life.
- Hike Mt. Whitney: Fly into Lone Pine, California and hike the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states.
- Work in the Navajo Nation: Fly into Page or Tuba City Arizona and hire Amizade to customize a work trip for you on the Navajo Indian Reservation.
- Pet the Whales in Mexico: Fly to Loreto, Mexico, then over to the San Ignacio Lagoon to watch and touch baby whales.
- Fly into the Wilderness: Fly into Schafer Meadows, one of the only true wilderness airstrips.
- Backpack on the Beach from your plane: Fly into Shelter Cove, pull out your backpack and start hiking.
- Houseboat on a 250 mile long lake: Fly into Page Arizona and rent a Houseboat and toys for a boating, canyon hiking and ancient ruins expedition.
II. Best Short Adventures
- Descend a slot canyon with the Fry Canyon small-Fry or deep-Fry canyon adventure
- Sea Kayak with the sea otters on Elkhorn Slough in the Monterey Bay
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III. Best Romantic Getaways
- Little River Cottages or Little River Inn, Mendocino
- Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park
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IV. Best Family Trips
- Houseboating, Lake Powell, AZ
- Rafting on the Main Salmon River, ID
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V. Best Flight seeing
- San Juan Islands
- Grand Canyon Scenic Corridors
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VI. Best Scenic airports
- Shelter Cove, CA
- Sedona, AZ
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VII. Best day hikes right from the plane
- Schafer Meadows, MT
- Marble Canyon, AZ
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VIII. Best day hikes in the US
- Angels Landing, Zion NP, UT
- Notch Peak, UT
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IX. Best Non-Technical Mountain Climbs
- Boundary Peak, NV
- Mt. Whitney, CA
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X. Best Backpacking
- John Muir Trail, CA
- Escalante, UT
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XI. Best Dog-friendly Adventures
- Shelter Cove, CA
- Boundary Peak, NV
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XII. Best Road biking right from the plane
- Mendocino / Little River, CA
- Fry Canyon, UT
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XIII. Best Mountain Biking right from the plane
- Bryce Canyon, UT
- Big Bear, CA
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