Paddling's Greatest Getaways
16 wild ways to find backcountry solitude and big-time scenery. All this, and you can bring the ice chest, too.
Larry Rice
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Roads end in Arizona with tall tales, natural gardens, cacti forests, and shoe scorpions.
Illinois' Vermilion River, Kickapoo State Park
A pristine prairie river winds through a sea of corn and beans in the shadow of Chicago.
Cache River State Natural Area
Not your laid-back summer holiday -- canoeing and hiking galore.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
A big Midwestern sandpile turned into an otherworldly escape by pounding surf and forests.
Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park
Hike up and down oak- and hickory-covered ridgetops, or explore underground.
Illinois' Trail Of Two Rivers
On its way from the Ohio to the Mississippi, Illinois' new River to River Trail takes you through a surprisingly wild side of the Corn Belt.
