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Hi traveling goons, I've got a busy couple of months coming up at work so I'm planning a vacation at the end of April or early May for...an adventure! What kind of adventure? I don't know yet. All I know is, I'd like to stay in the continental United States and do something exciting. Whitewater rafting, hiking, climbing (never gone, but I'd like to learn and love heights), kayaking...really anything outdoors. So I"m looking for awesome "adventure vacation" ideas. I'd love a place that either offers a lot to do, or is a planned trip like a hike. I would probably need a guide or guided tour since I don't have all the equipment and know how to just backpack somewhere. I'd be down for some crazy event too (maybe a big festival or something?). Also, I'll have 5 days including travel time. Some places that come up with my Google searching that I've already been: Acadia National Park, Portland Oregon, The Outer Banks, and San Francisco. I'm from Michigan so I've already traveled that pretty extensively. If you could share any ideas, locations, fun trips you've had, or even places to avoid (is the Grand Canyon all it's cracked up to be? Or maybe there's times you want to avoid it, etc...) I would greatly appreciate it!
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| # ? Mar 8, 2013 12:58 |
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| # ? May 26, 2013 04:57 |
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What is your budget?
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| # ? Mar 8, 2013 18:21 |
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Designertoast posted:Hi traveling goons, If you want to do outdoorsy type stuff, maybe try Colorado? Its beautiful there and you can do all of those things you mentioned and more easily. And, when you're done with the outdoors Colorado has some great city areas too like Denver, Fort Collins, Golden, etc. Theres some good breweries there if you are into beer, like the New Belgium brewerie in Fort Collins. Rocky Mountain state park is a must see as well.
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| # ? Mar 8, 2013 18:22 |
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Hit up the Grand Canyon. It runs through several states but it is loaded with all of those things. I suggest hitting up the Grand Canyon for some outdoorsyness. Then hit up Las Vegas, Nevada. From There it is a short drive to Los Angeles (which is pretty terrible all around) but worth seeing for a day.
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| # ? Mar 8, 2013 21:26 |
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sellouts posted:What is your budget? About $2000. I'm traveling with a friend so that helps if we have to pay a hotel or something. I've not been to Colorado so that's intriguing for sure, same with the Grand Canyon. If there's any "must-do" type hikes or tours or something I'd love to hear about them.
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This is hard because of the timing -- lots of great adventures happen in the Spring/Summer seasons. The Grand Titons run 4 day climbs with no experience required for $2k each. http://www.jhmg.com/grand-teton-climbs.html . They will run them year round but typically start in June so not sure if May will really work. You can dive with Great White sharks off of San Francisco for 800 per person: http://www.greatwhiteadventures.com...on_details.html Whitewater rafting? See if you can get a permit to do the Salmon River in Idaho. It's 105 miles long, drops 3000 feet overall, and has 300 rapids. Maybe pair that with some fly fishing if you can start your trip after Memorial day? Middle Fork starts mid May but South Fork (class 3 rapids) starts end of March. Maybe head out to Vegas and give your hand at real (aerial) dogfighting? http://www.skycombatace.com/SCA-Pac...aline-rush.html How about a surf clinic in San Diego? Spend 4 days in the water there and enjoy San Diego as well (the water will probably still be pretty cold, but you'll be in a wet suit so I dunno if this bothers you) Just a few ideas off of the top of my head
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| # ? Mar 8, 2013 23:41 |
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Charliegrs posted:If you want to do outdoorsy type stuff, maybe try Colorado? You might want to reconsider Colorado. It'll be mud season.
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| # ? Mar 9, 2013 01:05 |
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Borscht posted:You might want to reconsider Colorado. It'll be mud season. That would imply there is moisture in Colorado.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2013 14:50 |
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Have you considered the Southeastern US? Its cheaper than most West Coast locations to boot You have some decent whitewater rafting in Tennessee and North Carolina with great hiking spots. . You have the Atlanta Airport only 2-3 hours away so cheap flights are offered. Beaches along the Gulf are great. Alabama and Georgia have arguably the best golf courses in the country.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2013 04:47 |
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If you're hard core into hiking you could do the Appalachian trail, or just try out a stretch of it for a few days.
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| # ? Apr 30, 2013 23:45 |
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If you want a real, unplanned, uncurated adventure with no official sanction, convince someone to air drop you into the Everglades. Its like hiking but on water than looks like land! For real though, theres some very nice canoeing/kayaking in south Florida. Mangroves and what not.
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| # ? May 15, 2013 17:25 |
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| # ? May 26, 2013 04:57 |
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I would consider southern Utah. Zion, Bryce, Canyonlands, Arches, etc.
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