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Drive, We Said
There’s nothing more American than hitting the open road with the windows down, the music up, and a cooler full of beer in the backseat (you know, for later). Sure, the game has changed a little鈥攕martphones have all but rendered guidebooks and crumpled maps obsolete鈥攂ut one essential question remains: where to go? Look no further. We hand-picked the ten best, most adventure-packed road trips in the country.
There's nothing more American than hitting the open road with the windows down, the music up, and a cooler full of beer in the backseat (you know, for later). Sure, the game has changed a little鈥攕martphones have all but rendered guidebooks and crumpled maps obsolete鈥攂ut one essential question remains: where to go? Look no further. We hand-picked the ten best, most adventure-packed road trips in the country. (Richard Barnes/Otto)
Eureka, California, to Coos Bay, Oregon
Soak in the Pacific on this 250-mile trip from Eureka to Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area鈥攊t鈥檚 every bit as stunning as California鈥檚 iconic Highway 1, but without the crowds.
Soak in the Pacific on this 250-mile trip from Eureka to Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area鈥攊t鈥檚 every bit as stunning as California鈥檚 iconic Highway 1, but without the crowds.
Bomb down epic singletrack, play in Class IV whitewater, and take in Colorado’s famous 14,000-foot vistas on this 500-mile multisport tour of a lifetime.
Bomb down epic singletrack, play in Class IV whitewater, and take in Colorado's famous 14,000-foot vistas on this 500-mile multisport tour of a lifetime.
Forge your way through 495,000-acre Chugach State Park and the 1.9-million-acre Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on a 500-mile pilgrimage through the Last Frontier.
Forge your way through 495,000-acre Chugach State Park and the 1.9-million-acre Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on a 500-mile pilgrimage through the Last Frontier.
Get soaked on this 550-mile journey past 73 miles of Pacific coastline, dozens of whitewater rivers, and a temperate rainforest in a million-acre national park.
Get soaked on this 550-mile journey past 73 miles of Pacific coastline, dozens of whitewater rivers, and a temperate rainforest in a million-acre national park.