Mens Journal

NOTEBOOK TRAVEL&ADVENTURE

National Day

of Adventure

ON FRIDAYOctober 14 we will remind all of you of your God-

given right to ditch out of work to raft hike learn how to surf

ortakeamotorcycletour—basicallyto doany funoutdoors

thing you’ve been putting off. It’s a skip day for adults and here

are 14 of the best single-day adventures that will turn your sick

day into asick! day.

The 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail encircles

the largest alpine lake in North America.

The 25-mile section from Tahoe

Meadows detours into the 5.5-mile

Flume Trail one of the most spectacular

two-wheel adventures in the world.

In summer Chequamegon-Nicolet

National Forest becomes a web of more

than 300 miles of singletrack through

Northwoods forest. It’s a choose-your-

own MTB adventure but the popular

27-mile Rock Lake Epic is a sure thing.

The 469-mile highway along the crest

of the southern Appalachians has wild

views and notorious climbs (a road ride

will feel much longer than it is). From

Asheville there are a dozen or more

options for a doable if stiff challenge.

The AMGEN Tour of California is the

closest thing the U.S. has to the Tour de

France attracting the world’s top riders.

And one particular stage — 134 miles

between Morro Bay and Monterey — is

a bucket-list road ride any time of year.

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GET GNARLY ON THE WATER

Explore a remote island. Run a stretch of whitewater.

Go deep in the wilderness. And paddle home.

COMPLETE

AN OFF-

ROAD HALF

MARATHON

You don’t need

to sign up for a

race to complete

a classic run.

LEARN A NEW SKILL

You’re never too old — or too busy —

to pick up a new pastime.

ADVENTURE

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MEN’S JOURNAL 28 SEPTEMBER 2016

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