2017 Favorite Places to Hike, Bike and Kayak

For the last couple years, we have reviewed our year of travel to determine our favorites. We have tried to limit it to our top five, but this epic year of travel in the west refuses to be limited. Our lists are longer, but we loved every one of the items listed and would do them all again if we were blessed to return.

BEST SHORT HIKES

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve, CA
Vernal Falls/John Muir Trail - Yosemite National Park, CA
Hurricane Ridge - Olympic National Park, WA
Bull Pasture Hike - Pipe Organ Cactus National Monument, AZ
Congress Trail - Sequoia National Park, CA
North Grove Loop - Kings Canyon National Park, CA
Stout Grove - Jedidiah Smith State Park, CA
Nisqually Vista Trail - Mount Rainier National Park, WA
Avalanche Lake Trail - Glacier National Park, MT
Hidden Lake - Glacier National Park, MT
Many Pools Trail - Zion National Park, UT
Lava Tubes - Malpais National Monument - NM
Hall of Mosses - Hoh Rainforest - Olympic National Park, WA

BEST LONG HIKES

Lake Colchuck and Lake Stuart - Leavenworth, WA
Grinnell Glacier - Glacier National Park, MT
Cascade Canyon - Teton National Park, WY
The Wave - Coyote Buttes North Wilderness, AZ
Trail of Ten Falls - Silver Falls State Park, OR
Trail from the Summit - Chiracahua National Monument, AZ
Balconies Cliff Cave/High Peaks - Pinnacles National Park, CA
Multnomah Falls Loop - Columbia Falls River Gorge, OR
Mount Si - Snoqualmie, WA
Highline Trail - Glacier National Park, MT
Iceberg Lake/Ptarmigan Tunnel - Glacier National Park, MT
Our Lake - Chouteau, MT
Navajo Knobs - Capitol Reef National Park, UT
North Kaibab - North Rim Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Gooseberry Springs to Mt. Taylor Summit - Grants, NM
Lost Coast Trail - Shelter Cove, CA

BEST KAYAK

Deep Lake - Coulee City, WA
Sea Caves - LaJolla, CA
Willapa River, Raymond, WA
Salish Sea off Fidalgo Island, WA
Icicle River/Wenatchie River - Leavenworth, WA
Gates of the Mountains on Missouri River - Helena, MT
Wade and Cliff Lakes - MT
Madison River - Ennis, MT
Ririe Reservoir - Ririe, ID
Elk Horn Slough - Monterey Bay, CA

BEST BICYCLE

Golden Gate Bridge to Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco, CA
Valley View Trail - Yosemite National Park, CA
Mission Beach - San Diego, CA
Monterey Bay Coast Trail - Monterey, CA
Newton B. Drury Parkway - Redwood National Park, CA
Discovery Trail - Cape Disappointment State Park, WA
Apple Capitol Recreation Loop - Wenatachee, WA
Lewis and Clark Bike Trail - Great Falls, MT
Centennial Bike Trail - Spokane, WA