National Parks
The New Kings of Adventure
The spirit of discovery is very much alive in Outside's inaugural collection of the year's most audacious and ambitious expeditions.
Fire in the Sky
Worst case: caught in a lightning storm descending Wyoming's Grand Teton.
49. Climb the Grand Teton
This iconic, 13,770-foot fang of granite is tough and technical, but still a reasonable goal.
Canadian Spin
Quebec
Big Bend National and State Parks, Texas
2009 Visitors: 369,912.
Harriman State Park, Idaho
2009 Visitors: 78,000.
Baxter State Park
2009 Visitors: 60,000.
Grand Gulch Primitive Area
2009 Visitors: About 10,000.
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
2009 Visitors: 90,000.
