Simple and spectacular -- that's snowshoeing at Oregon's Crater Lake National Park. The park offers free guided snowshoeing hikes each Saturday and Sunday. And easing into a year of fitness with snowshoeing is an option for residents of any sufficiently snowy locale.
January: Snowshoeing in Oregon —
Simple and spectacular -- that's snowshoeing at Oregon's Crater Lake National Park. The park offers free guided snowshoeing hikes each Saturday and Sunday. And easing into a year of fitness with snowshoeing is an option for residents of any sufficiently snowy locale.
National Park Service
Cross-country skiing along the well-groomed Peer Gynt Trail in south-central Norway involves inspiring views of the Jotunheimen and Rondane mountains and Lake Gala. See? Exercising outdoors is lovely.
February: Inn-to-inn skiing in Norway —
Cross-country skiing along the well-groomed Peer Gynt Trail in south-central Norway involves inspiring views of the Jotunheimen and Rondane mountains and Lake Gala. See? Exercising outdoors is lovely.
Courtesy Stefan Siegert
Hooking something huge is a big draw for anglers in Panama.
March: Sportfishing in Panama —
Hooking something huge is a big draw for anglers in Panama.
Courtesy Panama Big Game Fishing Club
Passengers on Royal Clipper's trans-Atlantic crossings are committed to seafaring: the journey involves 10 consecutive days without landfall. They also tend to be avid readers, the tall ship company says.
April: A tall ship trans-Atlantic crossing —
Passengers on Royal Clipper's trans-Atlantic crossings are committed to seafaring: the journey involves 10 consecutive days without landfall. They also tend to be avid readers, the tall ship company says.
Courtesy Star Clippers
No cycling trip through Tuscany would be complete without wine tastings and loads of great snacks.
May: Biking in Tuscany —
No cycling trip through Tuscany would be complete without wine tastings and loads of great snacks.
Courtesy Backroads/Warren Zelman
To see the world's largest lizards in the wild, head to Komodo National Park in Indonesia.
June: Tracking Komodo dragons in Indonesia —
To see the world's largest lizards in the wild, head to Komodo National Park in Indonesia.
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Hiking in the shadow of the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland, is not a bad way to spend a summer day.
July: Hiking hut-to-hut in the Swiss Alps —
Hiking in the shadow of the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland, is not a bad way to spend a summer day.
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A lot is said about that festival in the Nevada desert. Why not witness "the Burn" for yourself?
August: Letting loose at Burning Man —
A lot is said about that festival in the Nevada desert. Why not witness "the Burn" for yourself?
David McNews/Getty Image
A trek to this Moorish castle in the Portuguese village of Sintra is just one of the stops on a hiking tour along the country's rugged Atlantic coast.
September: Hiking in Portugal —
A trek to this Moorish castle in the Portuguese village of Sintra is just one of the stops on a hiking tour along the country's rugged Atlantic coast.
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The signpost to the Mount Everest Base Camp doesn't begin to hint at the endurance required for National Geographic's Himalayan trek.
October: Climbing to Everest base camp —
The signpost to the Mount Everest Base Camp doesn't begin to hint at the endurance required for National Geographic's Himalayan trek.
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Head into South Africa's Sabi Sand Reserve in search of the "Big Five" (lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and Cape buffalo).
November: Searching for South Africa's animals —
Head into South Africa's Sabi Sand Reserve in search of the "Big Five" (lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and Cape buffalo).
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Spend Christmas kayaking and stand-up paddling on Lake Arenal and elsewhere in Costa Rica.
December: Christmas kayaking in Costa Rica —
Spend Christmas kayaking and stand-up paddling on Lake Arenal and elsewhere in Costa Rica.
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