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2 WEEKS
The Great Outdoors
This trip is for those who like their nature ancient and wild.
Shenandoah National Park
rolls out the welcome mat: this sliver of gorgeousness straddles the Blue Ridge Moun-
tains, so-named for their color when glimpsed in the hazy cerulean distance. Besides
scenic drives, hiking is the big to-do here. Five hundred miles of paths - including 100
miles of the Appalachian Trail - wind by spring wildflowers, summer waterfalls and
fiery autumn leaves. More activities await a few hours west at
Monongahela National
Forest
, where you can strap on ropes for Seneca Rocks or a bicycle helmet for the
Greenbrier River Trail. Adventure-sports enthusiasts will find their wet-and-wild bliss
nearby at
New River Gorge National River
. Outfitters provide white-water rafting gear
for the infamous Class V rapids.
