Glide to Adventure

Hot Air Balloon at Lake Tahoe

Hover over Emerald Bay before gliding south to the much tinier, lesser-known Fallen Leaf Lake. With the right visibility, the peaks of Yosemite and coastal foothills come into view while you're high in the sky.

They say Boulder is 25 square miles surrounded by reality, what’s not to like about that? This easygoing college town is a total mecca for hiking stoner types. There’s always mountain biking on Flagstaff Mountain or rafting down Boulder River.

The desert outside Sedona is a mountain-biking and hiking hot spot but it's also home to some of the country's best off-road-driving and dune-buggy routes.

Hop on a paddleboard, kayak, or sailboat and set off to explore all that Champlain’s 435 square miles of surface area and 587 miles of shoreline have to offer. This picturesque lake provides whatever level of adventure you seek.

Include Powered parachuting at Utah to your bucket list. Unfold your chute, buckle into a go-kart-like seat with a powerful propeller at your back, taxi down a makeshift runway, and off you go in the safest form of modern flight.