Best Adventure Destinations for 2012

Our list is out: Each of these ten best adventure destinations for 2012 has new access, be it new parks, trails, hotels, crazy weather patterns, or cosmic events. Combined, it's enough to make a well-traveled world feel full of new frontiers again.

And the best adventure destinations are…

Skiing + Snowboarding Mammoth Mountain, California
Rafting the Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers, Idaho
Mountain Biking Bosnia and Herzegovina
Snorkeling the Ningaloo Coast, Australia
Surfing Todos Santos, Baja, Mexico
Exploring Maya Culture, Belize
Climbing Mustagata, China
Hiking Newfoundland, Canada
Canoeing the Susquehanna River Water Trail, Allegheny Mountains, Pennsylvania
Kayak Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

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Photograph courtesy Jay Graham, Rancho Pescadero