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Outside Magazine May 2002
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Destinations: National Parks
The Best of the Rest (Cont.)

CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK
Torrey, Utah / 241,904 acres
You'll MOUNTAIN BIKE past sandstone monoliths and high-desert prairie grasses on the Cathedral Valley Loop, a challenging, 60-mile network of jeep trails in the park's northern end. Be prepared to share the road with 4WD vehicles and other experienced cyclists, though it's doubtful you'll see many of either.
435-425-3791, www.nps.gov/care

CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK
Carlsbad, New Mexico/ 46,766 acres
Want to get your belly dirty? Venture beyond the Big Room and snag a spot on the Sunday-afternoon ranger-guided SPELUNKING tour of Spider Cave, a three-mile-long maze of wormlike helictites, giant blue-green stalactites, and ver-r-ry tight squeezes.
505-785-2232, www.nps.gov/cave

CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
Ventura, California / 249,561 acres
Paddle a SEA KAYAK through 80-by-40-foot Painted Cave on the north shore of Santa Cruz, the largest of the five wildlife-rich Channel Islands, and quietly shine your headlamp on multicolored rock formations, lichens, and algae while sea lions bark in the shadows.
805-658-5730, www.nps.gov/chis

CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK
Crater Lake, Oregon / 183,224 acres
HIKE the Pacific Crest Trail and steep Union Peak Trail 12 miles round-trip to the summit of Union Peak, at 7,709 feet one of the highest points in the park, to find sweeping vistas of the crater rim and Southern Cascades—and a fraction of the foot traffic you'd encounter on neighboring Mount Scott.
541-594-3000, www.nps.gov/crla




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