// Midwest · 7–10 days
Northwoods Paddle Country
Boundary Waters portages, Apostle Islands sea caves, and the Lake Superior shore.
/ the route
- Stop 01Boundary Waters Canoe AreaMinnesota · 4 days · best june–september
A million acres of lakes and portage trails on the Canadian border — paddle-only wilderness.
Crooked Lake pictographsBasswood FallsMagnetic Rock trail 
Stop 02VoyageursMinnesota · 3 days · best june–september & winter (auroras)Interconnected lakes paddled by 18th-century fur traders — and one of the lower-48's best aurora spots.
Kabetogama LakeEllsworth Rock GardensNorthern lights
Stop 03Apostle IslandsWisconsin · 2 days · best june–september & winter (ice caves)Twenty-one Lake Superior islands with sea caves and historic lighthouses.
Sea caves at Devils IslandStockton IslandRaspberry Lighthouse
Stop 04Pictured RocksMichigan · 2 days · best june–octoberMineral-streaked sandstone cliffs and emerald coves on Lake Superior's southern shore.
Chapel RockMiners CastleMosquito Falls
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Brown bears, tidewater glaciers, and the tallest peak in North America.
- Amalfi & Southern Italy8–12 days · 3 parks
Cliff-clinging Amalfi villages and the Dolomite spires of the north.
- Andes & Amazon12–16 days · 3 parks
Machu Picchu sunrise, Huayhuash glacier ridges, and Tambopata jungle nights.
- Appalachian Heritage6–9 days · 4 parks
Blue-misted ridges, deep caves, and the wildest gorge in the East.