// Pacific Coast · 5–7 days
Cascades Volcano Loop
Rainier's ice, the St. Helens blast zone, and Crater Lake's collapsed cone.
/ the route
- Stop 01Mount RainierWashington · 2 days · best july–september
An ice-clad stratovolcano rises 14,410 feet above wildflower meadows.
Paradise meadowsSunriseSkyline Trail 
Stop 02Mount St. HelensWashington · 1 day · best june–septemberA still-recovering blast zone 45 years after the most catastrophic eruption in U.S. history.
Johnston Ridge ObservatoryApe Cave lava tubeWindy Ridge
Stop 03Mount HoodOregon · 2 days · best june–september & december–april (ski)Oregon's 11,239-foot stratovolcano with year-round snow and wildflower meadows below.
Trillium Lake reflectionTimberline LodgeMirror Lake
Stop 04Crater LakeOregon · 1 day · best july–septemberThe deepest, bluest lake in America fills a sleeping volcano's crown.
Rim DriveWizard IslandWatchman Peak
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- Alaska Wild Five10–14 days · 5 parks
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.