Outdoor Utah’s “Top 20 Adventures for 2008”

Here’s our recommendation of 20 adventures to do in the state this year, some with Utah’s leading guide services, some on your own:
Some of the items below have been past features and the links will take you to the article.

1. Sea kayak in the Great Salt Lake near Antelope Island
2. Explore Logan Canyon’s hiking, climbing, mountain biking and family camping
3. Hike Dark Canyon with Buckhorn Llamas:     http://www.llamapack.com/
4. Run Cataract Canyon with Sheri Griffith Expeditions:     http://www.griffithexp.com/
5. Explore the San Rafael Swell on horseback with Hondoo Trails:     http://www.hondoo.com/
6. Mountain bike the White Rim Trail with RimTours.     http://www.rimtours.com/
7. Hike Ashdown Gorge/Rattlesnake Creek
8. Hike the Rainbow Bridge Trail with CFI:   http://www.canyonlandsfieldinst.org/
9. Explore Utah Hwy. 12 from Torrey to Bryce Canyon
10. Climb in Crawdad Canyon with Paragon Adventures:   http://www.paragonclimbing.com/
11. Canyoneer in Grand Staircase Escalante NM with http://www.excursionsofescalante.com/
12. Fish the Green River with Western Rivers Flyfisher: http://www.wrflyfisher.com/
13. Mountain bike Virgin River Rim Trail
14. Sea kayak Lake Powell with http://www.hiddencanyonkayak.com/
15. Run Westwater Canyon with Adventure Bound:   http://www.raft-utah.com/
16. Hike King’s Peak, Deseret Peak, Mt. Olympus, Timpanogos and Ben Lomond
17. Ride Park City’s Mid-mountain Trail
18. Canyoneer The Pleiades Canyon with http://www.deserthighlights.com/
19. Hike/Rappell Water Canyon with http://www.zionrockguides.com/
20. Climb Castleton Tower with http://www.moabdesertadventures.com/
21.Explore the Black Hole with Moab Cliffs and Canyons:    http://www.cliffsandcanyons.com/

And yes, we can count to 20.  But with all the great things-to-do in the Utah outdoors, we couldn’t get it down to fewer than 21.  So, this year you get one bonus adventure!