Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting & Scuba Diving

1) Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

A classic jaw-dropping destination for whitewater rafting.

Sometimes kitchen slipups can lead to culinary innovation—just ask the caveman who fumbled the first bison fillet over an open flame.

Not everyone can tame 78-footers like pro surfer Garrett McNamara, so for us mere mortals, there are still plenty of exhilarating alternatives to big-wave surfing.

The impulse to test limits is built into the male DNA. Asking for directions? Not so much. So consider this your handbook to adrenaline on the rocks, in the sea, and through the air.

Let’s get right to the point.