High on the list for 2008

Mountains-to-Sea Trail in North Carolina

Mountains to the back of you, ocean to the front, and here you are...stuck in the middle of a 925-mile, state-width monster. Budget up to 60 days to complete, expect the experience of a lifetime.

North Carolina boasts a path that takes you from one end of the state to the other. Starting in the far western part of North Carolina on the Tennessee border, on top of the highest peak in Tennessee, and winding its way east to the Atlantic coast, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) is aptly named. The 925-mile figure may change with the cutting and blazing of newer sections of trail; like many other trails in this guide, the MST is a work in progress.

The trail ends on the Outer Banks. A week to chill out here would be great!