In the late 1800s, a band of gold miners cleared a trail deep into southwest Oregon’s Rogue River Canyon, along the charging river and through old-growth Douglas fir forest. This is the route you’ll hike during Rogue Wilderness Adventure’s four-day, 40-mile journey. Guides, all certified naturalists, ferry your luggage by raft from one remote lodge to the next. Every morning begins with a briefing on the day’s route. After a peaceful solo hike through the woods, your guides meet you along the trail for a picnic lunch. Each evening you share a home-cooked dinner at one of the lodges. (Don’t miss Black Bar’s sourdough biscuits and jam.) Later, the guides will regale you with tales of Bigfoot sightings. —Kelly Lack

Rogue Wilderness Adventures, (800) 336-1647. From $989 for the four-day Raft-Supported Wilderness Lodge Trip, including meals and lodging. This appeared in the July/August 2011 issue. Photo courtesy of Rogue Wilderness Adventures. See more hut-to-hut hikes.