When it comes to celebrating special occasions, you know the drill: a bottle of wine, a mountain hike.?

Wait?did we say mountain hike? We meant slice of cake.

It's just that we have hikes on the brain, ever since we heard of NYC-based Outdoor Bound's combination fitness-and-indulgence excursions.

Instead of the same old celebration routine (which often ends in a hangover), you can toast yourself and your health on multitasking trips like “Hike, Wine and Shakespeare in the Orchard” ($95) or the “Horseback, Camping and Gourmet Cooking Weekend” ($245).

Co-owner Connie Magee targeted the trips to “city people who are constantly striving to find balance,” adding them to the company's longtime standard canoe and backpacking menu. Outdoor Bound will also customize excursions for any occasion, like a hike and spa day one birthday group requested.

Or, give yourself or another lucky lady a gift certificate for good health with Excitations, which offers outdoor adventures in 7 cities, or Xperience Days, for options nationwide.

Sea Kayaking for Beginners? Sounds like a perfect milestone-marker to us.