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Intro Intro
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Moments Moments: The Kinder Trespass
How a mass uprising of civil disobedience led to the establishment of the U.K.'s national parks and its nationwide right to roam policy
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Appreciation Appreciation: Home Stream
The joy of fishing the same stretch of water over and over
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Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
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Feature Who Owns the Copyright When a Monkey Takes a Selfie?
The idea that nature has legal standing is gaining acceptance, but in the real world of people and courts it can be one slippery banana peel
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Natural Curiosities Unexpected Guest
Astronomers still don't know what 2017's interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua' really is—which makes it all the more wondrous
30
Feature Magic Circle of Light
The campfire is an essential part of the outdoor experience—and, maybe, part of what makes us human
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Feature Pan-American Air Line
A newly married couple chart a route from Alaska to Patagonia in a vintage bush plane
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Weekend Cabin Above the Water, Against the Sky
The stilt houses of the Texas intracoastal waterway shelter anglers, shrimpers, and water lovers—and are open to anyone who scores a five-year lease
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Feature Man on a Mission
John Chau was an outdoor enthusiast and devout Christian who thought he could convert one of the world's last uncontacted tribes. It did not end well
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Feature The Girl Who Bikes to Weddings
Escape from a stifling engagement opens to the freedom of a grander world
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Feature The PCT Journals
An intimate and incomplete look at 1,700 miles of America's long western trail
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Feature Locked Out
Ten million acres of public land are inaccessible in the American West, but uncommon allies are fighting to open them
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Feature Desperados
A chance climbing encounter in the Sonoran Desert leads to an unprotectable pitch and unanswerable questions
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Feature Breaking a Great Chain
Pioneering photographer Anne Brigman's Sierra nudes overturned gender expectations and reframed the place of humans in the environment
110
Three Square Three Square
In backpacking, every ounce counts. Here are three lightweight DIY dehydrating recipes to get you started
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Portfolio Portfolio: Seeds of Revolution
Cuban surfers face a lack of gear and a suspicious government, but are finding ways to build a new culture one jury-rigged paddle-out at a time
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