The Story of Doom as Told by His Friends
How a former world champion single-speeder became a legend for his creative and inspired sufferfests.
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The Swimming Hole Rating System
A completely arbitrary means of assessing potential swim spots, from desperate drainage ditch dunks to dreamy alpine lake dips.
Three Square
Three friends, Mai-Yan Kwan, Emily Nielson, and Aimee Trudeau, share uncomplicated, outdoor-friendly versions of their favorite recipes from home.
Resources
Beta, details, URLs, and more fun.
Arts + Sciences
Underwater photographer Andrew Zimmerman, data artist Nadieh Bremer, and artist/designer Julie Beeler.
Recommended Reading
AJ 41 • Recommended Reading Recommended Reading Six books worth your time — animal sex, a vanishing forest’s carbon, desert climbing, a trail haunting, shifting baselines, and homes shaped by the sea By Stephen Casimiro Issue 41 Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex Perrin Roosevelt Ireland · WW Norton · 2026 … Read more
Intro
The Casimiro Ford-LTD-Station-Wagon Cross-Continental Expedition of 1973 was by any measure an epic undertaking: a journey from the Atlantic Seaboard to the western edge of North America and back, some eight thousand miles of overlanding in the hottest part of the year, with no air conditioning except windows and a driver who refused to lower … Read more
Intro
There are places in Yosemite National Park, many of them, where you can walk a few hours, pitch a tent, cook dinner, and stare at the most famous granite in the world without ever seeing another soul, even in the high season. On one cloudless summer evening, pressed gently by the inertial hand of post-supper … Read more