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Intro Intro
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Mementos, Notes, and Fragments Mementos, Notes, and Fragments
A fog known as Karl; the correct pronunciation of 'Everest'; fire lookouts' secret weapon; when the king tells you to climb, you climb
22
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
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Natural Curiosities Every Breath You Take
How the slowing of the earth's rotation produced the oxygen that makes life possible
28
Facts A Few Facts About…Butterflies
They're adorable and fluttery, yes, but don't mess with their gals
30
Feature The Elements of Summer
An incomplete list of why summer is the best of all seasons
42
Feature My Summer Raft
There's no more American journey than that on a homemade float
50
Feature Dig Bums
The world of professional archaeology is not always as professional as you might think
58
Feature A Nexus of Faith
When a sudden storm turns a climb desperate, two mountaineers confront their differing beliefs
66
Feature The Art of the Turn
Surfboard fins, once a mostly ignored bit of surf-riding architecture, take their place as a canvas for expression
70
Feature Peñoles Before Dark
One of the world's best bouldering fields lies in the middle of Mexican cartel country
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Feature Rogue Restoration
With a bridge washed out and no funding to fix it, they took maintenance of a long-abandoned trail into their own hands
90
Feature No Pain, No Rain, No Maine
A kaleidoscopic scrapbook of thru-hiker culture and community on the Appalachian Trail
100
Feature Beautiful and Necessary
A five-day trip on railbikes proves the point of pointlessness
106
Weekend Cabin Weekend Cabin: Summit Prairie
All the good fire lookouts were booked, so they built their own
110
Three Square Three Square
Time to load the coolers and cast-iron and fuel your adventures with these car-camping classics, rendered here in all their one-pot vegetarian glory
116
Portfolio Portfolio: Grand Canyon Guides at Work
An Arizona photographer captures wave's-eye views of Colorado River boatmen
128
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