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In This Issue
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Intro Intro
16
Mementos, Notes, and Fragments Mementoes, Notes, and Fragments
22
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
26
Natural Curiosities Natural Curiosities: The Governor
Scientists have finally found the uppermost limit of human endurance, and it's probably not what you think
28
Facts A Few Facts About…Topographic Maps
Wanna hike Mars? There's a map for that
30
Feature The Incredible Lightness of Being
Alexandera Houchin dances a mud-smeared, steel-toed, profanity-laced ballet on the backbone of the Rockies
42
Feature One Pit Viper Forward, Two Bee Stings Back
A working-class Englishman tries to ascend every kilometer of the Amazon under his own power, no matter what
54
Feature Monkey Business
An unreliable narrator, a septuagenarian chimp, and abstract art—just who was the forgery here?
56
Feature ‘We Are A Mountain Nation’
In Slovenia, the country’s highest peak is more than a symbol of national pride—scaling it is a birthright, duty, and dream
64
Feature The Taliban’s Avalanche Forecaster
He just wants to keep people safe, but geopolitics intervened
78
Feature Gatekeeping the Surf
Despite laws otherwise, easy access to the pristine beaches and legendary waves of Hollister Ranch remains blocked
88
Feature Reflections
A father considers loss and the passage of time
96
Feature Before and After the Flood
Lake Powell is drying up. Glen Canyon is emerging. Generations apart, two photographers explore the beauty of America's 'lost national park'
106
Weekend Cabin Weekend Cabin: Casa Cosmos
Elemental, and open to the elements
110
Three Square Three Square
It's the harvest season of good things that take their sweet time
116
Portfolio Portfolio: Digging California’s Crystal Mother Lode
The Gem-O-Rama mineral festival was rockhounding at its sloppiest and most fun
128
Resources Resources
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