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Intro Intro
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Mementos, Notes, and Fragments Mementos, Notes, and Fragments
The first pocket multitool; a daring rescue; art imitates nature; gold fever on the Chilkoot Pass
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Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
26
Natural Curiosities The Mold That Ate Tokyo
How the lowly slime mold can rival our best transit engineers
30
Feature The Lookout
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Feature For the Love of Forbidden Swims
In a cold and beautiful Canadian fjord, questioning authority is a matter of protocol
52
Feature The Seamsters Union
Smokejumping might be famous for its daring, but for some jumpers, this elite form of firefighting is also defined by a quieter skill
62
Feature Her First Freight
Riding the rails begins with a cold, scary, mistake-filled trip through a very long night
72
Feature National Park Shakedown
Why is a giant military contractor renting us back our public lands?
78
Feature Kitting Öut
Three decades after his mummy's discovery on an Italian glacier, Ötzi the Iceman's gear continues to reveal its secrets
86
Feature The Liberty of Silence
Remembering a friend who spoke mostly through actions
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Feature Trail Crew Stories
Those paths don't make themselves. Here are a few of the underpaid, under-appreciated people who build and maintain America's parks
106
Weekend Cabin Weekend Cabin: Solstice ’Stream
Giving a midcentury icon a modern makeover
110
Three Square Three Square
A classically trained chef turned backpacking food entrepreneur crafts Japanese- and Southeast Asian-inspired meals for fall days, whether cool or warm
116
Portfolio Portfolio: Blind River
Photos by Alex Turner
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Resources Resources
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