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12
Intro Intro
16
Arts + Sciences Arts + Sciences
Kula Cloth founder Anastasia Allison, Camp Yoshi founder Rashad Frazier, and landscape art photographer Reuben Wu
24
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
26
Icons + Artifacts Icons + Artifacts: National Park Service Flat Hat
A symbol of respect in the parks for more than a century
30
Independent Mercantile Independent Mercantile: Proof Lab, Mill Valley, California
More than a surf shop, Proof Lab in Mill Valley, California
32
Feature Drawing Upon Kindness
Want adventure? Leave the phone behind and traverse the Alps using only the directions of strangers
48
Feature A Stormy Honeymoon
If a marriage can survive a trip like this, it can survive anything…right?
58
Feature Rays of Light
Time stands still in the presence of ineffable undersea beauty
72
Feature Whose Skills Are You Calling Primitive?
A week in survival school can change your life—if, you know, you survive
84
Historical Badass Historical Badass: Steel Grandpa
How a pirate bike racer and troubadour folk singer stole a country's heart
90
Feature Unencumbered
The future of adventure is lighter
102
Feature Knocking on Heaven’s Door
To become a mountain god, she had to pass the tests of men
116
Feature The Old Gray Kayak
Revisiting the lessons of self sufficiency and making a boat by hand
122
Three Square Three Square
Three friends, Mai-Yan Kwan, Emily Nielson, and Aimee Trudeau, share uncomplicated, outdoor-friendly versions of their favorite recipes from home
128
Resources Resources
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