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12
Intro
16
Arts + Sciences Arts + Sciences
Whimsical painter Graham Franciose, traveling photographer Jody MacDonald
22
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
26
Icons + Artifacts: The Emerald Mile
A record-setting little boat named the Emerald Mile
28
Feature Elements of Fall
Autumn is three seasons in one
42
Feature Seriously Committed to the Sharp End
When a mining company started blowing up a Spanish big-wall paradise, climbers took to the heights in protest—and stayed there five years
56
Feature Encounters With the Seldom Seen
When a chance meeting in red-rock country changes everything
60
Feature Payin’ It Backward
A hard solo mission can wipe the slate clean
72
Feature Across the Aisle, Across the Country
A gesture of bipartisanship created the National Conservation Area program
78
Feature Eventually a Sequoia
Excerpted from Eventually a Sequoia: Stories of Art, Adventure & the Wisdom of Giants
92
Feature Chasing Spirits on the Path of Ghosts
Forest Service budget cuts are erasing trails by the thousands. One rider hits Control-Z
102
Feature Just Don't Get Excited
In 1939, a snake hunter and his quarry have a fateful meeting in the hot Colorado Desert
114
Feature Despite Himself
The line between life and death can be thin indeed
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
Beta, details, URLs, and more fun
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