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Intro Intro
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Arts + Sciences Arts + Sciences
Outdoor film producer and co-director Berne Broudy, professor researching soundscapes Lauren Ferguson, and naturalist Ross Reid
22
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
24
Feature The Social Backpacking Network
What it's like to hike in Arctic Sweden with a few hundred newfound friends
42
Feature Peak Sketching
A long-time leader of the American climbing community expresses himself with a sixty-year-old toy
46
Feature Hiding in Plain Sight
One of the world's most ambitious rewilding efforts is little known, little visited, and smack in the middle of Montana
62
Feature Hold the Line
An ode to singletrack, wherever you may find it
74
Portfolio Ready for Their Close-Up
This German photographer combines hundreds of images to create a single spectacular insect portrait
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Feature Do Public Lands Need a Rest?
Decades of research and centuries of cultural precedent point to the benefits of a time-out
96
Feature In Wilderness Is the Preservation of the World—Right? Maybe?
A mountain guide and philosopher wrestles with what Thoreau really meant
110
Feature Zen Bivy
Our favorite book on backpacking was written by a Buddhist Japanese Beat poet
116
Weekend Cabin Tanglebloom Cabin
Simplicity and screened walls encourage a magical, natural connection
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
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