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Outside magazine, April 1999 Review: He Spins! He Rolls! He Stays Dry! By Andrew Rice KAYAKS | BUYING RIGHT | THE OTHER STUFF |…
Outside magazine, May 1994 Literature: Holy Roll Casting Hooking spirituality in trouting’s deep, deep pools By Donovan Webster Bait fishermen approach water with a simple thought: “Bite, you rascals.” With fly fishermen it’s more like “Ommmm.” We refer to man’s–well, fly-fishing…
Outside magazine, May 1994 The Enlightened Camper: The Locals are Always Right Tim Cahill’s tips for making friends By Tim Cahill Three days of walking, and, ah, you arrive at the outskirts of a remote village. Doesn’t matter where, really. Could…
Outside magazine, May 1994 Islands: Escape from Spring Break By Mike Grudowski After only a few hours on Mexico’s Isla Mujeres–a five-mile-long, barracuda-shaped Caribbean island eight miles east of the spring-break-o-rama in Cancún–you begin to understand its reputation: This is the place where…
Outside magazine, April 1999 The Thick Red Line How a battlefield breakthrough may save your hide By Sarah Friedman The timeless humor of Monty Python’s Black Knight, that daft warrior who upon losing an arm…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Canadian Doubles We’re not talking tennis. Six of the best lodges for reconnoitering Cannada’s outdoors. By Mike Steere If scrambling for insanely hard to come by reservations at Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Lodge and watching the geyser erupt…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Prescriptions Navigating a Dislocation By Cory Johnson The only thing more painful than having a dislocated shoulder is hiking or paddling with a dislocated shoulder. Generally, you shouldn’t fiddle with such an injury; just immobilize it and make…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Vive le Poutine, Eh? By Mike Steere There’s more pulling at canadian harmony than francophone Quebec’s never-ending struggle for autonomy. Mistake a British Columbian for an Ontarian, and a quick “sorry” will be in order. Ron James, Nova Scotia-born…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Shouldering the Summer Load Before you climb, paddle, spike, or throw, make sure your shoulders are ready for the special strain of this season’s sports By Cory Johnson Christian griffith spent hours in the gym working every conceivable…
Outside magazine, May 1995 Cycling: And No French Aftertaste By Alan Cote Funny how the Tour DuPont sneaks up on you. On the seventh of this month, 126 of the world’s finest cyclists will finish wending their way through Appalachia in the seventh running…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Paradise Fouled Year after year, it was a perfect, unchanging place. And then it wasn’t By Randy Wayne White On my return to what was once the best place in the world, I was reminded of an…
Outside magazine, May 1995 Endurance: From Our Search for All Things Woolly… By Todd Balf John Stamstad is the acknowledged master of wilderness endurance races, so it surprised nobody that last February in Alaska he overcame the woolliest Iditasport Human Powered Ultra Marathon in…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Long Weekends: Head for the Hills In the heart of Texas, the Hill Country offers more than fences By Peter Nelson The mere mention of the Texas Hill Country, just west of Austin and northwest of San Antonio,…
Outside magazine, June 1996 In Search of the Beaver Within Plunging through the nation’s most civilized wilderness, even the staunchest of urbanites can J-stroke back to the Pleistocene By Philip Weiss My life as an outdoorsman began when my wife bought an…
Outside magazine, May 1995 Expeditioning: Spread Your Props and Fly! After 48 years in the Arctic, the Kee Bird readies for takeoff By Carl Hoffman After coming back empty-handed from his two previous missions to the Arctic, Darryl Greenamyer seems to have…
Like the sheep-eaters before us, basking in the smudge-free, high-country luxury of the nation's longest free-flowing river
Outside magazine, June 1996 O Canada.Com By Katie Arnold Travelers planning a foray into the great white North can now access more than 75 official Canada sites on the World Wide Web. Four of our favorites: Before You Go. For general information,…
 Outside magazine, June 1996 If I Can Take It There, I Can Take It Anywhere Barrow, Alaska, is brutally cold, dark, and dull–in fact, it may be the worst place in the U.S. of A. But the money’s great, there’s no overcrowding, and…
Outside magazine, July 1996 Books: The Smug and the Homey By Miles Harvey Notes from a Small Island: An Affectionate Portrait of Britain, by Bill Bryson (William Morrow, $25). As his previous works, such as The Lost Continent, have so delightfully demonstrated,…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Mountain Biking: Eat My Mascara! Champion downhiller Leigh Donovan’s unpopular crusade By Eric Hagerman Downhill mountain bikers are like butterflies. They show up every spring, flapping their wings, showing off their colors. This year Missy Giove, 1994…
Destinations, July 1997 Seattle from the Sea Find the best of Puget Sound without crowds, fossil fuels, or hiking boots By Tina Kelley As you paddle into Hammersley Inlet on Washington’s Cascadia Marine Trail, a crowd of small heads pops up.
Outside magazine, June 1996 Film: The Big Whoosh Jan De Bont find star power in Mother Nature’s wrath By Johnny Dodd His last movie dealt with a psychotic who threatened to blow up a bus. Now director Jan De Bont (…
Destinations, July 1997 W E E K E N D G E T A W A Y S Seattle from the Sea Find the best of Puget Sound without crowds, fossil fuels, or hiking boots By Tina Kelley…
Dispatches, July 1997 E X P L O R A T I O N One Giant Maybe for Robotkind As NASA heads for Mars, its remote-control rovers spin their wheels By Eric Scigliano…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Rick of Arc Though Alaskan Jeff King captured the 1996 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race last March with the second-fastest time ever recorded, the rowdiest cheer at the postrace banquet was reserved for disqualified five-time winner Rick Swenson, who was chosen by…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Environment: A Man, a Plan, a Foursome of Kalahari Bushmen James Blanchard’s grandiose scheme for the mozambican coast By Bill Donahue James ulysses blanchard III has a new plan for Mozambique. In the late eighties, you’ll recall,…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Cuisine: Medium Rare and Hold the Guilt Yes, say Doc and Connie Hatfield, the world is ready for PC beef By Wendy Marston “It’s the smell of sage after a summer thunderstorm,” intones the tall man with the…
Dispatches, July 1997 E V E N T S The Race Is On At the start of a less-predictable new era, a look at the crˆme of the Tour de France field By Alan Coté With the retirement of…
Outside magazine, June 1996 More Maple Leafs Than You Can Shake a Hockey Stick At By Cory Johnson Mention the word Canada, and ice hockey and off-kilter accents come to mind. What you may not realize is that Canada, as the second largest…
Dispatches, July 1997 C A R E E R S A Not-So-Golden Parachute Your humble tour guides: former cycling greats By Andrew Tilin Whither the retired professional cyclist? Times were tough enough while carving out a spot in the…
 Outside magazine, July 1997 Dark Behind It Rose the Forest … Into the beautiful Angeles we go, into the most dangerous national forest in America By Randall Sullivan Arrests are common in Angeles National Forest I‘m barely…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Politics: Do Unto Endangered Species… With the environment up for grabs, God send in a green army By Bill Donahue And on the eighth day, after he had created Gingrich, Dole, and other democratically elected foes of the…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Paddling: Nicklaus, Jordan..Who? Greg Barton, America’s most celebrated unknown athlete By Martin Dugard Devoted paddlers talk about greg barton’s kayak stroke with the same reverence that country-clubbers reserve for Jack Nicklaus’s golf swing. No unseemly kerplunk marks the…
Destinations, July 1997 Life on the Far Edge Tromping about on Spain’s unique western shore, where fjords abound and vino is a breakfast staple By Bruce Schoenfeld Carnival in Rias Come for the seafood. Stay for the bagpipes and…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Milestones: Steve Sinclair, 1951-1996 By Todd Balf Steve sinclair spent two decades joyfully pushing the outer limits of ocean kayaking, trying to devise a way to paddle what nobody thought was possible and to understand the intricacies of a particularly…
Gone Summering, July 1998 Need a Little More? Sporting diversions to keep you hopping from now till Labor Day By Kimberly Lisagor July 4 Mount Marathon Race, Seward, AK Don’t be fooled by the distance —…
Outside magazine, July 1997 Come On, Baby, Light My Gerb It’s bang-up time again at the firework freaks’ annual whiz-pop powderfest By Mike Steere Ekaterina V. Korneeva — a PH.D.-level laser scientist known as Kathy to her new American friends…
Outside magazine, July 1998 Where Have All the Wise Men Gone? Certainly not into the Sahara, not to race 142 miles in seven days, not to broil beneath a 120-degree sky, not to seek glory in the Marathon des Sables, the world’s most…
Gone Summering, July 1998 Avast Ye, Matey – Find Your Own Damn Cove The Maine coast has more landmarks than names. Much to the delight of possessive types. By Tracy Kidder TŠte-€-TŠte with Penobscot Bay…
Outside magazine, July 1997 Letters: Bad Intentions I am appalled that killer Chad McKittrick got off with such a light sentence (“The Killing of Wolf Number Ten,” May). At the very least, his restitution ought to include the cost of his capture,…
Review, July 1997 Running Shoes for the Happy Median Do-it-all trainers that don’t skimp on performance By Roseann Hanson Aside from a few delusional moments, perhaps, the average runner isn’t training for the Eco-Challenge or intending to…
Gone Summering, July 1998 Heaven Can Wait The timeless terrain of the Smokies all but screams eternity. But first there’s a lot more fishing to do. By Donovan Webster The West Prong and Beyond…
Outside magazine, July 1997 The Mild One In which the author confronts the one obstacle between his throaty bike and the call of the open road: himself By Nicholas Dawidoff The author considers the road ahead I took my…
Dispatches, July 1997 F I L M A Star Is Reborn Marty Stouffer gets a makeover, Hollywood-style By Johnny Dodd Take heart, fans of wildlife filmmaker Marty Stouffer: This month, just half a year after being removed from his PBS…
Gone Summering, July 1998 This Is the Panhandle? Southwest canyon country, where you’d least expect it By Annick Smith Deep in the Heart of Palo Duro The history of human occupation in Palo Duro…
Dispatches, July 1997 P R O T E S T Sympathy for the Rebel Celebs try to free the Sea Shepherds’ captain — and option the movie rights By John Galvin For The…
Outside magazine, July 1997 Noriega Sat Here Our man in Panama works the strange case of the generalisimo’s purloined bar stools By Randy Wayne White Because the Panama Canal will be officially transferred to its host republic at noon on…
Gone Summering, July 1998 Make Mine Raw Mama’s boys, beware: Portsmouth Island is nature untethered By Bob Shacochis North Carolina’s Outer Realm Twenty-three miles long, Portsmouth Island, part of Cape Lookout National Seashore, is…
Dispatches, July 1997 S P O R T Where No One Has Gone Before? Mehgan Heaney-Grier’s precocious quest to become the world’s deepest free diver By Paul Kvinta The most peaceful part of Mehgan Heaney-Grier’s life begins at 40…
Gone Summering, July 1998 The Sky Is Not the Limit Look, up there, it’s the Dakotas’ main attraction! By Louise Erdrich And Don’t Forget the Terra Firma The 244,000-acre Badlands National Park is probably…
Gone Summering, July 1998 All Hail the Lizard You don’t have to see Colorado’s most famous reptile. Just head out on the trail and trust that he’s there. By Rob Story Altitude with Attitude…
Gone Summering, July 1998 Forgive Me, Mr. Abalone Because off northern California’s “Riviera,” diving for slimy sea creatures is but one of many worthy pastimes By Patrick Symmes Exploring the Lost Coast Free from…
Gone Summering, July 1998 Good-Bye Burbs, Hello Rolling Hills Just beyond Chicago’s sprawl, a two-wheeler’s playground awaits By Craig Vetter Cheeseheads, Revisited The area around the southwestern wisconsin town of Spring Green is an…
Gone Summering, July 1998 Where Earth and Water Mix It Up On Cape Cod, “landscape” is a word that defies definition By Paul Theroux The Cape You Don’t Know To paraphrase Heracleitus, it’s not…
Outside magazine, July 1998 Field Notes: Today Boulder, Tomorrow the World They’re making noises about reviving U.S. distance running. Is anyone listening? By Bruce Schoenfeld The front range of the Rocky Mountains rises with little warning off a prairie…
Dispatches, July 1998 Bear Essentials Pepper Spray: Oooh, Hit Me Again, Baby! By Paul Scott Pepper spray, which sprang from research conducted by Carrie Hunt, has become the defense of choice in bear country. Recently, however, a U.S. Geological Survey researcher…
Dispatches, July 1998 Sport A Man Among Prettyboys Mitch Kahn, venerable dean of an unsung sport, prepares once more to defend his title By Bill Donahue There’s something Mitch Kahn wants you to know: He’s nothing like Mitch Buchanan,…
Outside magazine, September 1996 Desert Solitary Five moonscapes where the flora is ancient, nights are starlit, and there is always a drought of people By Bob Howells Nothing lives easily in the desert, least of all you. But sparseness is also the…
Bodywork, July 1998 Ready, Set, Summer Some essential advice to get you past the hot season’s pitfalls By Brenda DeKoker Goodman At last, that damn fine time of year when you can blow out the door in nothing…
Outside magazine, September 1996 Accessories: Mental Training Wheels Michael Kessler Too busy or too shy to narrate your own visualization tape? Try a prerecorded version from the Monroe Institute in Faber, Virginia. The nonprofit company offers nine Fitness and Sports tapes ($13, 800-541-2488) that…
Dispatches, July 1998 Environment Divided We Fall? The Sierra Club’s debate over immigration may be just the beginning By Dirk Olin When it was finally announced that the Sierra Club’s rank and file had scuttled a proposal to…
Outside magazine, September 1996 Prescriptions: The Pollen Factor By Jim Rosenthal Ah, autumn: a time for active allergy sufferers to breathe a sigh of relief. In certain parts of the country, though, you might not want to breathe too deep. If you’re among the…
Outside magazine, July 1998 Out There: Lord of the Flies And the bees and the wasps and all the other biting bastards that walk upon the earth By Tim Cahill The bug scream is a distinctive human sound. It…
Outside magazine, September 1996 These Bladders Were Made For Moving Defeating dehydration on road or trail By Bob Howells TWO GALLONS OF WATER PER PERSON PER day gets heavy (a gallon weighs eight pounds), not to mention bulky. How to carry…
Outside magazine, July 1998 Tell Us Now the Saga of the Self-Styled Viking, of His Epic Voyage Over the Frozen Sea, of His Trusty Vessel, His Bravery, His Valor, His Battles Won and Maidens Wooed, His Glorious and Stirring Triumph. OK, Maybe Not.
Outside magazine, October 1996 Wondering Where the Lions Are The Goal: Encountering Zimbabwe’s legendary wildlife. The Method: Authentic safariing, on battered foot through prickly bush. The Result: Well, now that you ask… Gavin Ford, one of Zimbabwe’s legendary…
Bodywork, July 1998 Side Saddled? A two-step plan for taking the pain in stride By Scott Sutherland The cause of the infamous side cramp may be obscure, but the remedy is painfully simple. “When you feel one…
Outside magazine, September 1996 Crime: Trail of Fears A muddled Park Service murder probe leaves Appalachian hikers on edge Late last May, a distraught Thomas Williams called Shenandoah National Park to report that his 24-year-old daughter, Julianne, had not returned on time from a…
Outside magazine, September 1996 Environment: OK, Meet You at Eight on Super-Unleaded Loop Hard up for cash. California’s state parks reach out to the multinationals By Bill Donahue You’re wending through an alpine meadow, savoring the melodious twee-twee of the avifauna,…
Outside magazine, September 1996 Regimens: Mental Training Routines Tailored to Your… “Issue” Mark Jannot Virtually all of the athletes who consult with Nate Zinsser, sports psychologist for the Center for Enhanced Performance at West Point, fall into one of three categories, depending on the…
Outside magazine, September 1996 Film: Remember, Mr. Daniels, You Love the Geese Crackpot no more, a biology buff’s passion goes Hollywood By Florence Williams When we last met Canadian ultralight pilot and amateur biologist William Lishman, he had finally turned the corner…
Outside magazine, September 1996 Training: Fabulous Abs, with Function By Cory Johnson THE “WASHBOARD ABS NOW!” VARIETY OF workout so popular with the indoor fitness set focuses on the aesthetics of muscle development, on the sculpting of a perfect, corrugated stomach. That’s fine, but…
Bodywork, July 1998 The Massage Shortcut Concrete benefits of a touchy-feely technique By Nancy Coulter-Parker If you always seem to have just enough energy to play but not to tend to the fussier details of fitness — you…