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Contents: The American Wilderness: A Sports Afield Special Report – Why It Matters (How wilderness has defined our national character), What We Talk About When We Talk About Wilderness (The glorious and sad story of America’s love-hate relationship with the wild), Playing In The Zones (Spanning the continent to bring you pristine tracts of untamed land where you can still get far, far afield), Teddy Roosevelt Is Rolling Over In His Grave (In the game of eco-political football, the conservationists are always on the defense. You can’t tell the players without a program), Crossing The Backbone Of The World (Into the heart of Montana, with a man born 100 years too late), Sit! Stay! Fetch! Whoa! (These may be the dog days of summer, but it’s only six weeks to bird season. Time for a tune-up. Welcome to doggie mini-camp), The Outfitter (Life-Savers: Equipment that will get you home alive; Biker gear: Tools to keep you upright; Millennium Materials: High-tech fabrics for all kinds of weather), Backcountry (Gaining an advantageous view of the horizon) Almanac – News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Plant Peril Grows: Learning to protect our flora from extinction; Desert Data: Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth; Knot Again: Casting and retrieving the right way will keep you from getting into a tangled situation) Departments – Editor’s Notes, Letters, Reports Afield, New Gear Review, Ecowatch, Rock & Trail, Trout, Boats & Motors, Photography, Food & Drink, Lures & Flies, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Skills, Fitness & Health, Angling, Survival, Shooting, Bass, Arms & Ammo, Nature Watch
Issue: August 1998
Condition: Very Good