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Contents: How Much Wood? (The warmest fire is the one fueled by a hard day’s work), The Deer Hunter (The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, turning 50, discovers that the remedy to living life as a slave of habit and urban depravement lies in a northern Vermont forest and involves a muzzleloader, a perfect sandwich and an old, red coat), Storm Into Winter – It’s A Backcountry Bonanza – Skiing The Roof Of Wyoming (Unlike modern-day expeditioners, mountain men like Jim Bridger had no skis, down or Gore-Tex when they first explored the Wind River Range – but they did have the Rendezvous), Julie Zell’s Wild Ride (How did a 30-year-old wanderer from Syracuse, New York, become the best backcountry snowboarder in the world? Not by taking the lift to the top), Getting Started: Winter Camping (There’s one sure way to avoid the summer camping throngs. Go with the snow. A beginner’s guide to techniques, skills and gear), If You’re A Goose, And Tracy Byrd Sings To You, Are You A Dead Duck? (Nashville’s country clan takes to the Texas fields to trade riffs with a cacophony of Snow Geese), The Outfitter (Hot Suits: Durable thermal layers; Frozen Fish Tricks: Icefishing’s bare necessities; No Wax, No Worries: Cross-country skis for all-terrain touring), Backcountry (Scaling an Idaho peak to reap the rewards of gravity) Almanac – News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Make It Out Alive: Guidelines for avalanche detection and survival; Flybox Spruce-Up: Repairing and replacing old flies; Avoid Winter Washout: Tips for better snow photos; Getting In Ski-Shape: Building alpine-ready muscles; Deer I.D.: Differentiate gender by examining their tracks) Departments – Editor’s Notes, Letters, Reports Afield, New Gear Review, Ecowatch, Rock & Trail, Outdoor Skills, Mountain Biking, Photography, Survival, Lures & Flies, Boats & Motors, Off-Road, Angling, Bass, Fitness & Health, Waterfowl, Shooting, Arms & Ammo, Hunting, Deer
Issue: Winter 1998
Condition: Very Good