Description
Contents: Fleece Nation (Empowered by high-tech gear and the spirit of adventure, a fearless subculture is rising in the great outdoors), A Sports Afield Special Report – The Great American River (They’re fast-flowing highways to adventure: the country’s best rivers for kayaking, canoeing, hiking, biking – even partying), Advanced Foam-Sucking (First-class rapids for paddlers of every stripe), Riding The Breaks (Butch and Sundance, back from Missouri), Tramping The Banks (Hike ’em or bike ’em: Top 10 rec rivers), Love That Dirty Water (Great rivers with big problems. Help!), Aqualungs (Kennedy & Co. give voice to the Riverkeepers), Trout Of This World (Top 10 rivers for Rainbows, Browns and Smallmouths), O-h-h-h-h-h-h s-h-i-i-i (No river stunt is too dangerous for this clown), When Winning Isn’t Enough (At the Olympics of the Artic, the name of the game is pain, and the objective is survival), Getting Started: Rock Climbing (Gimme fun, challenge and risk – on the rocks. From techniques to safety to gear, a comprehensive manual for beginners) Almanac – News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Sharks: Peerless predators…and cancer cure?, Weather: When to rely on folk wisdom, Whitewater: Know your rapids) Field Sports – Casting Impressions, Blackpowder Birding, Fast Fixes: Engine repair, Wild-Eyed Walleye Myths, Bass In The Grass, The Plinking Man, 1998 Fishing Award Winners) Departments – Editor’s Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (Paddlers fight for river access), Wild Hair (Piscatory tales from the Deep-Sea Rodeo), Paddlilng (If you buy only one kayak, buy this one), Rock & Trail (Affordable technology to keep backpackers dry), Field Trips (Songbirds are lunch at the U.P. raptor show), Mountain Biking (New helmets must be up to code. Is yours?), Survival (Deserts are seductive. And scary), Photography (Simple techniques to improve action pictures), The Sporting Life (Why flyfish from a kayak? Why not?), Outdoor Skills (Three knots skilled sportsmen should know), Off-Road (Turn your truck into a rolling basecamp), Food & Drink (The searing truth behind blackened Fish), The Outfitter (Best in the Field: Trail runners, camp stoves, performance hats)
Issue: April 1999
Condition: Very Good