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Contents: The Kennedy Ascent (Bobby Kennedy had an adventurer’s heart but had never even tied on snowshoes when he helped put the first route up the 14,000-foot Canadian summit named after his late brother), America’s Most Rockin’ Routes (Yeah, sure, there are lots of trails you can hike, bike, paddle, whatever. But these are an outdoorsman’s life list: 25 of North America’s best, from the Olympic Peninsula to the wild coast of Maine, including…Hiking: The Pacific Coast’s best beach trail can be tricky without tidal charts. Biking: With its legendary vistas, Amasa Back is Moab’s last secret spot. Shhhh!. Rock Climbing: Beholding Purgatory’s devilish sandstone spires is awesome. Climbing the 900-footers is even more thrilling. Paddling: Beware the hungry gators in the ultimate seclusion of the Everglades Four-Wheeling: High in the Sierra Nevadas is the nation’s most breathtaking – and bone-jarring – mountain drive), Sweet Home, Costa Rica (What’s harder: Grinding it out on an Illinois assembly line or starting a mountain bike camp in a Third World jungle? Tim Ingram decided to find out), The Cowgirl Way (Snowboarding champion. Flyfishing expert. Rock ‘n’ Roll singer. Looker. What’s not to llike about Greta Gaines), A Day For The Birds (What makes Grouse hunters grouse? The usual: the heat, their dogs, the heat, their own dim-wittedness…did we mention the heat?), Getting Started: Canyoneering (Flash floods, dehydration, perilous climbs – the sport does have risks. But the skilled outdoorsman will also find rewards) Departments – Editor’s Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (Da Bulls…Da Bass? Yep, the Super Bowl of Bass fishing is going to Chicago), Cybersports (Musical trekking the MP3 way; what’s biting on the Web; high-tech topos), Wild Hair (A bachelor party in Havana: drinking, carousing and putting Papa’s bawdy lifestyle to the test), Outdoor Skills (You’re out the door, and the dog wants to go, too. But is he in shape for the backcountry?), Survival (Wait! Don’t rush in when someone’s hurt. Survey the scene to play it safe), Field Trips (There’s a whole lot of singletrack solitude in rural Vermont. Just beware the mud bogs), Mountain Biking (Why spend a fortune on a titanium frame when lightweight, affordable aluminum rides great), Off-Road (Nissan’s new Frontier Crew Cab pickup handles like an SUV but holds a whole load of gear), Backcountry (Archaeology gone awry in Genoa, Colorado), The Outfitter (Best in the Field: Fleece alternatives; flats flyfishing gear; new navigational tools) Almanac – News, Tips, Facts and News (Sleeping Bags: Sleep tight in one that fits right; Mountain Biking: Do try these drills at home; Tandem Canoeing: Two can roll together) Field Sports – On Redfish Recon, Trout: Creek Feeders, “Seeing” Deer, Walleyes Acting Like Bass, Becoming A Quack Shot
Issue: October 1999
Condition: Very Good