The author launches a career as a nordic ski racer.
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photos by Layne Kennedy.
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Flogging Genghis Khan
Bicycling to the world’s largest statue of Genghis Khan, in Mongolia. Edited by Tim Lavin.
The Atlantic
Edited by Tim Lavin. Photo by Jeffrey Kerby.
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The First Dude in His Element
Todd Palin competes in the Tesoro Iron Dog, a 2,000 mile snowmobile race across Alaska.
Sports Illustrated
Edited by Chris Hunt.
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Lost & Found
Social worker John Donovan was a monklike figure who lived alone in a succession of dingy $300-a-month apartments. Strange things transpired after he got lost and died in the high mountains of Southern California.
Backpacker
Edited by David Howard.
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Nasty, Brutish, and Loud
The Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area, in the stripmined hills of West Virginia, is the world’s premier all-terrain-vehicle playground—and oh, what a joy it is to ride there after midnight and toss your empties into the woods!
Outside
Edited by Jay Stowe. Photos by Charles Gullung.
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The Backyard Expedition
When my daughter was almost six, I thought it would be a good idea to take her kayaking down Oregon’s Tualatin River.
National Geographic Adventure
Edited by Mark Jannot. Photo by Brown W. Cannon III.
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The Same River Twice
As a travel destination for kayakers, the Los Angeles River—that 50-mile concrete channel that cuts through the heart of the city—is underrated.
Mother Jones
Edited by Monika Bauerlein. Photos by James Rexroad.
Nominated for a National Magazine Award.
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Pilgrim at Johnson Creek
I didn’t really know my hardscrabble Portland neighborhood until I floated the local creek in a $49.95 inflatable raft.
DoubleTake
Edited by Toby Lester.
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Dissent on Denali
Long the debate has raged: Did Frederick indeed summit Mount McKinley in 1906? Edited by Alison Osius.
Climbing
Edited by Alison Osius.
Republished in 20 Years of Climbing Magazine.
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