July/August 2009

2009 July/August

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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Collect 'em All

How one man's quest to visit every national park sparked Ken Burns's latest documentary

July 1, 2009

Teens from L.A.'s notorious Crenshaw and Dorsey High Schools come together in Yosemite
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Team of Rivals

Teens from L.A.'s notorious Crenshaw and Dorsey High Schools come together in Yosemite

By Judith Lewis Mernit

July 1, 2009

An active coal lease borders both sides of the Matanuska River (and the parallel Glenn Highway, a national scenic byway) for approximately three miles near King Mountain.
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The Great Alaska Coal Rush

Wilderness lovers have fought for decades to protect the moose, salmon, and sublime vistas of America's "last frontier" from the ravages of oil development. Now America's coal companies want to leave their earth-scraping marks across the state.

July 1, 2009

Lake Genevieve, in the Sierra's Desolation Wilderness
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Resurrection Road

A Fretful Hiker Rediscovers Backpacking's Aches and Gains

By Debra Jones

July 1, 2009

starting a fire
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How Not to Die in the Woods

Today's emergency kit: a cell phone and a lighter

By Paul Rauber

July 1, 2009