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    • July/August 2010

    2010 July/August

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    When you're poor, the environmental movement doesn't stop at simple things like pollution
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    Homeland Security

    When you're poor, the environmental movement doesn't stop at simple things like pollution

    By Javier Sierra

    July 7, 2010

    With a light pack and nimble feet, Janine Patitucci goes rock hopping in Evolution Basin on the John Muir Trail.
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    Lighten Up

    Jettison the tent, the candle lantern, and that copy of Moby-Dick. Ultralight through-hiking takes you farther, faster.

    By Daniel Duane

    July 28, 2010

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    By Avital Andrews

    July 7, 2010

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