Volume 6, Issue 2, Spring-Summer 2011
Wendex
Wending by the Numbers
Playground
Yurts So Good
Rick Gunn encounters herder families and spectacular mountain ranges while cycling through Kyrgyzstan.
Now & Then
Timeless Adventure
Greenery
Upward Momentum
Sustainably designed gear; plus, protecting climbing environments.
Platform
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation [ read ]
Wend talks with Executive Director Gregg Treinish about how average adventurers can become citizen scientists.
Footprint
The Mysterious Darkwoods [ preview ]
Can the biggest conservation purchase in Canadian history provide a glimpse into the future of protected wilderness areas across North America? Bruce Kirkby reports.
Feast
Rodent at the Last Supper [ read ]
If a painting in Peru’s Cusco Cathedral is to be believed, Jesus ate guinea pig for his final meal. But does the dish taste divine? Jayme Moye finds out.
Snap
Coastal Rhythms of Gabon
John Seaton Callahan and Sam Bleakley surf to the beat of a different drum in West Africa.
Wanderlust
On Ancient Ice [ preview ]
Matt J. Simmons experiences the glacial landscapes surrounding the site of one of North America’s most amazing discoveries—intact human remains that had been preserved for centuries in the ice.
Passport
The Playground Tour [ preview ]
A two-wheeled tour through the United States’ national parks causes Rick Olson to question why, with over $874 million to spend on road rehabilitation, the National Park Service isn’t developing its bicycle infrastructure.
Survival Kit
Saturday in Slab Country
Trailhead
Two Full Moons
Vengeance is the name of the game when obstinate llamas threaten to ruin Jennifer Pharr Davis’s summer camp experience.
