Lands & Waters
Explore: Pictured Rocks
By Elisa Freeling January 1, 2004By the shores of Gitche Gumee, the Pictured Rocks hang over the world’s largest, and perhaps most capricious, freshwater lake
Circling Back to the Sierra
By Daniel Duane January 1, 2004Grow up, go wild, get married, settle down: However you change, the mountains will welcome you home
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wilderness
Explore: Pyramid Lake
By Elisa Freeling November 1, 2003In a parched corner of the driest state, Pyramid Lake seems misplaced
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wilderness
Glen Canyon Comeback
By Reed McManus November 1, 2003Drought is draining Lake Powell and restoring Glen Canyon
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wilderness
Untracked Utah
By David Darlington January 1, 2003Off-road vehicle sales are booming, but wilderness isn’t a drive-thru experience
Ansel Adams: Molded by Mountains
By Stephen Fox January 1, 2002Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada were Ansel Adams's spiritual home, the place that never changed and seldom disappointed
Six Million Sweet Acres
By Reed McManus September 1, 2001From the quiet canyons of Vermilion to the lavish wildflowers of Carrizo, Americans have nearly two dozen new national monuments to explore
Killer Whales are Being Poisoned
By Jim Rendon July 1, 2001Banned PCBs still threaten marine life
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oceans
Abalone: Pan-Fried to Extinction
By David Helvarg March 1, 2001Pity the poor abalone, too tasty for its own good