Backpacker 1993 - Abstracts

Backpacker 1993
TitleSubjectAuthors
Are you a modern-day explorer. (author and adventurer Mark Jenkins) (Interview)Sports and fitness 
A Sterling struggle; development would tarnish a precious Northeast forest. (Sterling Forest, New York)Sports and fitnessKenneth Wapner
A very cool hat: plus a pack fit for women and a watch Dick Tracy would love. (camping and hiking equipment) (Evaluation)Sports and fitnessMichael Hodgson, Mark Jenkins
A weather-worthy tent. (Quest Preying Mantis tent) (Evaluation)Sports and fitnessSally Trepanowski
Barefoot in the park: hiker hangs 10 on the trail after giving shoes the boot.Sports and fitnessMaryalice Yakutchik
Beckwourth's golden trail: this Sierra Nevada path follows fortune seekers' dreams. (Jim Beckwourth; Sierra Nevada trail)Sports and fitnessJane Braxton Little
Bee-lieve it or not: you can take the sting out of your next trip.Sports and fitnessJohn W. Haines
Birds of a feather: a fish-eater enters the fray over Pacific Northwest old-growth.Sports and fitnessS. Clare
BLM backcountry hikeways & bikeways. (Bureau of Land Management)Sports and fitness 
British Columbia's last stand: conservationists struggle to save what's left of a virgin old-growth forest. (Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island)Sports and fitnessMike Randolph
California's Santa Rosas: take a midwinter journey along ancient native pathways.Sports and fitnessLawrence Hogue
California's Smith River.Sports and fitnessHoward Davidson
Chef Baig's bag of tricks. (mountain climbing guide Nazarullah Baig; cooking for backpackers at high altitudes; includes recipes)Sports and fitnessKyle McCarthy
Close it down! If you truly love wilderness, sometimes it's the right thing to do.Sports and fitnessM. John Fayhee
Coleman Apex Stove. (Evaluation)Sports and fitnessSally Trepanouski
Dawn of the nightwalkers: learning to hike in the dark is an eye-opening experience.Sports and fitnessSally Eauclaire
Death Valley the hard way. (hiking)Sports and fitnessAnnette Wysocki
Editors' choice: the finest the natural world has to offer.Sports and fitness 
Fire drill. (escape from wilderness fire)Sports and fitnessJim Lee
Fire fighter's journal.Sports and fitness 
Ford Ranger presents back country driving lessons. (pickup trucks; special advertising section)Sports and fitness 
Forget the canoe: with a body board, you can ride the rapids just like a trout.Sports and fitnessHoward Davidson
From whitewater to to tap water: dam developers eye Colorado's wild Arkansas River.Sports and fitnessJim Kroc
Getting skunked: understanding the antics behind the smell.Sports and fitnessRichard Bauman
GrizzlyWare. (Best Food Forward, computer database program)Sports and fitnessJeffrey L. Smoot
Healing the land: how to repair overused campsites and make them healthy again.Sports and fitnessCarla Neasel
Heat relief: how to keep cool when the sun is melting the rocks.Sports and fitnessTom Shealey
Hide & feet; leather boots are lighter and better than ever. (hiking boots) (Evaluation)Sports and fitnessSteve Komito
Hikers unite: National Trails Day is a step in the right direction.Sports and fitnessDavid Lillard
Hiking the Erie Canal.Sports and fitnessDavid Barber
Into the heart of darkness. (star watching; includes related articles)Sports and fitnessAnnette Wysocki
It's a jungle out there. (rain forest backpacking safety)Sports and fitnessJosh Coen
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness. (Louisiana forest)Sports and fitnessLarry Larason
Mining the big empty: modern-day prospectors eye Nevada's Black Rock Desert and its famed trail.Sports and fitnessJane Braxton Little
Montana's "Hi-Line." (Bear's Paw Mountains)Sports and fitnessPeter Brandvold
Out on a limb. (tree climbing)Sports and fitnessRob Lovitt
Packs: easing the burden. (Buyer's guide) (backpacks; includes related articles and evaluations) (Cover Story)Sports and fitnessStephen Gorman, Dave Getchell
Preying on predators. (US Dept. of Agriculture's Animal Damage Control killing wildlife)Sports and fitnessMark MacAllister
Seaweed to go. (trail food; includes recipe)Sports and fitnessMary S. Willett
Shelter for one. (tents) (Evaluation)Sports and fitnessSteve Howe
Sleeping with the enemy? The quest for truth and understanding where the RVs lie.Sports and fitnessM. John Fayhee
Solo. (backpacking alone; includes related article)Sports and fitnessJeff Rennicke, Lee Bergthold
Stoves: fuelish pleasures (Buyer's guide) (camp stoves; includes related articles and evaluations) (Cover Story)Sports and fitnessSteve Gorman
Sun day best clothes. (hiking in hot weather)Sports and fitnessLinda Wasmer Smith
Tennessee's Savage Gulf. (Savage Gulf State Natural Area)Sports and fitnessRon Ferrara
The great ones: 10 prime trails that leave all the others in the dust. (includes related article)Sports and fitnessLarry Rice
The hermit of Bald Mountain. (Lou Gold; Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Oregon)Sports and fitnessLone Wolf Circles
The name game: a few words about understanding the language of the natural world.Sports and fitnessDavid Petersen
The road not taken: to find wild places you need the proper map and frame of mind. (Column)Sports and fitnessKen Wright
The silence of the lands. (quiet places to hike and camp; includes related article; article continues on page 94) (Cover Story)Sports and fitnessBuck Tilton, Maryalice Yakautchik
Tie one on: creative ways to tie up the same old boots.Sports and fitnessGreg Whiteaker
Two decades and counting: a walk through 20 years of Backpacker and backpacking.Sports and fitness 
Two faces of the Adirondacks. (includes related article on trails)Sports and fitnessStephen Gorman
Well-heeled hikers: these Appalachian Trail veterans give "over the hill" a new meaning.Sports and fitnessMichael Lanza
What's afoot? (Buyer's guide) (hiking boots; includes evaluations) (Cover Story)Sports and fitnessSteve Howe
Where phantoms brood and mourn. (writer Edward Abbey) (Obituary)Sports and fitnessDavid Petersen
Where the wood buffalo and whooping cranes roam. (Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada)Sports and fitness 
Wieners aren't hot dogs; so what's wrong with a little luxury in the great outdoors?Sports and fitnessRick Hill
Wild clothes. (outdoor clothing; several related articles) (Buyers Guide)Sports and fitnessDave Getchell, Michael Hodgson, Mark Jenkins, Steve Gorman
Wilderness Experience EXT frame pack. (backpack) (Evaluation)Sports and fitnessLeonard Adkins
"Wilderness high." (fear of bears) (Column)Sports and fitnessRoger Wingert
Wilderness in the land of the rising sun. (Japan; includes related article about the sport of sawanabori)Sports and fitnessRob Schultheis
Wilderness myths: a Montana researcher disputes some accepted beliefs about the land.Sports and fitnessGeorge Wuerthner
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