` 1999 Sports Afield
1999 Sports Afield

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February
Features - A Sports Afield Special - America's 50 Best Outdoor Sports Towns (Load up the kayaks, bikes. skis and flyrods - these friendly towns are the country's finest getaways for rugged backcountry adventure), "Gimme A Hot Walleye Tip And The Cheeseburger Deluxe" (Ely, Minnesota, has a million-acre backyard wilderness and waitresses who can outfit you), The Winners: State By State (A complete guide to the best outfitters, guides and cheap eats and sleeps in every corner of the country), The 9 Lies Of Hector Villasenor (Their Baja guide brought the beer and the bravado. The fish were not impressed. A cautionary tale), Fools For Cool (Too cold to play? Hogwash! The fun is just beginning), Snow Biking (Saddle up, off-roaders. Wipeouts can be fun when the rubber meets the snow), Winter Fishing (So what if it's 22 degrees F? Grab a rod. The brownies - and others - are biting), Desert Hiking (Shirt-sleeve days and not a soul in sight. Go where the cacti grow), Snowshoeing (There's snow - and lots of it. It's business as usual, just bigger footwear), Ice Climbing (Think you're tough? Try clawing you way up a wall of solid water), The Wild, Wild Western 'Glades (Convicts, hermits and other outcasts used to escape to Florida's Ten Thousand Islands. Now it's the Tarpon guuides' turn), The Outfitter (Spec-Tacular: The best sport sunglasses; Treat It Right: New water filters and purifiers; Sport/Utility Shoes: Cross-trainers for any terrain), Backcountry (A snowshoer considers a heightened view of glacier runoff) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and Lore (On Your Mark, Get Set, Snow! News From Wisconsin's Birkebeiner Race - America's Largest Cross-country skiing event; Advice From A Showshoe Guru: How a master maintains his traditional woodies; Above-Average Storage Space: Efficient gear-heads stash their stuff overhead; Breathe Easy With Portable Heat: Safety guidelines for avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning) Departments - Editor's Notes, Letters, New Gear Review, Reports Afield, Ecowatch, Rock & Trail, Rods & Reels, Boats & Motors, Survival, Mountain Biking, Off-Road, Outdoor Skills, Food & Drink, The Sporting Life, Bass, Fitness & Health, Shooting Sports
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March
Features - The Snow Cave (Carved from a snowdrift, it's a frosty castle for two young adventurers - and a secret corridor to the past), Rockin' & Rowin' On The Rio Grande (Butch Hancock's got a great gig: guiding rafters through the outback to the time of his own West Texas folk-rock. Yes, he takes requests), Angling 2000 - Welcome To The Future Of Fishing - Catch Of The Millennium (From feral 'cudas to the mighty Eskimo Tarpon, angling's prospects are wide open. "Fish as no man has fished before"), The New Frontier (Down Crooked Island way, in a overlooked Eden, The Bonefish Commander's troops have pioneered the latest last best place. Volunteers?), Classic Fishing: The New Hotspots (The old favorites - Trout, Bass and company - are cruising fresh waters from Lake Huron to Mexico. After 'em, boys!), (Large) Mouth Of The South (Move over, Jimmy Johnson. The peacock bass is Miami's new reigning widemouth), Getting Started: Flying (It's the ultimate off-road adventure: With a pilot's certificate, one's sporting possibilities expand exponentially. An aerial primer), The Outfitter (Face Value: Sport watches for changing times; Walking In Water: Affordable waders for wet pursuits; Wind Jammers: Outerwear that blocks the breeze), Backcountry (The forest wins one small battle against the machine) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Will These Bones Add Years To Human History? Mankind might be older than we think; Keep On-Board Corrosion At Bay: Rust-busting tips for boaters; The ABCs Of ATVs: Prepartation, practice and off-road safety; What Dorothy Didn't Know: The tell-tale signs of twisters; Increase Your Tent's Life Expectancy: A top designer shares his preservation practices) Departments - Editor's Notes, Letters, Reports Afield, New Gear Review, Ecowatch: Elephants, Mountain Biking, Lures & Flies, Rock & Trail, Trout, Outdoor Skills, Fitness & Health, Survival: Lions, Angling, Photography, Off-Road, Food & Drink: Rattlers!, The Sporting Life, Bass, Shooting Sports
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April
Features - Fleece Nation (Empowered by high-tech gear and the spirit of adventure, a fearless subculture is rising in the great outdoors), A Sports Afield Special Report - The Great American River (They're fast-flowing highways to adventure: the country's best rivers for kayaking, canoeing, hiking, biking - even partying), Advanced Foam-Sucking (First-class rapids for paddlers of every stripe), Riding The Breaks (Butch and Sundance, back from Missouri), Tramping The Banks (Hike 'em or bike 'em: Top 10 rec rivers), Love That Dirty Water (Great rivers with big problems. Help!), Aqualungs (Kennedy & Co. give voice to the Riverkeepers), Trout Of This World (Top 10 rivers for Rainbows, Browns and Smallmouths), O-h-h-h-h-h-h s-h-i-i-i (No river stunt is too dangerous for this clown), When Winning Isn't Enough (At the Olympics of the Artic, the name of the game is pain, and the objective is survival), Getting Started: Rock Climbing (Gimme fun, challenge and risk - on the rocks. From techniques to safety to gear, a comprehensive manual for beginners) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Sharks: Peerless predators...and cancer cure?, Weather: When to rely on folk wisdom, Whitewater: Know your rapids) Field Sports - Casting Impressions, Blackpowder Birding, Fast Fixes: Engine repair, Wild-Eyed Walleye Myths, Bass In The Grass, The Plinking Man, 1998 Fishing Award Winners) Departments - Editor's Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (Paddlers fight for river access), Wild Hair (Piscatory tales from the Deep-Sea Rodeo), Paddlilng (If you buy only one kayak, buy this one), Rock & Trail (Affordable technology to keep backpackers dry), Field Trips (Songbirds are lunch at the U.P. raptor show), Mountain Biking (New helmets must be up to code. Is yours?), Survival (Deserts are seductive. And scary), Photography (Simple techniques to improve action pictures), The Sporting Life (Why flyfish from a kayak? Why not?), Outdoor Skills (Three knots skilled sportsmen should know), Off-Road (Turn your truck into a rolling basecamp), Food & Drink (The searing truth behind blackened Fish), The Outfitter (Best in the Field: Trail runners, camp stoves, performance hats)
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May
Features - Brotherhood Of Pain (A man's physical education begins with an injury, and in the school of hard knocks, the lessons never end), Copping A Royale Attitude (Ten times the size of Manhattan, Isle Royale has Moose, Wolves and paddle-chewing Pike. Hey! You want some of this?), Adventure Racing '99 - Put Your Skills To The Test - It's Not Just A Race, It's An Adventure (At the Presido Adventure Racing Academy, ex-Navy SEALs impart battle-tested techniques to one rusty landlubber), Over The Crisco And Through The Muck (Sure, it's all just fun and games. But controlled chaos - dirty tricks, mind games and mud - kicks the Hi-Tec races up a notch), Ready...Set...Suffer! (To understand the 24 Hours of Moab, you must ride until your bike seat fuses to your butt and your socks catch on fire), Excuse Me, Sir, Would You Kindly Eat My Dust? (This guy buries the competition - courteously), A Lesson With Lefty (The world's greatest flycasting instructor may be a filthy-mouthed crank, but he works miracles. That is, until he met me) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Trails: Millennium Project blazes new ground; Snakebite: To suck or not to suck; Mountain Bikes: Three moves to master) Field Sports - Finding the zone: Lake Trout, Flatwater Flies, Sport/Utility Canoeing, Wild & Crazy Caddis Flies, Bass: Crawfish Cravings, Small-Gauge Kicks Departments - Editor's Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (Mercury poisoning: a warning to anglers), Wild Hair (Consider the tick. Then crush the little bugger), Rock & Trail (Don't be a hump. Pick the right backpack), Field Trips (Epicenter of adventure: Four Corners), Mountain Biking (Trail literacy: get educated), The Sporting Life (A horse? Of course! Riding for it's own sake), Outdoor Skills (One pot. One lid. One hell of a meal), Paddling (Tactics for tandem whitewater canoeists), Off-Road (Four-wheeling 101: making it through the ruts), Fitness & Health (The new line of defense against spring allergies), Angling (Still haunted by waters: Maclean revisited), Survival (Recovering from an unscheduled swim), The Outfitter (Editor's Choice: best new gear of 1999; multi-tools, adventure travel wear)
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Summer
Features - The Solstice Party (Friends, neighbors and even the valley's wildlife know it's time to celebrate on the longest day of the year), Summer Special - Mile-High America (Hiking, biking, climbing, fishing, exploring. Whatever you like to do, it's more exciting at altitude), Have You Peaked Yet? (Ten rough and rugged (but nontechnical) hikes will take you to the rarefied air of the Big West), Man, You've Got An Altitude Problem (There's no greater high than that sense of invincibility), A Clean, Well-Elevated Place (The hut system of the Rockies and Sierras put the mountain back in mountain biking), The 10,000-Foot Trout (The right rod, a few flies, a smart selection of gear - now you're ready to tackle Cutthroats on high), The Great White Summit (Bagging Rainier is no walk in the (national) park), Getting Started: Windsurfing (Enlightened new equipment has made it a breeze to balance on a board. Ready for 35 mph fun?), Menace To Society (When your finger's on the trigger of a Super Soaker, everyone is fair game), In The Land Of The Midnight Salmonid (Caribou roadblocks, artic Char and the Camo Twins. A long, strange trip far north of the treeline) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Conservation: Ranchers and enriros agree; Mountain Biking: Quick fixes for tire troubles; Bouldering: Basic tips for getting off the ground) Field Sports - Tubing For Trout, Battling Waves By Boat, Minnow Innovations, Bass: Beating The Heat, Smallmouth Strategies, The World Series Of Trap Departments - Editorial Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (Environmental victories: merely greenwash), Wild Hair (At this oyster feed, bivalves aren't on the menu), Paddling (The right way to pack a sea kayak), Photography (New digital cameras are better and cheaper), Field Trips (The wild side of Maine's Mount Desert Island), Survival (The fundamentals of going solo safely), Outdoor Skills (Crampons put the bite on slippery slopes), Mountain Biking (Got a bike? Got a girl? What could go wrong?), The Sporting Life (Among friends, gross incompetence is rewarded), Off-Road (Bare-bones pickups still get the tough jobs done), Ecowatch (Backcountry recreation's impact on wildlife), Food & Drink (There's more than one way to barbecue a shrimp), The Outfitter (Best In The Field: Amphibious footwear, kayak touring gear, lumbar packs)
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August
Features - The Moocher (Freeloading on the trail is as common as blisters. But there's a limit to a man's generosity), Special Section - Budget Backcountry - Secrets Of The Wildman (Why paleontologist and ultralight camper Mark Novell won't sleep in a tent is simple. It's the way he views life), The Dirtbag Manifesto (A proclamation outlining the bedrock tenets of outdoor minimalism), The Intrepid Angler (Expensive guides and lodges aren't required for incredible fishing. A topo map and sturdy boots can get you there), Trapped Like Wolves (After a remarkable recovery, more of Minnesota's Wolves are killed in a year that live in any other state in the Lower 48. But a new management plan may spell more trouble for the fearsome predators), Getting Started: Expedition Camping (Admit it: Paddling around the lake just doesn't do it for you anymore. You're ready for really grand adventure), Fear And Trolling On The Mississippi (They were warned about the river's Old Testament furies. But the legend and the lunkers were too powerful to resist) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Wildfire: The Feds burn for forest health, Rock Climbing: Three essential grips, Waterproof Gear: How to keep it that way) Field Sports - Nymph Know-How, A Boat For All Species, Looking For Mr. Big (Bass), Top Dogs And Crazy Crawlers, The Clay Essentials Departments - Editorial Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (New "water trails" open up America's great paddling territories), Rock & Trail (Belay right - there's a life at the end of the rope), Paddling (Wet necessities: lifesaving gear for sea kayakers), Field Trips (Guaranteed whitewater in West Virginia - it's Gauley River time), The Sporting Life (A walk in the woods with the wildlife), Outdoor Skills (Fire is cool. A fire that leaves no trace is cooler), Mountain Biking (Trails, culture, caffeine - North America's 10 hippest fat-tire towns have it all), Angling (Discrimination by dry ffly: passion or insanity?), Fitness & Health (How fit are you? Calcuate your VO2 max to quantify your level of conditioning), Backcountry (The last sign of Polaris, Montana, local), The Outfitter (Best in the Field: Adrenaline apparel; mountain bike components; one-person tents)
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August

September
Features - On The Road Again (Chasing his Huck Finn fantasies, a wanderer with an Airstream takes to America's back roads and byways for four weeks and 3600 miles of itinerant adventure), Big Trouble In Tonto Basin (Bolstered by the heroes of Zane Grey's novels and the boundless promise of the West, two hikers hit the Arizona Trail...and then the Arizona Trail hits back), Special Report - Who Killed The Cormorants? (One year ago, when over 850 shotgunned birds were discovered on Little Galloo Island, headlines screamed, conservationists raged and the environmental police went to work), Fall Adventure - The Great Escape (Your soul seeks sanctuary - we know where to find it. Here are 10 rugged, remote and wallet-friendly getaways, and the blueprint to reach the high country...forever), The Chowdah Wilderness (Unmarked, singletrack and overgrown fire roads lead to a deserted beachfront playground. Cape Cod's feral side), Beyond The Beyond (Raging surf, high desert climbs, butt-on-the-back-tire descents - and no one in sight. Recreation areas where the intrepid roam), Big Sky, Low Overhead (Road washed out? Ha! Power down? No problem! When you can see all the stars, backcountry living feels right) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Kartchner Caverns: Arizona's newest state park; Camp Stoves: Best methods for safe cooking; Sea Kayaks: Pros and cons of all the materials) Field Sports - Trout: Picky, picky; Bass Bustin' On The Fly; Stir Crazy For Stripers; Doggie Dos And Don'ts; 8 Ways To Miss A Clay Departments - Editor's Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (In the San Juan Mountains, an ambitious appeal for low-impact recreation), Rock & Trail (No ropes required: the serious challenges and simple elegance of minimal-risk bouldering), Paddling (Surf's up for whitewater kayakers, dude), Outdoor Skills (Navigating by compass is still necessary), Photography (Fear not the frustrating landscape shot), Survival (Wake up to the ways to avoid (and live through) nighttime bear attacks), Off-Road (The cool Tundra: Toyota's powerful new full-size truck), Food & Drink (Try not to tangle with a fearsome wild boar. Unless, of course, it's on your plate), Wild Hair (What's the worst smell in the animal kingdom? You don't want to know), The Outfitter (Best in the Field: Climbing gear; sleeping bags; adventure-travel shoes)
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October
Features - The Kennedy Ascent (Bobby Kennedy had an adventurer's heart but had never even tied on snowshoes when he helped put the first route up the 14,000-foot Canadian summit named after his late brother), America's Most Rockin' Routes (Yeah, sure, there are lots of trails you can hike, bike, paddle, whatever. But these are an outdoorsman's life list: 25 of North America's best, from the Olympic Peninsula to the wild coast of Maine, including...Hiking: The Pacific Coast's best beach trail can be tricky without tidal charts. Biking: With its legendary vistas, Amasa Back is Moab's last secret spot. Shhhh!. Rock Climbing: Beholding Purgatory's devilish sandstone spires is awesome. Climbing the 900-footers is even more thrilling. Paddling: Beware the hungry gators in the ultimate seclusion of the Everglades Four-Wheeling: High in the Sierra Nevadas is the nation's most breathtaking - and bone-jarring - mountain drive), Sweet Home, Costa Rica (What's harder: Grinding it out on an Illinois assembly line or starting a mountain bike camp in a Third World jungle? Tim Ingram decided to find out), The Cowgirl Way (Snowboarding champion. Flyfishing expert. Rock 'n' Roll singer. Looker. What's not to llike about Greta Gaines), A Day For The Birds (What makes Grouse hunters grouse? The usual: the heat, their dogs, the heat, their own dim-wittedness...did we mention the heat?), Getting Started: Canyoneering (Flash floods, dehydration, perilous climbs - the sport does have risks. But the skilled outdoorsman will also find rewards) Departments - Editor's Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (Da Bulls...Da Bass? Yep, the Super Bowl of Bass fishing is going to Chicago), Cybersports (Musical trekking the MP3 way; what's biting on the Web; high-tech topos), Wild Hair (A bachelor party in Havana: drinking, carousing and putting Papa's bawdy lifestyle to the test), Outdoor Skills (You're out the door, and the dog wants to go, too. But is he in shape for the backcountry?), Survival (Wait! Don't rush in when someone's hurt. Survey the scene to play it safe), Field Trips (There's a whole lot of singletrack solitude in rural Vermont. Just beware the mud bogs), Mountain Biking (Why spend a fortune on a titanium frame when lightweight, affordable aluminum rides great), Off-Road (Nissan's new Frontier Crew Cab pickup handles like an SUV but holds a whole load of gear), Backcountry (Archaeology gone awry in Genoa, Colorado), The Outfitter (Best in the Field: Fleece alternatives; flats flyfishing gear; new navigational tools) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and News (Sleeping Bags: Sleep tight in one that fits right; Mountain Biking: Do try these drills at home; Tandem Canoeing: Two can roll together) Field Sports - On Redfish Recon, Trout: Creek Feeders, "Seeing" Deer, Walleyes Acting Like Bass, Becoming A Quack Shot
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November
Features - Stone Love (If you're very quiet, you can hear it whisper. At least, that's how it is for the author, who, when harvesting stone, enters a primal state of mind), Ay Caramba! The Fish Drink Tequila Like Goatsuckers! (When a couple of gringos crossed the Mexican border to fish for Bass the size of Cheevys, there was no way they'd be scared by rumors of crazed alien creatures), Special Section - Outdoor Fitness - Preparing for peak performance takes skill and commitment. And, in some cases, dangerously maniacal obsession. Right, Mr. Stamstad?), Hell On Wheels (Spam. Straight salad oil. Aerosol cheese. The diet is bizarre, but it fueled John Stamstad on a 2400-mile mountain bike ride that set a new standard of masochism), Stretching: The Truth (You do it...but do you do it right? The latest in limber thinking), Are You Snow-Worthy (Forget the gym. There's a smart inexpensive way to get ready for ski and board season), Affairs Of The Heart (Performance doesn't need to be measured in pain. Pulse rate is far more important), Getting Started: Backcountry Skiing (Learn the skills (telemark and Alpine) to tackle ungroomed terrain, and go where no skier has gone before), Heartworks Of The Running Dog (How does a Montanan achieve a state of grace? By bonding with a young dog that keeps the throttle wide-open) Departments - Editor's Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (George W. and the GOP want to put conservation back into conservative), Cybersports (No personal trainer required. Create a fitness program (for free) with custom workout Web sites), Wild Hair (At the Primitive Biathlon, they love the smell of blackpowder in the morning), Survival (Will it snow? The clues are in the clouds), Rock & Trail (To lighten your (pack) load, bring just the basics), Mountain Biking (It's a fact, Jack: If you ride, you will crash. So helmet up and learn how to take a header), Off-Road (When you're busted flat in the backcountry, these tools and tricks will get you back to civilization), Field Trips (Smart skiers and boarders know the slopes needn't be expensive. Tip No. 1: It's cold up there, eh!), Food & Drink (The sinfully delicious Gulf Coast pompano), Backcountry (I got smashed in Arizona), The Outfitter (Editor's Choice: Best new gear of '99; headlamps; winter-worthy footwear) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Trail Running: Team up for 200 miles, Mountain Biking: Keep riding through winter, Point-And-Click Campsites: Book 'em on the Web) Field Sports - Ranbows on 'Roids, Powerboating: Crossover Cats, Sitting Ducks? Ha!, Take Me To The River Bass, The Cast-And-Blast Combo
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Winter
1999-2000

Features - Special Section - 100 Years Of Amazing Gear (You love your outdoor toys - your skis, your flyrod, your mountain bike, the Swiss Army knife Gramps gave you when you were a kid. But did you ever wonder where all this great stuff came from? Who made if first? And what were it's clunky predecessors? Here, in 14 info-packed pages, are all the answers: 100 years' worth of innovative outdoor gear, everything from the folding kayak to clipless pedals. We've profiled the innovators (Burton, Chouinard et al), cataloged the necessities (Pop Tarts, WD-40), and questioned some dubious "breakthroughs" (call 'em Homer Moments). We even got a few experts to fantasize about the gear of the future. (Are you ready for uncuttable rope?), Avalanche! (There are two things to know about avalanches - how to avoid them and how to get out of them alive. A survivor's guide), Dancing Up The Devil's Back (The biggest peak in Baja is called El Picacho del Diablo - the Devil's Mountain. Which is a hell of a good name, considering the fiendish route up), The (Somewhat Cranky But Still Rippin' It) Godfather Of Steep (Today's extreme athletes look pretty rad in IMAX movies and on the X-Games. But Brooks Dodge beat 'em all to it. A life on the edge), Terrors! It's A Tarpa-Cuda! (What grows to more than 100 pounds, can swim at speeds of 30 miles per hour, and can leap like a Tarpon when hooked on a fly? The same thing that can bite your friggin' hand off) Departments - Editor's Notes, Letters, Reports Afield (After the wrath of Floyd, is the North Carolina coast spoiled for sportsmen?), Cybersports (Take the weather with you. Digitally), Wild Hair (There's Mississippi cold, then there's Minnesota cold), Rock & Trail (Turn up your internal thermostat), Field Trips (Diving in a Mexican dreamland), Photography (Cheap ways to make shutterbugs happy), Skiing (Groomed or powder - a mid-fat is all you need), Memoir (When fishing is the only thing that makes sense), Mountain Biking (Saddle sore? Get your butt in a better seat), Off-Road (Driver's ed: the torque, bore and stroke test), Mountain Life (A tale of two ski towns), Outdoor Fitness (What you should be thinking in lift lines), The Sporting Life (Man, moon and Moose meet at midnight), Food & Drink (The Hemingway diet: Pass the Lion, Papa), Backcountry (An explosive view of Mount St. Helens), The Outfitter (Best in the Field: Winter pants and parkas; backcountry skis and snowshoes) Almanac - News, Tips, Facts and Lore (Winter Survival: An ex-Navy SEAL tells all; Jellyfish: Brainless wonders of the sea world; Snowshoeing: Simple tricks to easy trekking) Field Sports - Ski Town Trouting; Electronic Essentials for Boats; The Scientific (Bass) Angler; Gamebirds: Draw, Skin or Pluck?; Ice Fishing's Royal Rig; Shooting's Female Star
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