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The Spirit of Summer 2005
Feel the Heat
Three months of pure freedom. You're loving itand we are, too. From big water to big walls, from oyster stands to dune shacks, fifty-one sunny ways to dive in when the mercury rises.
HELLO, SUMMER: Brandy Armstrong, a runner from Ogallala, Nebraska, hits Cocoa Beach, Florida, in a vintage bikini from MELET MERCANTILE; shorts ($46) from ROXY BY QUIKSILVER. (Noe DeWitt)
So much to do, only three sun-drenched months to do it. Let us help. We start by pinpointing the best surf towns and sweetest waterfronts , then lay out the perfect pickup games , ultimate road trip , coolest mountain-bike ride , tastiest barbecue recipe , great outdoor eats , a dizzying slew of summer essentials, and over a dozen more ways to make the season sizzle.
PLUS: Bill Vaughn's ode to the rope swing ; Randy Wayne White's favorite beach ; Katie Arnold on island life ; Granville Green on the hottest land art
HEAVY WATER
CLICK HERE for Robert Maxwell's Exposure Photo Gallery of surfing's invincible underground.
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From stuttering child to TV's dirtiest dream job, Mike Rowe's long strange trip.
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Outside intern David Berkeley makes the jump from journalism to songwriting.
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