Outside magazine, January 1999
Letters: Seeing Double
Many thanks to Daniel Coyle for the piece on Idaho Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth ("Are You Trying To Seduce Me, Mrs. Chenoweth?" November). I've kept my ears open for more bits of wisdom from our friend since the day she diagnosed grizzly bears as schizophrenic, manic-depressive animals in 1996, and it's enlightening to see what kind of
person she really is. Luckily, I was not disappointed — she turns out to be just as falsely charming as the evidence she works with.
Rick Conant
San Francisco, California |
Shiny lips and glossy fingernails aside, anyone who cares for the outdoors realizes that Helen Chenoweth represents a dangerous element in politics. Shame on you for giving her so much ink only a week before a tight election. So Daniel Coyle was charmed? Congressman Don Young probably makes an entertaining dinner guest, too.
Peggy Duxbury
Washington, D.C. |
Cuba, Libre
I read in amazement Ed Zuckerman's report of his bicycle tour of Cuba ("A Nice Revolution You've Got Here. Now Bring on the Cohibas," Field Notes, November). The Cuban organizers must have thought it very strange to be going out of their way to make the American cyclists miserable. I can only equate this to touring around North America
and requesting to stay in the streets with the homeless. Keep away from these bizarrely conceived tours and you can cycle happily and comfortably in Cuba.
Reg McCoy
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
A Child's World Is a Wondrous Thing
Many thanks to David Rakoff for expressing the utopian dream of an entirely adolescent society that my childhood scout troop unfortunately never got to realize ("The Annotated Manifesto of Troop 109," November). By using the wily skills of their beloved Leader, Troop 109 may have single-handedly saved our world from yuppie infestation while at the same time earning
many merit badges. When my troop tried to create a paradise of junior guerrillas, we were thwarted by just one thing: parental consent.
Scott Johnson
Milford, Michigan |
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