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Outside magazine, May 1996


Dispatches: News from the Field

Politics: Let the Rivers Run. Let the Arms Be Twisted
Doesn't everybody want to save America's fabled River of Grass? On the eve of campaign '96, President Clinton dares the GOP to say no.
By Weston Kosova

Adventure: On 3,456 Kit Kat Bars and a Prayer
Samantha Brewster's backward tack into sailing history
By John Tayman

Comebacks: The Big 4:00
Miler Steve Scott's post-op dreams of one more for the record books
By Todd Balf

Wildlife: Would You Stuff This into Your Suitcase?
Renowned bird-lover Tony Silva's ugly fall from grace
By Gretchen Reynolds

The Good Life: Dan Gavere Is Away from His Desk
The mobile art of living in the Big Inestimable
By Paul Kvinta


Dispatches: For the Record
Earth to Jenny: Come in, Jenny

Reality Bites

Arc de Triomphe or Bust

No, You Fool, It's Red Wine with Spam

Oh, Canada

Now, He Can Really Start Carousing

Wow, Man, That's Some Righteous Shoe

By Todd Balf and Paul Kvinta