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Outside magazine, September 1996

Dispatches: News from the Field

Exploration: Gentlemen, Start Your Regulators
In perhaps the most contentious race ever held beneath the earth's surface, two teams rush to claim discovery of the world's largest underwater cave system
By Dave Plank

Crime: Trail of Fears
A muddled Park Service murder probe leaves Appalachian Trail hikers on edge
By Ned Martel

Innovation: Better Footwear Through Perseverance
Obstacles be damned. Molly Strong finally brings her toasty, grippy boots to her style-impaired public
By Michael Parrish

Film: Remember, Mr. Daniels, You Love the Geese
Crackpot no more, a biology buff's passion goes Hollywood
By Florence Williams

Sport: Did Not. Did Too. Did Not...
After a semi-successful Cuba-U.S. swim attempt, a feud is born
By Paul Kvinta

Environment: OK, Meet You at Eight on Super-Unleaded Loop
Hard up for cash. California's state parks reach out to the multinationals
By Bill Donahue

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