Gabrielle Reece makes like Paul Bunyan. (Note: no plants were harmed to produce this image. The tree, dead from insect infestation, had already been cut down.) (Jeff Riedel)
F E A T U R E S
EL DIABLO MADE ME DO IT
Fitness and clean living feel good, but being bad feels really good. In a radical kiss-off to our better angels, we asked some of our favorite writers to gallop with the devil and confess their most sinful pleasures. Hoo boy, did they respond. >> Joel Achenbach on CAMPING DRUNK>> Ian Frazier on BUG CRUELTY>> Kate Wheeler on COCA ABUSE>> Jack Hitt on DRIVING A HUMMER>> John Heilemann on PIGGING OUT>> Lisa Anne Auerbach on GIRLS, GUNS, AND BOMBS>> Randy Wayne White on HIGH-SEAS HEDONISM PLUS: BUFF-BOD GODDESS GABRIELLE REECE POSES AS OUR GUILTY PLEASURES GIRL; A RIVER GUIDE DISHES WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN THE CANYONS AFTER DARK; A CACKLING TREE HUGGER WHACKS A MIGHTY PONDEROSA; A ROGUE FLOATER POACHES WALDEN POND; AND MORE.
THE KILLING BONES
Jack Harelson was an amateur archaeologist operating outside the law. And when he found a hidden grave in Nevada and dug up ancient remains of two Native American children, his life began a dark and fateful slide. By Bruce Barcott
A JUG OF WINE, MORE JUGS OF WINE, ET MOI
Ah, cycling in France: the sunflowered fields, the lazy rivers...the decadent avalanche of food! Join us for a mobile feast in the culinary hot spots of Province, where the only thing sweatier than the cheese wheels are the pedal-pumping gourmands. By Bill Vaughn
D E P A R T M E N T S
DISPATCHES >> High fashion gets and extreme makeover with the VERTICAL CATWALK, a high-wire runway that brings climbing cool to designer threads >> Spice up your SEX LIFE with the planet's hottest herbs >> Nike strips down while Adidas beefs up for the FOOTWEAR REVOLUTION >> The WILD FILE weighs in on pet vampire bats, spying Neil Armstrong's flag through a telescope, and whether or not bike drafting is a drag >> Achieve WEIGHTLESS FLIGHT in Fort Lauderdale's zero-gravity sky ride >> Peter Heller chronicles Scott Lindgren & Co.'s insane first descent of the TSANGPO in Hell or High Water, while we check in on the alpha kayaker's next big feat PLUS:SPORTING BREWS worth your thirst; superhero HALLS OF FAME; and a GYM-READY JOYSTICK turns slacking into serious sport
THE HARD WAY
In a rant against ALL THINGS SISSYfrom the lazy man's diet to bogus survival programsour man indulges his guiltiest pleasure. By Mark Jenkins
OUT THERE
What happens when a former CIA agent and retired Navy commander resurrects the Boy Scoutsin Iraq? Follow Chip Beck as he lays the groundwork for thousands of KHAKI-CLAD DO-GOODERS. By Patrick Graham
REVIEW
High-end enhancements to DIGITAL OPTICS are giving adventurers a visual power boost. Dig the hottest new digital SLRs, DVD videocams and technical binos. OUTSIDE STYLE: Waterproof leather kicks to keep your feet dryand you street-sharp
BODYWORK
Sharpen your VISIONand your gamewith the coach who helped the San Francisco Giants keep their eye on the ball. What you see is how you play. PLUS: Winter fitness programs that aren't afraid of the dark.