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POINTS ON THE MAP THAM LONG YAOW CAVES, THAILAND
Thailand's Underworld_50 Nestled in one of the poppy producing regions of Northern Thailand, a team of cavers have discovered a century's worth of unexplored caves. But they had to battle snakes, bats and oxygen-deprived air on their trips into the unknown. by Sam Mancini
LAKE MICHIGAN, USA
Th e Th i rd Coast 30 Surf the Midwest? With miles of shoreline the Great Lakes have spawned their own breed of surfer. by Will Pennartz
CHUGACH,ALASKA
Heaven and Heli 44 Looking for a pilgrimage in your own backyard? Welcome to Valdez, the backcountry mecca for thou sands of snow riders. by Dan Caruso
BLUE NATION GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST, BRITISH COLUMBIA CASCADIA RISING_24 You can still feel like Lewis and Clark in the Pacific Northwest-just monitoring the wilder ness is a major expedition. But as logging and development continue, how many trails will be left to blaze? Cascadia's reputation as an adventure mecca may be its saving grace. by Brian Monnin
Traveling Through Life
In his new book. About This life. writer and Arctic explorer Barry
Lopez continues to probe the world. by Dan Oko
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The Big Island. Hawaii Fire and Ice
Can you really snowboard in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? Sometimes you can-on the slopes of Mauna Kea . By Greg Wunderlich
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