April 2006


April 2006

Featured Stories: The Epics


Six epic rides in the Southeast. Get the skinny on these fat tire favorites.

Featured Stories: Flat Out Fun


Flatwater paddling in the mountains

Featured Stories: Fame Game


“Join Bode.” Leading up to the Olympics, Nike’s hypnotizing mantra resonated across every mainstream news outlet. His face was on Time and Newsweek, he was featured on 60 Minutes, and just like that we had our next subconscious urge to “Be Like Mike” or proclaim “I’m Tiger Woods.” Bode Miller was the poster child for a U.S. Ski team bound for glory.

Featured Stories: Bicycle Diaries


Cross-State Cyclist Earn Bradding Righs, Events of 2006

Switchback: Should dogs be allowed on National Park trails?

Reader Forum

News of the Wood: Big Stink: A.T. Can't Handle the Load

Everest has its oxygen tanks, El Capitan has its bolts, and the Appalachian Trail has its feces. Forget cell phone towers, road construction, and development: one of the most serious manmade problems the A.T. faces is human waste.

News of the Wood: All Night Long: The Dirt on 24-Hour Mountain Bike Racing

Your leg is bleeding and you left a tooth at the rock garden on the downhill. Your bike will only go forward in three gears thanks to a spill on lap two, you’ve had too many beers, and all you’ve eaten in the last 18 hours is Hammer Gel and beef jerky. You’re so tired you’re actually nauseous. Welcome to 24–hour mountain bike racing...

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