Features
FEATURES
Essay
A NATURAL SIGN TO FORGET THE REAL WORLD
Some Mountain Lakes are Much Higher than Others
Words: John Holt
Adventure
THE ART OF DARKNESS
Michigan’s Midnight Mousing Madness
Words: Dave Karczynski
Locale
THE WHIPRAY WAY
Raising a Guide on a Belize Cay
Words: Brian Irwin
Fiction
GOODNEWS RIVER
Things Will Get Worse Before they Get Worse
Words: Scott Sadil
Travel
DEEP IN THE HEART: THE TEXAS VIGNETTES
A Lone Star Love Letter
Words: Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate
Gallery
THE LONESOME, CROWDED WEST
Images: Eric Warner
DEPARTMENTS
MASTHEAD Don’t Blame Us, We Voted for Mike Trout
EDITOR’S NOTE The Great Debates
Words: Steve Duda
CONTRIBUTORS Nice Guys Finish Last
CUTBANK The Minestrone Hatch
Words: Yvon Chouinard
OPEN WATER Far from Being Home
Words: Matt Smythe
OPEN WATER Exquisite Anomalies
Words: Reid Bryant
CUTBANK Infestation
Words: Morgan Sherburne
CONSERVATION Will Fracking Threaten Northern Michigan’s Finest Rivers?
Words: Jonah Ogles
CUTBANK With a Little Help from My Friends
Words: Jeff Galbraith
OPEN WATER Three Poems
Words: Ronda Broatch
OPEN WATER The Courage to Cast
Words: Aimee Brown
TAILOUT Cold Beer, Warm Hands
Photos: Brian Grossenbacher and Andrew Hardingham