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