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    Naked Curiosity: Visiting a Nudist Colony in the Poconos

    by Malcolm Logan September 7, 2019
    by Malcolm Logan September 7, 2019

    When I was a boy of about nine I had a sexual awakening. A friend and I were wandering along a rural …

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    Down and Dirty Fun: Mud Bogging at Carolina Adventure World

    by Malcolm Logan July 6, 2019
    by Malcolm Logan July 6, 2019

    I like to watch the Amazing Race. It’s one of my favorite shows. With each new episode the show’s producers must find …

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    Psycho Path: Slipping Over the Edge at Taos Ski Valley

    by Malcolm Logan February 5, 2019
    by Malcolm Logan February 5, 2019

    Some warning labels are ridiculous. A warning label on a chainsaw says: Do not attempt to stop chain with hands. A warning …

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    America’s First War on Terror: Sundown at Fort Bowie, AZ

    by Malcolm Logan January 20, 2019
    by Malcolm Logan January 20, 2019

    When he found the bodies, George Bascom was furious. Didn’t this prove what he had been saying all along, that the Indian …

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    American Oasis: A Perfect Winter’s Day in Palm Springs, CA

    by Malcolm Logan January 9, 2019
    by Malcolm Logan January 9, 2019

    At Windy Point in Palm Springs the wind is said to blow so hard that you are advised to wear goggles and …

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    Going the Way of the Dinosaurs: Surviving a Mountain Biking Trip to Moab

    by Malcolm Logan August 19, 2018
    by Malcolm Logan August 19, 2018

    It’s true. Mountain biking is one of the most exciting, gut-checking, adrenaline-pumping sports there is. It requires skill, finesse, courage and physical …

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    Wall Slammer: Whitewater Rafting in the Royal Gorge

    by Malcolm Logan July 18, 2018
    by Malcolm Logan July 18, 2018

    When I told my friend Gray that the final drop-off in the Wolf River rapids in central Wisconsin was a Class IV, …

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  • Florida

    Away Again in Margaritaville: A Perfect Winter’s Day in Key West, FL

    by Malcolm Logan January 18, 2018
    by Malcolm Logan January 18, 2018

    Lincoln rebelled at the idea of getting wet. “My blood has become too thin living in Miami,” he declared. But by the …

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    Digging Detroit: Ambitious Plans to Grow a City in Decline

    by Malcolm Logan July 24, 2017
    by Malcolm Logan July 24, 2017

    On Jefferson Avenue near downtown Detroit there’s a restaurant called Dr. Dre’s Open Pit and Bait Shop whose name pretty much says …

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    Overcoming Obstacles: Rampaging Like a Warrior in Grand Rapids, MI

    by Malcolm Logan June 23, 2017
    by Malcolm Logan June 23, 2017

    There comes a time in a man’s life when he must prove himself on the field of battle. This was not exactly …

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