July/August 2005
July/August 2005
The Life List 100
THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO OUT THERE
From witnessing a caribou migration to skiing in the summer to sleeping on the top of a mountain, the list of must-dos in this lifetime is long, long, long. So get going.
# 1 Spend a month on the road: Load the car, take your time and do the country right. BY JAKE MACDONALD
# 10 Learn to surf: Become a player on the playa. It’s the coolest sport of all. BY DAVID LEACH
# 11 Tour Kluane’s icefields: A trip to the big chill puts you nicely in your place. BY DANIEL WOOD
# 12 Really learn to do an Eskimo roll: You may never need it. But then again you might. BY BRUCE GRIERSON
# 22 Share the high life: Take some rookies to the Rockies. They’ll be glad you did. And so will you. BY IAN BROWN
# 29 Have great outdoor sex: How to share an intimate experience with one naked partner. BY MARNI JACKSON
# 31 Visit a sweat lodge: How to share an intimate experience with 12 naked strangers. BY PAUL MCLAUGHLIN
# 37 Ride downhill fast: Hurtle down a mountainside at break-your-neck speed. On purpose. BY LESLIE ANTHONY
# 44 Go out alone: One on one with nature. It’s the only way to truly connect. BY JILL FRAYNE
# 53 Dig for dinosaurs: Deep in Alberta’s Badlands, prehistoric beasts are waiting. For you. BY WAYNE GRADY
# 61 Ride off into the wild: You can’t beat the view from the back of a horse. Giddy-up. BY MARK SCHATZKER
# 65 Learn about the moon: Because it could come in handy. And it’ll make you look smart. BY PAUL QUARRINGTON
# 78 Find a new bird: Binoculars? Check. Birding book? Check. Patience? Uhh… BY MOIRA FARR
# 90 Help save a piece of the Earth: There comes a time when we all have to give a little back. BY J.B. MACKINNON
#99 Leave the rat race: Quit your job and head out of town. Because you still can. BY DAVID ZIMMER
…And 85 more
Columns
At Large — The First Descent
There’s something special about being the very first to run a wild Yukon river. As long as you survive.
- by Mike Randolph
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