Fall 2006 Volume 8 Issue 4
contents contents DEPARTMENTS
3 Base Camp Bill Mason’s film Paddle to the Sea turns 40. It changed my life.
4 Letters
Defending the pocketknife by slashing out at dull public edu- cation; and, dude, if your pho- tographers got high on the river everything would be, like, so clear.
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Kindling A provincial park “poop and scoop” campaign reeks of cor- porate branding; and a national shoreline clean up empties our most precious ash trays—our riv- ers, lakes and oceans.
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Toy Box The Pinnacle of all Coleman lan- terns; Magellan eXplorist GPS puts the whole world in your hand; a baby carrier Jimmy Buffett would love; flashlights with an edge; and the ultimate family camping home away from home—the 2007 Chevy Tahoe and Starcraft 2414.
2 FAMILY CAMPING
DESTINATION 8
Sandbanks Provincial Park, Newfoundland If you believe there are pots of gold at the end of rainbows, load up the family and adventure to the southwest tip of Newfoundland where you’ll find more treasure than you can pack in the vaults of 100 sand castles.
FEATURE
10 Bearly Welcome Dinner Guest Tom Morrow has had some pretty scary experiences in his 18 years camping and leading Boy Scout troops, but this bear drove him—literally—to desperation.
12 Bubble Street Take cover kids, Dad’s about to light the fireworks. Again!
World Tour
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