Outpost58 Outpost contents JULY/AUGUST 2007
In Every Issue 7 Tripping Behind the scenes in Algonquin Park
8 On the Fringe Oh, rats! Rethinking the rodent that’s saving lives in Africa. A seed bank in Norway will freeze our future in time. Meet the shrimp that bites back
11 Local Knowledge Run a mad dash with the Hash House Harriers
Features 29 Have Donkey, Will Travel Story and Photography: Miriam Körner
Wine? Check. Baguettes? Check. Cheese? Check. There's a lot to pack when hiking the French Alps. Two prairie dwellers rent a donkey to help carry the load
14 Gourmet du Monde Ginger spices things up any way you use it
16 Field Notes An Alberta fossil holds the evolutionary key of the horned dinosaurs
22 Healthpost How to stay safe on the roads when the roads aren’t safe
24 MEC’s The Traveller’s Edge Tips from and for world trekkers
36 Sands of Time
Story: Ryan Murdock Photography: Jason George Traversing a Jordanian desert Bedouin-style is an adventurous way to learn about Mother Nature and the nature of camels
50 Cycling the Silk Road Story and Photography: Kate Harris
Inspired by the adventures of Marco Polo, three young Canadians set out on an epic journey through China's Taklimakan Desert and the Himalayas
26 Going Hard Ray Zahab lives life to the limit and inspires others to do the same
70 Open Box Editing photos online is fast and free
61 Road Trip Guide
In our fourth annual installment, Outpost readers take steering wheel in hand and learn how to take to the highways and byways of three continents in grand style
72 World Writes Summer reads that take you to apartheid South Africa, the Andes and Quetico Provincial Park
74 Backpackerz Buzz News from Hostelling International
82 Wright of Way Learning about life in Laos
PHOTOGRAPHY: COVER, JASON GEORGE; THIS PAGE, (TOP) JASON GEORGE, (BOTTOM) KATE HARRIS.
Trekking the French Alps with Eliot the donkey provides some unexpected adventures for two hikers from Saskatchewan STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIRIAM KĂ–RNER
will The start of the trek. Quincy and Eliot just past the village Le Chalmieu, Savoy Alps.
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