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3. A FEW WORDS FROM OUR EDITOR IN CHIEF. Issue 13, the Cowboy Issue. Editor-inChief Larsson rides high.

4. THE MAP

In this issue, we’ve crossed the continent. Like the rolling stones we are.

11. THE CREW

Meet most of the editorial staff plus the world’s best cowboy photographer.

12. DON’T DRIVE BY BY’S | SEATTLE | WASHINGTON

By’s burger joint in Seattle’s industrial neighborhood has been around since 1954. For good reason.

15. WE LOVE DICK'S | SEATTLE | WASHINGTON

Ännu ett burgerhak i Seattle från 1954. Seattles finest.

16. SEATTLE ANTIQUES | WASHINGTON

Thrifting belt buckles at this massive flea market in Seattle.

18. GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, NJ

Yes indeed, that’s the title of Springsteen’s debut album. We sent Simon Urwin to New Jersey to look into the hottest small town along the Eastern Seaboard.

34. TO DIVE FOR | DARWIN’S THEORY | ANCHORAGE

A true dive bar — and we love it!

36. A ROAD TRIP IN COWBOYLAND, PART 2

MONTANA | WYOMING | IDAHO

Majsan and Robin continue their epic road trip around the western states. Majsan tries to win an automatic rifle.

54. THE AMERICAN | OMAR | ALASKA

Omar is an ordinary American. Hear his story, as told in a neighborhood bar in Anchorage, Alaska.

56. FEMALE CREATIVITY | OREGON

Women truly get it done. In Portland, Oregon, we visit entrepreneurs whose smallest common denominator is that they are super creative women.

68. KING OF THE SMOKERS | DECATUR | ALABAMA

Get smoked out at Big Bob Gibson’s barbecue paradise — you’ll never want a regular hot dog again.

76. WRANGLER | AMERICAN ICONS

Our new contributor Nathalie does a deep dive into the history of Wranglers. A tale in denim blue.

86. STUFFED AND SMOKED | AUSTIN | TEXAS

Backyard barbecue with Aaron Franklin, the country’s biggest BBQ star.

96. PORTFOLIO | LIFE OF A COWBOY

These are the most gorgeous cowboy photographs you’ll see. Anouk Masson Krantz can capture a feeling like no one else can.

114. BACK TO BASS| MYSTIC | CONNECTICUT

Come along to a double bass factory in New England. Upton Bass is the swingingest gig in Connecticut.

122. MAMMOTH LAKES | CALIFORNIA

Fredrik Lundgren hikes the gorgeous areas around Mammoth Lakes and gets hunted by a bear. Don’t you want to get in on this?

130. KISS OF DEATH | LOUISIANA

Alligator joys in the New Orleans swamps.

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