Features

22 The Call of Kentucky
Story by John Crossingham
Photography by Stefano Barbera
Journeying to the Bluegrass State, our writer discovers Kentucky’s “double shuffle”—namely, that the seriously stereotyped state is not only the home of bluegrass, bourbon and Daniel Boone, but it is also an adventure-lover’s paradise

32 Beyond the End of the Road
Story by Heather Kerr
Trekking through the remote eastern region of Bhutan—the last independent nation where Tibetan-style Buddhism is practiced—is like stepping off a map to a place where ancient culture persists, even in the absence of modern civilization

43 Asturias Magic
Story and Photography by Dennis Bock
A novelist reunites with a Spanish compadre to take on the Sella River, in Northern Spain, in a kayak. As the river meanders from mountains to ocean and the little-travelled Asturias region reveals itself, the author’s mind drifts and he relives his own (younger) days living in Spain

In Every Issue

4 MailStop
Your letters answered

7 Tripping
A brief history of the banjo

8 On the Fringe
The simians swing, underwater
explosions, killer tomatoes, tracking
wolf whereabouts and new aquatic
audio. Plus, World Writes

10 ThrillSeeker
Canyon diving in New Zealand

13 Gourmet du Monde
Finger lickin’ southern-fried chicken

16 FieldNotes
Braving the polar plateau to airlift
an ailing adventurer

20 HealthPost
Outpost Health Atlas
The definitive guide to global
health hazards

50 TravelCares
A Canadian charity fights AIDS
in Africa—and wins the battle,
if not the war

54 ShutterStop
Work on your night moves and
capture images of a destination’s
nocturnal side

56 Backpacker Buzz
News from Hostelling International

62 Outpost Traveller
Connecting you to your next adventure

66 PostCard
We’ve turned our back page over
to you! In this, the first readercontributed
story, one of our
subscribers takes us to St. Vincent

40 Outpost’s Amazing Adventure Travel Contest
Treasure Hunt—Join the quest for
adventure and win a trip to Nunavut!