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...with the man as you described him-a pragmatic, intensely curious intellectual. It was not out of character that he should carry a handgun, but that he should prefer an automatic pistol to a revolver. Knowing your reputation for accurate reporting, I decided you must be correct, though most outdoorsmen prefer revolvers. They are safer; a variety of loads and bullet shapes can be fired through them, including shot cartridges, for use against snakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 11, 1963 | 10/11/1963 | See Source »

...stalwart outdoorsmen ski, explore caves, climb rocks, go mountaineering in the winter, and canoe; they are con stantly seeking now members to jeta them in their merriment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fresh Air Funlovers Seek Climbing 'Cliffies | 3/5/1962 | See Source »

...corner. The snort and belch of automobiles punctuate the old serenity of Walden. and the yelps of children, followed by the cries of their parents, have all but enveloped the summer-soft days. Across the whole expanse of the U.S., the wildernesses where once only the hardiest of outdoorsmen trod now shuddered under the invasion of hundreds of thousands of families hungering for a summertime skirmish with nature. Smitten by the call of the not-so-wild, these families were happily engaged in a great and grow-inp national pastime-camping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recreation: Ah, Wilderness? | 7/14/1961 | See Source »

...suppliers in the country, has already registered its highest sales in company history for the first four months of 1961 - and this after a 400% climb in ten years. ¶The U.S. Forest Service, which in 1957 launched "Operation Outdoors" in an effort to keep up with ever-blossoming outdoorsmen by pouring $122 million into new facilities, plans to kick the budget up to $285 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recreation: Ah, Wilderness? | 7/14/1961 | See Source »

...understandable, as is his hope for satisfaction during the course of the Carnival. But universal success can hardly be hoped for considering the sort of personality required to put out this sort of briefing for the Carnival date. "Sleep. Do it all before you arrive 'cause those strong, starved outdoorsmen as well as tweedy, pudgy pals have so much on your agenda, and so much stamina to back it up with that sleeping is practically forbidden, almost taboo, and don't suggest it to your date under any conditions ... Dartmouth Men are proud, husky men who like...

Author: By Bryce E. Nelson, | Title: The Perennial Function | 2/12/1957 | See Source »

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