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 11 Epic Rides
 23 Nearer My God to Thee
 Glacier National Park to Deadhorse , Alaska , via thunderstorms , grizzlies and gravel .
 47 The Backbone of America
 Seeking the unexpected on U . S . Route 50 , east to west .
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 07 EDITOR ' S LETTER
 67 GRADED ON A CURVE
 Dunlop Trailmax Mission Tires Joe Rocket Ballistic Touring Boots
 71 KOOL KIT
 75 EXHAUST NOTE
 78 READER SURVEY
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 ON THE COVER : Camping between the corners on a California Sierra Nevada sport-touring ride . Photo by Rich Cox .