According to the New Mexican, Lawrence Burke the publisher of Outside is living large, literally. His humble adobe is almost half the size of an Albertson's supermarket which must make it difficult for the hired help to get around.
Outside magazine publisher Lawrence J. Burke’s main house at his Mariah Ranch, north of La Tierra, is in the 20,000-squarefoot range as are several houses in Las Campanas, Valdez said.
Seems like turning Outside Magazine into the Maxim of the Outdoors is paying off. Sweet jesus, was it that long ago that John Krakauer and Sebastian Junger were writing for the magazine? Now, if you ever pick up a copy, and believe me I think my subsribtion lapsed in 2000, you'll be subjected to Maxim caliber articles with titles like Babes on Belay or Adventure Godesses. Why do I get the feeling that Larry wears a bolero and snake skin cowboy boots and the closest he's come to Half Dome is the dining room in the Ahwahnee? Compare Larry's palatial digs to Yvon Chouinard's (Patagonia's founder and one of the original Camp V dirtbags) house, built completely out recycled materials and weighing in at a dainty 1,340 sq. ft. Com'on Yvon, you're worth like 10 times Larry. You need to get a Hummer or something that befits a man of your stature. For god sake, at least consider a line of sexy lingerie for Patagonia and send out a billion catalogs nobody buys anything from. Get with the program. Carering for the environment is so 20th century. Have you seen a copy of Outside lately? There's not a spec of recycled paper (at most maybe 10% post consumer. maybe) in that glossy rag. Pure virgin forest, man. Good for Larry. I'm sure he can't wait for all the National Parks to be paved. In honor of the Larry, we've put together a little collage of Outside covers and hidden a few Maxim covers in there. Can you find them?
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