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Lake Tahoe Trails For All Seasons: Must-Do Hiking and Snowshoe Treks will transport you to spectacular outdoor playgrounds. It is a year-round guidebook to hiking and snowshoe trails throughout the Lake Tahoe region. Alpine lakes, wilderness peaks, wildflowers, and waterfalls are the rewards. Each hike and snowshoe adventure includes a description of the trail, information on what time of year is best to visit various areas, historical facts, and...
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Discover a life of resilient hope and develop the endurance you need to keep moving forward in life-one mountain at a time-through this 100-day devotional journey from bestselling author, speaker, and activist Christine Caine.
Christine learned from the joys and setbacks of hiking California's mountains that endurance is key to finishing any difficult climb. Drawing on life lessons from those mountain trails, Christine offers Resilient Hope for times...
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From historic landmarks to early settlement sites and more, this book is the perfect companion for any hiker with an interest in history. Make no mistake-this is a hiking book first and foremost, complete with rich photos and detailed maps, but with added extras and sidebars detailing enough historical information to satisfy every curiosity along the way.
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Take an unforgettable journey on the Appalachian Trail with Bill Jack. After he turned 70 years of age, and without any hiking experience, Bill decided to try long distant hiking. Little did he know that he had picked one of the most difficult long distant hikes in the world. Besides being entertained, you will find out with Bill, what the Appalachian Trail is really like, why millions of people head there every year and the many unique ways people...
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Featuring 90 hikes in the state of Washington, this guidebook for hiking enthusiasts of all levels shares the best views and insider tips for every trail, complete with full-color photographs and maps.
Day Hikes in Washington State offers a unique perspective for each hike, taking you to the best views and favorite trails just a few hours from Seattle and Portland. Author Don Scarmuzzi includes specific trail features of each route-elevation, distance,...
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“Best Easy Day Hikes Madison” includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails that follow charming creeks and disappear into dense pine forests. Look inside for:
* Casual hikes to full-day adventures* After-dinner strolls to full-day hikes* Hikes for everyone, including families
* Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps* Trail Finder for best hikes for dogs, children, lake lovers, and great views.* GPS coordinates...
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Take an exhilarating ride on the sled runners behind a dog team across 1,000 miles of the Iditarod sled dog race. Crossing Alaska's vast and remote wilderness, you will understand what the Iditarod is really like. As the sled dogs move you silently across Alaska's massive landscapes, you will be overwhelmed with the size and beauty of it all. In addition, you will find out what these amazing sled dogs are capable of. At the same time, you will be...
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For more than a decade, “Best Easy Day Hikes” has been one of Falcon Guides' most popular series. Small enough to fit in a back pocket, each guide describes approximately 20 to 30 easy-to-follow scenic trails in and around national parks, cities and urban areas, and popular outdoor destinations across America. From Anchorage to Atlanta, the North Cascades to Northeast New Jersey, these guides take hikers and nature lovers to the best—and easiest—trails,...
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“Best Easy Day Hikes Nashville” includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow hikes in Nashville and environs. Discover everything from hidden downtown solitude.
to lake and river views to quiet country woods-including the Brentwood and Murfreesboro Greenways, and Cedars of Lebanon, Long Hunter, and Henry Horton State Parks. Look inside for:
• Casual hikes to three-hour adventures
• Hikes for everyone, including...
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Contained here are forty-three of the best hikes, nearly all within an hour's drive of Madison, Wisconsin-from the Capital City State Trail to Devil's Lake State Park. The hikes offer skyline views, a range of landscapes, and wildlife viewing opportunities. Whether you're in the mood for an easy nature walk or a day-long hike, this guide offers plenty to choose from:
• Picnic Point
• Pheasant Branch Conservancy
• Gibraltar Rock
• Blue...
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Best Easy Day Hikes Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks includes concise descriptions and detailed maps to the best short hikes in two of the southwest's most beautiful and popular national parks. This book is perfect for families and individuals looking to take their national park trip to the next level.
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Imagine hiking along a wooded trail near San Francisco and stumbling upon the stone foundation of a crumbled building, the wooden slats of the walls caved in, the ironwork of the hinges still dangling on the burned out door. This discovery piques your interest-what is this? What's its significance? How can you find out? Enter Hiking through History San Francisco Bay Area: Exploring the Region's Past by Trail. Make no mistake-this is a hiking book...
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Lonely Planet's Best Day Hikes Italy is your passport to 60 easy escapes into nature. Stretch your legs away from the city by picking a hike that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard. Hike the Dolomites, explore the Italian Lakes, and stroll Sardinia's coast. Get to the heart of Italy and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet's Best Day Hikes Italy Travel Guide:
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Washington is a dynamic state to say the least. It's amazing how quickly the landscape can change; fires rage in the summer, closing trails and burning huge swaths of forest, bridges get washed away in massive floods, and avalanches knock trees over like matchsticks, taking out entire sections of trail with them. The second edition of Day and Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: Washington, by local author Adrienne Schaefer provides hikers with updated...
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Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs is the magnum opus of the greatest American climber of the past century. Fred's intimate, detailed knowledge of the mountains and climbs he chronicles here create an unparalleled guidebook and must-have for every climber's bookshelf as well as a great read for any armchair adventurer. Filled with hand-drawn climbing topos, photos, narrative description, side notes and 40 extra climbs of note in each...
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Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In “Best Hikes Near Chicago” author Adam Morgan details the best hikes within an hour's drive of the greater Chicago area perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find great outdoor activities close to home. Each featured hike includes detailed hike specs, a brief hike description, trailhead location, directional cues, and a detailed map.
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Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for approximately 100 of the most scenic waterfall hikes in the area. Hike descriptions also include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota will take you through state and national parks, forests, monuments and wilderness areas, and from popular city parks to the most remote and secluded corners of the area to view the most...
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"This full color guide makes foraging accessible for beginners and is a reliable source for advanced foragers." -Edible Chicago
The Midwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Lisa Rose as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Midwest Foraging include clear, color photographs, identification tips, guidance on how to ethically harvest, and suggestions...
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Explore the southern High Sierra with this comprehensive guide to 122 of the area's best hikes.
Home to the world's largest trees, one of North America's deepest canyons, and the tallest mountain in the continental United States, the greater Sequoia-Kings Canyon region offers unparalleled mountain majesty. Hundreds of miles of trails provide access to boundless wildflower-covered meadows, cascading streams, alpine lakes, deep forests,
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A must-have for nature lovers in the Pacific Northwest
Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated field guide to more than 200 of the region's most common and distinctive butterflies. Profiles include preferred common name for both genus and species, conservation status, the look and distinguishing traits of each butterfly, habitat and range, and much more. Additional information includes a brief introduction...
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