A field guide to the unique ecosystems and mountain trails in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee"e;Treeless wonders"e; of the Southern Appalachians, grassy balds have long baffled scientists and enchanted outdoor enthusiasts.
A guide to the most beautiful short and easy hikes around VancouverNow in its seventh edition, Easy Hiking Around Vancouver is the indespensable guide to exploring Vancouvers beautiful wilderness.
Power walking, also known as fitness or speed walking, is gaining popularity as an aging population looks for workout options that are good for their bodies and good for their wallets.
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Los Angeles shows readers how to quickly drive to and enjoy the best hikes from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
Featuring everything from developed hot springs resorts to isolated mountain pools, this newly revised guide covers the publicly accessible hot springs in Montana and Wyoming.
Renowned for the natural splendor of its red rock canyons and high-desert landscapes, Sedona, Arizona has become a quiet retreat for outdoor enthusiasts from around the world.
Hiking Waterfalls in Tennessee includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for approximately 100 of the state's most scenic waterfall hikes.
Thoroughly updated and revised, this four-season guide features 146 of the best hikes from every quarter of the range, geared to differing levels of skill and experience, and includes 38 honorable mention hikes.
Geysers, paint pots, and glowing blue pools; deep canyons with plunging waterfalls; broad river valleys with seemingly endless views; and tall rugged mountainsYellowstone National Park is a hiker's paradise with more than 800 miles of trails.
Best Easy Day Hikes Phoenix features concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps of twenty-eight easily manageable hikes through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the Valley of the Sun - from Piestewa Peak (formerly Squaw Peak), which dominates Phoenixs northern skyline, to McDowell Mountain and Lost Dutchman State Park.
Best Easy Day Hikes Moab includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow hikes in the desert parks as well as in the canyons near town.
Best Easy Day Hikes Pinnacles National Park includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for seventeen easy-to-follow trails that follow charming creeks and disappear into dense pine forests.
Outward Bound Backcountry Cooking is a handy resource on the fundamentals of great trail food, including information about food preparation and storage, cooking tips for different weather, keeping food fresh, and planning and packing meals plus recipes for great outdoor meals.
Best Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for easy-to-follow hikes in an area of Maine that has long captivated artists, millionaires, generations of families, and even presidents.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, situated in Californias rugged Sierra Nevada, boast some of the most spectacular landscapes on the continent: towering groves of giant sequoia trees, crystalline trout rivers, jagged peaks and alpine meadows, and Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48.
Coastal Trails of Northern California Including Best Dog Friendly Beaches is a hiking guide to between 40 and 45 of the best coastal trails in Northern California including dog friendly beaches.
San Francisco is one of America's most walkable cities, and this book describes 18 walks that can be taken by the casual visitor, including 9 in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the world's largest urban national park.
Fully revised and updated, Hiking Grand Canyon National Park provides first-hand descriptions and detailed maps for all of the parks developed trails as well as tips on safety, hiking with children, access, and services.
From the top of the Adirondack Northway to the precipitous drop that creates Niagara Falls, Hiking Waterfalls in New York State provides all of the information readers need to find their way to waterfalls hidden in the crevices of the Catskill Mountains, high on the faces of the High Peaks, flowing through magnificent gorges into the Finger Lakes, or deep in the backcountry of the Southern Tier.
