Active outdoor pursuits

Spanning from southern Connecticut up to the top of the mighty Katahdin, Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: New England by local author Lafe Low is a thorough reference to 45 day hikes on the Appalachian Trail in New England.

Called "e;America in Miniature"e; by National Geographic editor Gilbert Grosvenor, Maryland packs an extraordinary amount of natural diversity into a relatively small area.

Wilderness abounds in New York State.

With so many superb trails in the New York City area, planning a hike can be a frustrating endeavor.

Best Tent Camping: Missouri and the Ozarks by Steve Henry leads readers to 50 quiet and beautiful camping hideaways in Missouri and northwest Arkansas.

The South Carolina Upcountry is gaining more popularity and people visiting will need to know how to discover all it has to offer.

From Linville Gorge to the Davidson River Valley, the land comprising Pisgah National Forest has been a source of pleasure to hikers for generations.

With more than 45,000 copies sold this is one of the most popular books ever published about Acadia National Park.

How did a mountain get the name Moose's Bosom?

Here at last is the thrilling memoir of the legendary mountaineer Bradford Washburn, one of the last surviving explorers and adventurers of the twentieth century.

In this revised and updated third edition, Bill Sherwonit brings to life the adventure, heroism, triumph, and tragedy of climbing North America's highest peak, Denali.

This is a handy pocket guide for the day hiker with easy-to-follow directions to the high country and peaks surrounding Telluride and beyond.

Northern Colorado offers an exhilarating blend of recreational activities and beauty from alpine meadows and wild canyons to peaceful forests.

This rich, enthusiastic guide to the Tucson, Rincon, Santa Catalina, and Santa Rita Mountains has been completely revised.

The Flat Tops Wilderness Area is unique, a high plateau at 11,000 feet.

A practical and attractive guide to the many edible varieties of wild plant that grow all around us.

Calming to the soul and good for us all, spending time outdoors offers us precious breathing space away from the stresses and strains of modern life.

In this beautifully compiled book, Charlie Whinney, the UK's leading expert on the topic, shares the secrets of the unique and magical craft of steam-bending.

Hand carving is easy, satisfying and therapeutic when guided by Max Bainbridge.

Whether building a bee hotel to help your garden's ecosystem thrive, crafting a catapult, whistle, skipping rope or cup and ball game to give away, or making a key hook or cobweb brush to organise your home, the result of each will be entirely unique while also effortlessly stylish.

Truly Great Adventures Begin with a Best Friend at Your SideIt s a great big wonderful world out there so big that most young hikers, experienced or not, would do well to enlist the help of a capable guide.

Reed Environmental Writing Award Finalist, Southern Environmental Law Center, 2021 More than ten thousand known caves lie beneath the state of Tennessee according to the Tennessee Cave Survey, a nonprofit organization that catalogs and maps them.

Reed Environmental Writing Award Finalist, Southern Environmental Law Center, 2021 More than ten thousand known caves lie beneath the state of Tennessee according to the Tennessee Cave Survey, a nonprofit organization that catalogs and maps them.

Avid hiker Coco Rae shares her extensive knowledge and her love of exploration at one of New Mexico's greatest treasures in this updated and expanded edition of Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve.

In his enthusiastic explorations and fervent writing, Michael J.

An experienced outdoors writer, naturalist, and family camper, Christina M.

In the heart of the city of Phoenix, Arizona, sits the natural wonder of South Mountain Park and Preserve.

This classic hiking guide to Albuquerque's Sandia Mountain is completely updated with color photographs, up-to-date trail descriptions, detailed maps, additional GPS data, and modified difficulty ratings for many of the featured hikes.

Home to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Arizona is a beacon for outdoor enthusiasts-the desert landscape is brimming with opportunities for exploration and adventure.

Arizona's Scenic Roads and Hikes directs visitors toward the very best the state has to offer.

The hiking trails in the Sandia Mountains are one of the great assets of Albuquerque, for residents and visitors alike.

Colorado Family Outdoor Adventure is the definitive guide for families of all ages to experiencing the natural splendors of Colorado.

North of Santa Fe, the New Mexico landscape is framed by four high mountains.

Yellowstone National Park looks like a pristine western landscape populated by its wild inhabitants: bison, grizzly bears, and wolves.

Finally the group reached the top.

On the eve of her sixtieth birthday, Nina Shengold embarks on a challenge: to walk the path surrounding the Catskills' glorious Ashokan Reservoir every day for a year, at all times of day and in all kinds of weather, trying to find something new every time.

Go where the story is--that's one tenet of journalism Earl Swift has had little trouble living up to.

The Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks is the one-stop resource for information on great places to view Kentucky's natural beauty, tour historical sites, golf, camp, fish, hike, backpack, swim, ride horseback, rock climb, and enjoy almost any other type of outdoor recreation.

The Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks is the one-stop resource for information on great places to view Kentucky's natural beauty, tour historical sites, golf, camp, fish, hike, backpack, swim, ride horseback, rock climb, and enjoy almost any other type of outdoor recreation.

Go deeper into this national treasure with "e;a sumptuous collection of photographs [that] captures the wonderment and majesty of the cave system"e; (Louisville Courier-Journal).

Eugene Burns worked tirelessly and meticulously to research and understand the fundamentals of fly fishing.

The classic guide to living amid wild, unspoiled nature by a legendary outdoorsman and an experienced survivalist.

"e;If you're planning any wilderness adventure, you would do well to get acquainted with the valuable information in this book.

Being your own wilderness doctor for the security of knowing what to do for the bestin case of the worsta more than first-aid companion that's always there when a doctor may be too far away.

A guide to 27 great day hikes and overnight backpacking trips on the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

The how-to book for long-distance hikers who want to finish.

41 day hikes and overnight trips in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.

For those who would like to climb mountains, and for those who merely like to contemplate the possibility, Ruth and John Mendenhall have written as entertaining and completely instructive a book as have ever been tucked into a rucksack.