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Go Outside and Come Back Better: Benefits from Nature That Everyone Should Know
Ron Lizzi - River Stream Media
Format: Print book
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Go Outside and Come Back Better is nature's brochure, an inspirational travel essay woven through a landscape photography collection. Readers will discover nature's power to teach, inspire, and improve lives. With 160 color photos from parks in all 50 U.S. states, Go Outside combines... |
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv - Algonquin Books
Format: Paperback
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"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth-grader. Never before in history have children been so plugged in—and so out of touch with the natural world. In this groundbreaking new work, child advocacy expert... |
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Trailhead: The Dirt on All Things Trail Running
Lisa Jhung - VeloPress
Format: Print book
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Trailhead is a witty, fun guide to all things trail running. Veteran trail runner, triathlete, and adventure racer Lisa Jhung offers this illustrated pocket guide to all runners curious about running off road or wanting to run farther into the backcountry. She offers authoritative advice... |
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Idaho: A Climbing Guide, 2nd Edition
Tom Lopez
Format: Book
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* The most-referenced guidebook for Idaho climbers
* Includes the trails, approaches, and access information for Idaho's peaks
Whether it's a technical ascent of the great west wall of Elephants Perch or a scramble to the summit of 12,662-foot Mount Borah, here's... |
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Families on Foot: Urban Hikes to Backyard Treks and National Park Adventures
Jennifer Pharr Davis - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback
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Down and Dirty Tips and Tricks for Families on the TrailPublished in partnership with the American Hiking Society, Families on Foot offers practical advice and engaging activities to make hiking even more fun for families. You'll find clever ideas and inspiration that apply to kids of all ages--from... |
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Castle Rocks Idaho: A Climber's Guide
Dave Bingham
Format: Book
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Castle Rocks, Idaho - a magical place of spires, peaceful meadows and rugged backcountry - opened to the public for the first time in 2003. With this "Explorer's Edition" guide, you can discover this unique preserve for yourself. This book has all the information you need... |
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Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike
Grant Petersen - Workman Publishing Company; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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In the same way that Michael Pollan's slim bestseller Food Rules brought a gust of common sense to the everyday activity of eating, Just Ride is a revelation. Forget the ultralight, uncomfortable bikes, flashy jerseys, clunky shoes that clip onto tiny pedals, the grinding out of endless... |
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The Complete Wilderness Paddler
James West Davidson - Knopf; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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A combination of detailed instruction and text (based on actual adventures) of all the techniques of canoe camping and wilderness cruising. You learn how to "find a river," navigate, cope with accidents and much more. With 65 drawings and 11 maps. --This text refers to the Paperback... |
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Path of the Paddle: An Illustrated Guide to the Art of Canoeing
Bill Mason
Format: Paperback
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Excerpted from the Introduction The land Canoeing in North America has expanded in recent years to include practically every part of the map. In the United States people of all ages are taking to the rivers in ever-increasing numbers. Rivers that once were considered too dangerous... |
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Paddle Your Own Kayak: An Illustrated Guide to the Art of Kayaking
Gary McGuffin
Format: Book
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Paddle Your Own Canoe set a new standard for how-to-canoe books. In this companion title, Gary and Joanie McGuffin use the same model for the art of kayaking. The authors discuss the kayak's Inuit history, types of kayaking, recommended kayak sizes and shapes, and proper gear... |
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Montana and Idaho's Continental Divide Trail: The Official Guide
Lynna Prue Howard
Format: Book
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This book picks up the Continental Divide Trail in Idaho at the western border of Yellowstone National Park and takes the reader some 900 miles all the way to the Canadian border. From the Beaverhead Mountains in the Bitterroot Range to the Scapegoat and Bob Marshall Wilderness, Idaho and Montana's... |
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Hiking Wyoming's Wind River Range
Ron Adkison - FalconGuides
Format: Book
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Detailed descriptions and maps to get you to 40 wilderness trails in the range and offering suggestions for day hikes, extended trips, and off-trail exploration. |
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
Florence Williams - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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An intrepid investigation into nature's restorative benefits by a prize-winning author.For centuries, poets and philosophers extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods: Beethoven drew inspiration from rocks and trees; Wordsworth composed while tromping over the heath; and Nikola Tesla... |
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Backpacker Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-Hike
Liz Thomas - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback
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Make the Dream of a Long Distance Thru-Hike a RealityHave you been dreaming of the summer when you can hike the Appalachian Trail? Or marvel at the snow-capped peaks along the Pacific Crest Trail? Or simply section hike the Continental Divide Trail? In Backpacker's Long Trails, Liz "Snorkel"... |
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On Trails: An Exploration
Robert Moor - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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"The best outdoors book of the year" - Sierra Club "Stunning ... A wondrous nonfiction debut" - Departures "Moor's book is enchanting" - The Boston Globe "A wanderer's dream" - The Economist From a brilliant new literary... |
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Adventure Cats: Living Nine Lives to the Fullest
Laura Moss - Workman
Format: Print book
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Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about cats comes the ultimate - and unexpected - guide to taking your cat into the wild. Here are cats walking on a leash. Cats hiking on a leash. Cats tramping through snow. Cats camping. Cats kayaking, canoeing, even surfing... |
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