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Epic Hikes of the World
LONELY PLANET. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
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With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet's Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to month-long thru-hikes, cultural rambles... |
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Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road
KATE HARRIS · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic." - Pico IyerA brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road - an illuminating... |
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Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
KEITH O'BRIEN · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s - and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi?day events, and cities... |
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Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island
EARL SWIFT · Dey Street Books
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction from rising sea levels - part natural history of an extraordinary ecosystem, starring the beloved blue crab; part paean to a vanishing way of life;... |
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Backpacker Hidden Gems: 100 Greatest Undiscovered Hikes Across America
MAREN HORJUS · Falcon Guides
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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Nothing against the Bright Angel Trail, the Narrows, the Presidential Traverse, or Half Dome, which are all certainly worth of their popularity, but hikers don't need another resource pointing them toward those conga lines. It's time we rewrite the backpacker's life list. Enter... |
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The Ultimate Guide to Whitewater Rafting and River Camping
Molly Absolon · Falcon Guides
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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The Ultimate Guide to Whitewater Rafting and River Camping introduces new rafters to the skills, equipment, and knowledge required to mount a multiday whitewater rafting trip. Rafting equipment, skills, and techniques have changed drastically in recent years, and this book provides the latest... |
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Day Hike! Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and Sandpoint
Seabury Blair · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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The newest addition to the Sasquatch Books Day Hike! series covers Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho--including Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and Sandpoint. The Inland Northwest is a great place to hike, with mountains, rivers, and lakes forming a diverse and breathtaking geography for trails--including... |
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Hike It Baby: 100 Awesome Outdoor Adventures with Babies and Toddlers
SHANTI HODGES · Falcon Guides
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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New parents and parents of toddlers face unique challenges when it comes to planning family trips in the outdoors. A "family friendly" trail is often a misleading term and doesn't take into consideration very young children (under the age of 5) , whose safety and comfort... |
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The Roger Kahn Reader: Six Decades of Sportswriting
Roger Kahn · Univ of Nebraska Pr
Pages: 377
Format: Hardcover
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Most famous for his classic work The Boys of Summer, Roger Kahn is widely regarded as one of the greatest sportswriters of our time. The Roger Kahn Reader is a rich collection of his stories and articles that originally appeared in publications such as Sports Illustrated, the New York Times,... |
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