Camping Hiking Backpacking

A how-to adventure for both armchair and real-life hikers. Foreword by Steve Dudley, Executive Director of the Continental Divide Trail Alliance. An avid outsoorswoman, West Point graduate and former Captain in the U...

This book will appeal to two basic groups of readers: 1) ambitious, outdoor types who are thinking about hiking the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail and want to know what it’s like to spend five continuous months on the trail 2) armchair adventurers who enjoy reading about somebody else dealing with giardia, rattlesnakes, raging creek crossings, and sublimely beautiful mountain scenery...

Every inquisitive little girl wonders what it is really like to be a genuine princess. At the heart of Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? lives an energetic, spirited, and contemporary child who has lots of important questions for her mom...

Thoroughly updated and revised, this guide covers fifty-six hikes in the two featured parks as well as the surrounding areas--Cedar Breaks National Monument, the Markagunt high country, and the Paunsaugunt area.

Introducing next-generation trail guides for the Northwest. We asked hikers what they want in a trail guide today and this is what they said: more day hikes, with options for extending the trip; hike selection conveniently arranged by highway and travel corridors; more hikes close to urban centers; more year-round hikes at low elevation; clear driving directions; a portable size; and more use of color...

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Get Started with Day-Hiking Getting started with shorter hikes that allow you to sleep in your own bed at night. Chapter 2: Hiking for All Ages and Types Finding a satisfying trail whether you hike by yourself, with a partner, or in a group...

Introducing next-generation trail guides for the Northwest We asked hikers what they want in a trail guide today and this is what they said: more day hikes, with options for extending the trip; hike selection conveniently arranged by highway and travel corridors; more hikes close to urban centers; more year-round hikes at low elevation; clear driving directions; a portable size; and more use of color...

After Paul Stutzman lost his wife to breast cancer, he sensed a tug on his heart--the call to a challenge, the call to pursue a dream. Paul left his stable career, traveled to Georgia, and took his first steps on the Appalachian Trail...

This guide features 82 hikes within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With over 800 miles of maintained trails within the park, author Kevin Adams guides hikers through the rugged landscape and dense vegetation of the Great Smokies so they can have an intimate experience and see everything they would want to see, right from an official trail...

Discover the stunning scenery that abounds in the North Cascades region, where hikers indulge in the drama of steep peaks, deep valleys, and everything in between. This new guide covers the Bellingham area, Mount Baker, the Highway 20 corridor, North Cascades National Park, Winthrop and the Pasayten Wilderness area, parts of Glacier Peak Wilderness, and the Mountain Loop Highway...

In 2000, inspired by her father, Leslie Mass decided she would turn a lifelong fantasy into reality. At the age of 59 she began to train for a grueling journey a thru-hike of the 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail...

Get great support, cushioning, and traction without the weight when you wear the Montrail MenAAAs AT Plus Hiking Shoe on your fast-and-light backcountry jaunts. The shoeAAAs ULT last combines a rounded toe box with lateral midfoot control and a snug heel fit for stability as you push through those last miles of an all-day trek...

Meals on the trail can be as delicious and varied as meals prepared at home. You can create meals to suit your tastes or diet--vegetarian, low fat, Asian, Italian. Meals prepared and dehydrated at home are compact and lightweight, perfect for the backpacker, and safer than packing perishable foods...

The Smith & Wesson Bullseye Search and Rescue Fixed Blade Knife has a 5.88-inch modified point blade made of nearly indestructible 440 stainless steel, and the knife measures 10.5 inches in total length...

Go Girl is a simple, sanitary device made from germ-resistant medical-grade silicone that allows women the benefit of going to the bathroom standing up. The easy-to-use device is reusable or disposable and the small storage tube fits easily into a purse or backbpack...

Fully equipped picnic cooler for two. Unique, divided Thermal Shield insulated cooler with separate sections for wine and food. Easy drinks access panel in lid. The cooler is leak proof so may used with ice to extend cooling...

Ages 3-5 Set up your campsite anywhere with this 9-piece set. Includes unique battery-powered lantern and stove (require 2 AA batteries each, not included), water bottle, working compass watch, cup, pan, shovel, first aid kit and utensil set.