Author: Rails-to-Trails-Conservancy
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Keywords: arizona, nevada, california, west, trails, rail
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2009-04-15
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0899974899
ISBN-13: 9780899974897
In this newest edition in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the best of the West. With 70 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through 1,050 miles, Rail-Trails West covers 60 trails in California, eight in Arizona, and two in Nevada. Many rail-trails offer escapes from city life, like the Mount Lowe Railway Trail, high above the buzzing Los Angeles basin on a rail line vacationers once took to a mountaintop resort. Others offer the pure sensory thrill of sweeping terrain, like Arizona’s 7-mile Prescott Peavine Trail. Still more juxtapose the natural worl
Author: Rails-to-Trails-Conservancy
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Keywords: michigan, ohio, wisconsin, indiana, illinois, trails, midwest, lakes, rail
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2009-05-15
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0899974678
ISBN-13: 9780899974675
In this edition in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the best of the Great Lakes rail-trails, home to the most rail-trails in the country. With 113 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through nearly 2300 miles, Rail-Trails Midwest: Great Lakes covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most popular parts of town, such as the 61-mile Illinois Prairie Path, which links Chicago-area suburbs. Others take you back in time for a look at regional history, like Ohio’s 11-mile Holmes County Trail. The
Author: National Geographic Maps
Publisher: Natl Geographic Society Maps
Keywords: illustrated, national, trails, geographic, maps, map, tree, joshua, park
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 1566953006
ISBN-13: 9781566953009
This Trails Illustrated topographic map for Joshua Tree National Park and the surrounding area in California is the perfect recreational map for this fascinating land of surreal geologic features shaped by strong winds, unpredictable torrents of rain, and climatic extremes. The map includes Joshua Tree National Park in its entirety, the Little San Bernardino Mountains, Nexie Mountains, Lost Horse Valley, Quail Springs Historic Trail, Black Rock Canyon, Hidden Valley, Pinto Basin, Chuckwalla Valley, Cottonwood Mountains, Pinto Mountains, Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail, and more. The trails have
Author: Kathy Morey
Publisher: Wilderness Pre
Keywords: treks, island, strolls, walks, trails, hawaii
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2006-07-12
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0899974120
ISBN-13: 9780899974125
Pele’s magical haunt, the big island of Hawai’I encompasses spectacular and diverse landscapes, from shimmering bays to exhilarating 14,000-foot volcanoes. In this thoroughly updated new edition, choose from 58 hikes that explore Mauna Loa, Kilauea, Kaumana Caves, and Mauna Kea State Park, among other fabulous places. Discover black sand beaches, sea turtle coves, lava lanes, and rainforest valleys.
Author: Kathy Morey
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Keywords: valley, island, treks, strolls, trails, walks, maui, amp
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2003-07-20
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 089997323X
ISBN-13: 9780899973234
This guidebook contains walks that will satisfy everyone, ranging from easy strolls to strenuous, multi-day hikes. Maui Trails covers the entire island, describing 54 walking tours and trips in all the hiking areas. For each trip, author Kathy Morey describes the trail, and provides information on distance, difficulty, driving instructions, and average hiking time. Many trip descriptions include Hawaiian legends or other interesting tidbits about the area of the trip. You’ll find equipment suggestions, hiking tips, permission and permit requirements, and geological and historical informa
Author: Daniel J. Gelo
Publisher: Republic of Texa
Keywords: trails, indian, texas
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-12-25
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1556228953
ISBN-13: 9781556228957
In this unique guidebook, the reader is invited to experience the landmarks and campsites used by the Indians of Texas. Full of local history as well as entertaining folklore, both natives and visitors will be intrigued by this unconventional account of Texas’ rich heritage. The authors connect the past and present and, with detailed chapters arranged by six geographic regions, allow readers to experience the land as the Indians once knew it. This volume presents a new appreciation for the diverse history of the Lone Star State.
Author: Tim Homa
Publisher: Peachtree Publisher
Keywords: georgia, north, trails, hiking
Number of Pages: 302
Published: 1997-02-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 1561451274
ISBN-13: 9781561451272
Suitable for the novice and the experienced hiker alike, this comprehensive guide to north Georgia mountains is now better than ever. With the participation of the Georgia Conservancy, this book has been significantly revised, adding more than 50 new trails. Now arranged geographically and even more user-friendly, THE HIKING TRAILS OF NORTH GEORGIA features 144 hikes and offers information regarding environmental ethics, common terms and symbols, and mountain biking.
