Sports & Recreation - Hiking

The most trusted guide to hiking the Olympic Peninsula--now fully updated Featuring the largest temperate rainforest in the Lower 48, miles of rugged coastline, snowcapped peaks, crystal-clear alpine lakes, rushing rivers, sprawling wildflower meadows, plus astonishing biodiversity, the Olympic Peninsula is an unparalleled hiking...

Covers the 126 best trails in the Snoqualmie Pass region Features full-color photos, detailed maps and trail descriptions, and more 1% of proceeds benefit the Washington Trails Association Within easy day-hiking distance for Seattle and Ellensburg area hikers, the Snoqualmie Pass region boasts an...

The only comprehensive guidebook to hiking in Southeast Alaska Features more than 110 essential hikes in the areas of Skagway, Haines, Gustavus, Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, Prince of Wales Island, and Ketchikan Includes detailed maps, mile-by-mile trail descriptions, elevation info, and means of trailhead...

The definitive guide to exploring Oregon's Pacific coastline Spanning more than 360 miles along the Pacific Ocean, the Oregon Coast is simply stunning, and getting out onto the beaches and trails is the best way to experience it. With 74 handpicked hikes and 41...

Big Bend attracts some of the most dedicated visitors of any national park in the country. They drive for hours from all across Texas and beyond, sometimes for just a short weekend of wilderness. They bring everything needed for camping, boating, hiking, birding, and...

Mount Katahdin, in Baxter State Park, is Maine's highest mountain. It is also the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Tucked away in the remote North Woods, it is an adventure seeker's paradise. Hiking, climbing, backpacking, snowshoeing, back-country skiing, and ice-climbing are among the...

The Ultimate Guide to Exploring New England with Your Four-Legged FriendFrom Maine's rugged coastline to forested ponds in Rhode Island, this guidebook includes 45 carefully selected hikes suitable for every kind of hiker and every breed of dog. Seasoned dog hikers Jill McMahon and...

The Ultimate Guide to Exploring the Golden State with Your Four-Legged FriendExplore Northern California's most beautiful trails with your dog by your side. From the urban paths of the Bay Area to the rugged North Coast and the Sierra Nevada wilderness, this guide features...

A practical, pocket-sized, and beginner-friendly wildflower guide for Eastern Washington and Oregon Eastern Washington and Oregon are home to a wide array of unique habitats, flourishing with unique plant life. Made for wildflower hunters and casual hikers alike, Timber Press's In Bloom series are...

This comprehensive guide provides general logistical information for park visitors plus interpretive information about Theodore Roosevelt National Park and its features, from its famous painted canyons to its petrified forests. Information on driving tours, suggested hikes, stories and legends about the life of Theodore...

DREAM IT Discover the awe-inspiring landscapes, deep cultural history, and fragile beauty of one of America's newest national monuments. Exploring Utah's Bears Ears and Cedar Mesa guides hikers, backpackers, and sightseers through sweeping mesas, sandstone canyons, and ancient archaeological sites--revealing the magic that makes...

From the bestselling author of Thirst and Mud, Rocks, Blazes, this compelling memoir chronicles Heather Anderson's ambitious journey to thru-hike America's Triple Crown--the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails--in a single calendar year. Between 2003 and 2017, Anderson hiked more than 20,000 miles,...

A fun, informative and practical introduction to safely foraging with kids, from the UK's bestselling foraging author. In today's world of increasingly sedentary lifestyles and a growing detachment from the food that we eat, it has never been more important to encourage children to...

Thirty years after its initial publication, this beloved classic is back in print. Superbly researched and written, Forest and Crag is the definitive history of our love affair with the mountains of the Northeastern United States, from the Catskills and the Adirondacks of New...

A Latino family spends a wonderful day outdoors in this warm, dual-language (English and Spanish) picture book about the joys to be found in nature by award-winning author, Cynthia Harmony.Emilia and her family are gearing up for their first forest en familia day in...

Situated in the rugged hills west of downtown Portland, Forest Park is the nation's premier urban natural sanctuary. It supports essential habitat for hundreds of native plants and animals, including species at risk, and is one of the largest city parks in the world....

From comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks comes a memoir about the thing she can't seem to shut up about-- her life changing thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. 25-year-old Sally has no reason to upend her comfortable, conventional life to spend 5 months hiking the Appalachian...

2014 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in History / Biography Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her,...

The Smokies are layered, atmospheric, and constantly shifting. They are less about spectacle and more about how a place reveals itself over time. This book captures that nuance with a perspective that is both visually rich and deeply considered. Structured like a road trip,...

The Great Smoky Mountains are home to over 100 official hiking trails just waiting to be explored. But did you know that these mountains also hold a surprising number of myths, legends, and reported incidents of ghost activity? You heard right, the Great Smoky...