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A Cure for SerpentsThe autobiography of the Duke of Pirajno, who worked for eighteen years as a doctor in Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somaliland.Author: Alberto Di PirajnoPublisher: Eland PublishingPublished: 07/21/2006Pages: 272Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.56w x 0.80dISBN: 9780907871446Review Citation(s): Library Journal 06/15/2006 pg. 119This title...
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Walking Twin Cities: 35 Tours Exploring Parks, Landmarks, Neighborhoods, and Cultural Centers of Minneapolis and St. Paul (Revised)Walk Minneapolis and St. PaulGrab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer. Holly Day and Sherman Wick guide you through 35 unique walking tours in the urban epicenter of the Upper Midwest. The Twin Cities are home to world-class museums and theaters, a...
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Day & Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: WashingtonDiscover the best of the PCT for day hikes or weekend jaunts.The 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail is a hiker's dream. In Washington State, it runs past windswept views, expansive meadows, pristine glaciers, old-growth forests, and more. Let local hiking expert Adrienne Schaefer guide you...
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Afoot and Afield: Atlanta: 108 Spectacular Outings in North-Central GeorgiaAfoot & Afield: Atlanta by Marcus Woolf sorts through a myriad hiking opportunities at various parks, wilderness areas and other natural areas around Atlanta. With this book, people can quickly find important information to help them choose the perfect journey, including highlights they'll experience...
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Alaska: A Climbing Guide* Guidebook details 80 climbing routes throughout Alaska * Includes photos, many with route overlays, topo route maps, climbing difficulty and time information, ratings, and more Alaska mountain guides Mike Wood and Colby Coombs have teamed up to write this definitive climbing guidebook targeting...
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The Best Hikes of Pisgah National ForestFrom Linville Gorge to the Davidson River Valley, the land comprising Pisgah National Forest has been a source of pleasure to hikers for generations. This guide details almost 100 of the forest's finest trails, selected for their views, the waterfalls they visit, and the...
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The Park Loop RoadMount Desert Island and Acadia National Park offer a remarkable diversity of natural and human history. This book guides you through the unparalleled scenic beauty, dramatic geology, and historic importance of the 21-mile Park Loop Road.Author: Robert ThayerPublisher: Down East BooksPublished: 01/01/1999Pages: 48Binding Type:...
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Grant's Getaways: 101 Oregon Adventures"Grant has long been a favorite of mine and now he's sharing the how, what, where, and when of his insightful outdoor adventures. Whether tree climbing, cooking up a crawfish boil, digging clams and fossils, kayaking, snowshoeing, or soaring skyward, Grant offers 101 concise...
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Backroads & Byways of Arizona: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend ExcursionsArizona has long captured the hearts, minds, and souls of those who step inside its boundaries. Dry, dusty deserts suddenly bloom into colorful life; birds and wildlife that thrive here are found in few other places in North America; and striking vistas abound--mountains and...
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Canoeing & Kayaking Utah: A Complete Guide to Paddling Utah's Lakes, Reservoirs & RiversPacked with tips, gear lists, and natural history, this comprehensive handbook is a long-awaited guide to many of Utah's little-known waters and popular destinations. Logistical details help you find exactly the kind of excursion you seek, from easy day trips to challenging expeditions, and...
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Explorer's Guides: 50 Hikes in Louisiana: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks in the Bayou StateHikers can experience a surprising variety of habitats and terrains in Louisiana, ranging from piney woods in the west to bottomland hardwood along the Mississippi floodplain, to the picturesque swamps and marshes in the south. The state's varied habitats provide an ideal home for...
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Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in South Florida: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacking Trips in the Southern Florida PeninsulaIn the entire continental United States, only South Florida can lay claim to truly tropical habitats with native tropical plants. Rare ghost orchids grow in the humid depths of the Big Cypress, a region of vast prairies, haunting cypress strands, and deep sloughs filled...
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25 Mountain Bike Tours in Massachusetts: From the Connecticut River to the Atlantic CoastThere are many places to ride in Massachusetts' extensive system of state parks and public and privately owned reservation lands, but finding the best of these off-road riding opportunities is another matter. Massachusetts-born Robert Morse has been exploring his state's byways and trails for...
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Roadside History of ArizonaJoin Marshall Trimble, state historian, storyteller, and native son, on the highways and back roads of Arizona, where a Grand Canyon's worth of facts and stories add up to a portrait of a state. Along the way meet Fathers Eusebio Kino and Francisco Garc�s,...
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Canyoneering 2: Technical Loop Hikes in Southern UtahCanyoneering 2: Technical Loop Hikes is a guide to seven, week-long backpack trips into some for the most unspoiled and least-visited areas in the Utah section of the Colorado Plateau. Every hike contains the four essentials of a great canyoneering route: spectacular canyons, intimate...
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Guide to North Carolina Highway Historical MarkersThis tenth revised edition of the popular marker guide contains inscriptions on 1,513 markers erected across the state between 1935 and 2007. The markers are conveniently grouped by county, and the counties are arranged alphabetically. Included are separate maps for each of the 100...
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Argyll: The Making of a Spiritual LandscapeArgyll is the beautiful, wild and inspirational home of Celtic Christianity. It is the spiritual heartland of Scotland and, some would say, of the whole United Kingdom.Until now, no-one has sought to uncover the reasons why the spiritual landscape of Argyll is so distinctively...
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The Appalachian Trail: Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos, and HutsA complete guide to the Appalachian Trail shelters that provide a gathering place and a sense of community along America's most famous footpath. Whether you have spent a night or six months on the Appalachian Trail, every hiker eventually experiences one of the trail's...
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Fly Fishing in Northern New MexicoCompletely revised and updated, Fly Fishing in Northern New Mexico is a comprehensive guide to more than thirty streams and twelve lakes. This revised edition contains new, specialized information on access, equipment, stream characteristics, trout species and size, timing of insect hatches, as well...
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Ghost Towns Alive: Trips to New Mexico's PastThe first book of the twenty-first century on New Mexico's ghost towns, this illustrated survey is based on research, interviews, and the travels of author Linda Harris and photographer Pamela Porter. They have divided the state into eleven regions comprising seventy ghost towns, from...
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