Author: Lynna Howard
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781565793309
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book picks up the Continental Divide Trail in Idaho at the western border of Yellowstone National Park and takes the reader some 900 miles all the way to the Canadian border. From the Beaverhead Mountains in the Bitterroot Range to the Scapegoat and Bob Marshall Wildernesses, Idaho and Montana's most spectacular and remote wild lands fill page after page in a book that fits into your backpack or makes for great reading anytime.You'll have no better companion than the lively and humorous voice of Lynna Howard and the dramatic, breathtaking photography of Leland Howard. Aspects of history, wildlife, geology, and biology are explained along the way. For day hikes, destination hikes, or longer treks for the avid backpacker, this book is a must. This trail is rougher and more challenging than the Pacific Crest Trail or the Appalachian Trail, Lynna writes. A spirit of adventure is the best thing you can pack!
Montana and Idaho's Continental Divide Trail
Author: Lynna Howard
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781565793309
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book picks up the Continental Divide Trail in Idaho at the western border of Yellowstone National Park and takes the reader some 900 miles all the way to the Canadian border. From the Beaverhead Mountains in the Bitterroot Range to the Scapegoat and Bob Marshall Wildernesses, Idaho and Montana's most spectacular and remote wild lands fill page after page in a book that fits into your backpack or makes for great reading anytime.You'll have no better companion than the lively and humorous voice of Lynna Howard and the dramatic, breathtaking photography of Leland Howard. Aspects of history, wildlife, geology, and biology are explained along the way. For day hikes, destination hikes, or longer treks for the avid backpacker, this book is a must. This trail is rougher and more challenging than the Pacific Crest Trail or the Appalachian Trail, Lynna writes. A spirit of adventure is the best thing you can pack!
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781565793309
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book picks up the Continental Divide Trail in Idaho at the western border of Yellowstone National Park and takes the reader some 900 miles all the way to the Canadian border. From the Beaverhead Mountains in the Bitterroot Range to the Scapegoat and Bob Marshall Wildernesses, Idaho and Montana's most spectacular and remote wild lands fill page after page in a book that fits into your backpack or makes for great reading anytime.You'll have no better companion than the lively and humorous voice of Lynna Howard and the dramatic, breathtaking photography of Leland Howard. Aspects of history, wildlife, geology, and biology are explained along the way. For day hikes, destination hikes, or longer treks for the avid backpacker, this book is a must. This trail is rougher and more challenging than the Pacific Crest Trail or the Appalachian Trail, Lynna writes. A spirit of adventure is the best thing you can pack!
New Mexico's Continental Divide Trail
Author:
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781565793316
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The landscape of New Mexico inspires a sense of peace, awe, and grandeur unlike any other state -- and it contains some of the country's most remote and unexplored natural areas. For day hikers, campers, or backpackers planning a long trek, this guide is absolutely essential for charting your way through this rugged and dramatic landscape. Well-known writer Bob Julyan's precise and entertaining prose, combined with Tom Till's extraordinary photographs, lead the reader through hundreds of miles of breathtaking scenery.
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781565793316
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The landscape of New Mexico inspires a sense of peace, awe, and grandeur unlike any other state -- and it contains some of the country's most remote and unexplored natural areas. For day hikers, campers, or backpackers planning a long trek, this guide is absolutely essential for charting your way through this rugged and dramatic landscape. Well-known writer Bob Julyan's precise and entertaining prose, combined with Tom Till's extraordinary photographs, lead the reader through hundreds of miles of breathtaking scenery.
The Overland Track
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780724639397
Category : Cradle Mountain-Lake Saint Clair National Park (Tas.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780724639397
Category : Cradle Mountain-Lake Saint Clair National Park (Tas.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Where the Waters Divide
Author: Karen Berger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780881504033
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
An account of the authors' walk across the Great Divide from Mexico to the Canadian border describes the people, the pertinent political and environmental issues, the history of the areas, and other important topics
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780881504033
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
An account of the authors' walk across the Great Divide from Mexico to the Canadian border describes the people, the pertinent political and environmental issues, the history of the areas, and other important topics
Free Outside
Author: Jeff Garmire
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733487504
Category : Appalachian Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Jeff Garmire was living the fast paced life of a successful young professional when he gave it all up to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. He set out to become only the fifth person to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail and Continental Divide Trail in a single calendar year. Finishing the 8,000 mile Calendar Year Triple Crown would be an adventure of a lifetime. The journey was riddled with inclement weather, shady characters, wildlife attacks, and injuries. Along the way Jeff swam frozen rivers, encountered wildfires and battled his own mind. He offers a captivating story of strength and courage. Hiking through some of the most remote areas in America, Jeff is continually overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of strangers. Free Outside is the fascinating story of Jeff Garmire's journey along the national historic trails that define wild America. Finishing would take everything he had, and he was willing to give it all.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733487504
Category : Appalachian Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Jeff Garmire was living the fast paced life of a successful young professional when he gave it all up to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. He set out to become only the fifth person to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail and Continental Divide Trail in a single calendar year. Finishing the 8,000 mile Calendar Year Triple Crown would be an adventure of a lifetime. The journey was riddled with inclement weather, shady characters, wildlife attacks, and injuries. Along the way Jeff swam frozen rivers, encountered wildfires and battled his own mind. He offers a captivating story of strength and courage. Hiking through some of the most remote areas in America, Jeff is continually overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of strangers. Free Outside is the fascinating story of Jeff Garmire's journey along the national historic trails that define wild America. Finishing would take everything he had, and he was willing to give it all.
Crossing Divides
Author: Scott Bischke
Publisher: Amerian Cancer Society
ISBN: 9780944235393
Category : Cervix uteri
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Artfully blending Scott Bischke and his wife Katie Gibson's agonizing struggle against Kate's advanced, recurrent, "terminal" cancer, this is the story of their three month, 800+ mile hike along the Continental Divide Trail across Montana. Numerous themes and parallels weave through the book: several encounters with grizzly bears, for example, provide an avenue for metaphorical comparisons between the fear of grizzlies and the fear of cancer. Similarly, Kate's ability to persevere through the toils of a long-distance hike provides a constant parallel to her ability to persevere against cancer. Other themes include the importance of a dogged spirit in battling cancer and the importance of wild country in revitalizing the soul.
Publisher: Amerian Cancer Society
ISBN: 9780944235393
Category : Cervix uteri
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Artfully blending Scott Bischke and his wife Katie Gibson's agonizing struggle against Kate's advanced, recurrent, "terminal" cancer, this is the story of their three month, 800+ mile hike along the Continental Divide Trail across Montana. Numerous themes and parallels weave through the book: several encounters with grizzly bears, for example, provide an avenue for metaphorical comparisons between the fear of grizzlies and the fear of cancer. Similarly, Kate's ability to persevere through the toils of a long-distance hike provides a constant parallel to her ability to persevere against cancer. Other themes include the importance of a dogged spirit in battling cancer and the importance of wild country in revitalizing the soul.
Along Montana & Idaho's Continental Divide Trail
Author: Lynna Howard
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781565793439
Category : Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Nearly 1,000 miles of rugged scenery along the Continental Divide Trail link Yellowstone National Park to the border of Canada -- and the story of that trek is exhilarating. Leland Howard's photographic tribute to this beautiful part of the Continental Divide, combined with Lynna Howard's reflective and insightful account of their experiences along the trail itself, lead the reader into parts of the country that remain for the most part wild and unexplored. "On the Continental Divide, summer is a chimera whose light hand quickly releases its hold", Lynna writes. "It is this fleeting beauty, the changeable nature of the land and the weather, and the threat of danger behind it, that defines Idaho and Montana's Continental Divide National Scenic Trail".
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781565793439
Category : Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Nearly 1,000 miles of rugged scenery along the Continental Divide Trail link Yellowstone National Park to the border of Canada -- and the story of that trek is exhilarating. Leland Howard's photographic tribute to this beautiful part of the Continental Divide, combined with Lynna Howard's reflective and insightful account of their experiences along the trail itself, lead the reader into parts of the country that remain for the most part wild and unexplored. "On the Continental Divide, summer is a chimera whose light hand quickly releases its hold", Lynna writes. "It is this fleeting beauty, the changeable nature of the land and the weather, and the threat of danger behind it, that defines Idaho and Montana's Continental Divide National Scenic Trail".
Guide to the Continental Divide Trail
Author: James R. Wolf
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780934326025
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780934326025
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
I Promise Not to Suffer
Author: Gail Storey
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9781594857454
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A hilariously harrowing and heartfelt memoir--Gail D. Storey is the Nora Ephron of wilderness adventure!
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9781594857454
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A hilariously harrowing and heartfelt memoir--Gail D. Storey is the Nora Ephron of wilderness adventure!
A Long Way from Nowhere
Author: Matt Urbanski
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781495495403
Category : Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What is it like to hike the length of the Continental Divide Trail? For Matt and Julie Urbanski, life on the trail meant twenty-seven days without seeing another hiker, six bear encounters, two sets of maps, a GPS and a compass to find the trail, as well as wildfires and floods to add to the adventure.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781495495403
Category : Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What is it like to hike the length of the Continental Divide Trail? For Matt and Julie Urbanski, life on the trail meant twenty-seven days without seeing another hiker, six bear encounters, two sets of maps, a GPS and a compass to find the trail, as well as wildfires and floods to add to the adventure.