Download or read book Hiking Indiana written by Phil Bloom and published by Falcon Guides. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by award-winning outdoor editor and author Phil Bloom, this guide includes more than 70 hikes, ranging from easy afternoon jaunts to multi-day backpack trips.
Download or read book A Guide to the Knobstone Trail written by Nathan D. Strange and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most beautiful footpaths in the country, the Knobstone Trail offers a spectacularly rugged, 58-mile trek through 40,000 acres of forested land in southern Indiana. A comprehensive guide to this scenic footpath, A Guide to the Knobstone Trail provides readers with all they need to know to make the best of hiking this challenging trail. Charts indicate camping and water locations, while up-to-date maps provide topographical information, elevations, and where horse trails intersect hiking trails. First-person accounts, trip diaries, local lore about trees, wildflowers, and animal life, plus the latest GPS information and elevation data are included. Well illustrated with more than 60 photographs and 19 maps, this easily portable guide is an essential backpacker's tool for a safe and memorable adventure.
Download or read book Best Hikes Near Indianapolis written by Nick Werner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s not necessary to travel far from home for a great hike. With these information-packed guides in hand, readers have everything they need for the adventure they seek, from an easy nature walk to a multiday backpacking trip. Each hike includes: location, length, hiking time, level of difficulty, and if dogs can come along. Other features include: Trail finder chart that categorizes each hike (e.g. for particular attractions such as waterfalls and if it’s suitable for families with kids) Full-color photos throughout Information on the area’s history, geology, flora, and fauna Full-color maps of each trail
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Indiana State Parks written by Nathan D. Strange and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are looking for a weekend hike in the woods, a family outing, or great locations to study the local flora and fauna, Indiana state parks provide something for everyone. Visiting all 25 state parks in Indiana, Nathan Strange and Matt Williams profile and photograph the features that make Indiana parks beautiful and unique. Each park profile includes an engaging history of the park's origins and interviews with dedicated staff members about their favorite landscapes, wildlife, and adventures available in each park. This complete guidebook also offers extensive descriptions of the best park trails, along with the authors' hiking experiences, helpful maps, and directions. Featuring 109 exquisite full-color photographs and inside facts, The Complete Guide to Indiana State Parks is a must-have for every Hoosier and visitor to the state.
Download or read book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles Cincinnati written by Tammy York and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Cincinnati covers the best and oftentimes little-known hiking destinations within 60 miles of the greater Cincinnati area. The hikes were selected based on family friendliness, scenery, and history. Many of the hikes fall between 3 to 5 miles in length, providing parents with a relaxing and revitalizing hike that even little ones can enjoy. Author Tammy York hiked most of the trails with her two young daughters. 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Cincinnati was created with other parents and newbie hikers in mind, yet it provides plenty of challenging hikes for skilled outdoor adventurers. Trails in this guide cover Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, and range from easy to difficult.
Download or read book Wild Indiana written by Michael Habeck and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like its predecessor, the second edition of Wild Indiana is a highly personal guide to some of our state's finest outdoor destinations. There really are beaches, prairies, old growth forest, and striking rock formations scattered around Indiana. This book will show you how to go and see many of those places and give you some idea of what you might experience once you get there.Included are brief profiles of about 220 destinations, 344 maps, 70 illustrations, innumerable facts, and more than a few opinions formed during thirty-plus years of exploring Indiana. Each destination profile includes GPS coordinates, detailed driving directions, a finder map, and a brief narrative description. Trail sketches accompany more than 120 of the destination accounts.Wild Indiana is a sampler, not a complete directory of the state's natural areas. Thankfully, Indiana has so many interesting destinations that a person might wish for several lifetimes just to explore them all, and numerous organizations are constantly adding to the inventory. It's a wonderful problem to have. Take advantage of it!
Download or read book The Indiana Dunes written by Larry Waldron and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Early Indiana Trails and Surveys written by George R. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description of the early trails and surveys of Indiana.
Download or read book A Guide to Natural Areas of Southern Indiana written by Steven Higgs and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The must-have field-guide for discovering the natural beauty of southern Indiana A Guide to Natural Areas of Southern Indiana is the first comprehensive and fully illustrated guidebook for nature lovers who want to explore the wild and natural areas of southern Indiana by trail, water, or road. Featuring 95 beautiful color photos and 5 maps, it provides ideas for a lifetime of fun and exploration, and makes planning easy by including directions to the areas, offering suggestions on what to do when you arrive, and what you will find when you explore. Environmental writer and photographer, Steven Higgs highlights each site's unique natural characteristics and history with additional facts, anecdotes, and observations. Higgs directs readers to the very best locations in southern Indiana for bird and game watching, fishing and boating, hiking and camping, and more. Come and explore the natural areas that represent southern Indiana wilderness at its pristine best!
Download or read book The Bears of Blue River written by Charles Major and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book McCormick s Creek Indiana State Park written by Paul R. Wonning and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visitors will find Indiana's first State Park, established in 1916, full of history, hiking, picnicking and other fun outdoor activates. Camp at the campground, luxuriate at Canyon Inn or relax in a family cabin. This tourism and history guide to McCormick's Creek State Park includes a wealth of information about the park, nearby Spencer and Owen County, Indiana. The Owen County area is a wonderful place to spend a family vacation.
Download or read book Wake Up Woods written by Michael A. Homoya and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in the year, our North American forests come to life as native wildflowers start to push up through patches of snow. With longer days and sunlight streaming down through bare branches of towering trees, life on the forest floor awakens from its winter sleep. Plants such as green dragon, squirrel corn, and bloodroot interact with their pollinators and seed dispersers and rush to create new life before the trees above leaf out and block the sun's rays. Wake Up, Woods showcases the splendor of our warming forests and offers clues to nature's annual springtime floral show as we walk in our parks and wilderness areas, or even in shade gardens around our homes. Readers of Wake Up, Woods will see that Gillian Harris, Michael Homoya and Shane Gibson, through illustrations and text, present a captivating look into our forests' biodiversity, showing how species depend on plants for food and help assure plant reproduction. This book celebrates some of nature's most fascinating moments that happen in forests where we live and play.
Download or read book Divided written by Brian Cornell and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-11-17 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a person hikes a long trail, they catch the bug, but does it get any easier the second time around? Four years after starting the Appalachian Trail with his brother, Brian takes to the Continental Divide Trail for his second thru-hike in familiar company. However, trail life is not always as rewarding and romantic as the pictures you see or second-hand stories you hear. "Divided" provides an accurate account of life on trail: what hikers ponder, eat, love, loathe, and the questions they tire of answering. Some moments are too short, some are painfully long while others are whisked away unceremoniously with the wind. Follow along on the journey as Brian navigates difficulties, successes and everything between while attempting to walk from Mexico to Canada.
Download or read book Chicago Transit Hikes written by Lindsay Welbers and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to hikes around Chicago accessible by public transportation.
Download or read book Hiking Kentucky written by Michael H. Brown and published by Falcon PressPub Company. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From old country roads to dense forest paths, Kentucky boasts more than 1,500 miles of marked and maintained trails.
Download or read book Nature in Chicagoland written by Andrew Morkes and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides more information on Nature Centers; Hiking Trails; Day & Weekend Road Trips; Kids Activities; Camping Spots; Birdwatching Hotspots; Bicycling Trails; Kayaking/Canoeing/Boating; Picnicking Spots; Fishing; Spring Wildflower Viewing; Fall Colors Viewing; Running/Exercise; Winter Activities Such as Snowshoeing, Ice Skating, Cross-Country Skiing, Sledding, and Ice Fishing; Local History; Self-Enrichment Classes and Other Opportunities; Geocaching; and other activities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Also includes articles that provide advice on camping with kids, enjoying a successful snowshoeing adventure, and much more, as well as personal essays about gardening, enjoying nature with one's children, savoring the fall colors, and protecting the environment. Other resources include contact information for forest preserve districts, state departments of natural resources, and environmental and other nature-focused organizations.
Download or read book Hiking Illinois written by Susan L. Post and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of Hiking Illinois provides you with essential information on hiking regulations, facts for the state's scenic parks, easy-to-read maps for every trail, and much more! No matter what part of the Land of Lincoln you want to explore, or how easy or challenging a trek you want, Hiking Illinois will lead you to the right trail.
