Download or read book The Hiker s Way written by John McKinney and published by . This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the most out of life-on and off the trail. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, hiking trails near and far, reconnecting with nature or just learning more about the fine art of hiking, this book will show you the way. John McKinney motivates and empowers, amuses and uplifts hikers on this amazing path we call life. The Hiker's Way illuminates the way to: Hike Smart. Learn how to prepare for a hike and master practicalities in a way that you'll remember them. Live Well. Gain the benefits of good health, physical- mental-spiritual rejuvenation. Go Green. Learn the hiker's way to re-connect with nature and get all the benefits of "green exercise." Forget the old concept of hiking as a march from Point A to Point B. Hiking doesn't have to be so hard. It really doesn't. John has spent more than three decades learning how to get the most out of time on the trail. Join John McKinney, a.k.a. The Trailmaster, as he teaches you: * What the crucial difference is between going on a hike and becoming a hiker. * How to choose gear-and adopt a gear philosophy-that's right for you. * How hiking in nature improves health; how to go from feeling stressed to feeling blessed. * What makes a good hiking companion and when it's okay to go it alone. * How to appreciate each season, and hike safely over all kinds of terrain. The author of 20 books and a thousand articles about hiking, McKinney has hiked and written about the best trails all across America, as well as in Europe and many more locales from Carribbean nations to Pacific islands. He's guided hikes all around his native California and trained hike leaders to teach beginners the joys of hiking and the basics of safety on the trail. In The Hiker's Way, he shares his trail wisdom and colorful stories in a very inspiring and entertaining way. This book is a great gift for that special hiker-or would-be hiker-in your life.
Download or read book Wanderlust written by Gestalten and published by Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it be through far-flung deserts, luxuriant forests or majestic alpine terrain, when we choose to walk rather than fly or drive, something wonderful happens: our awareness and appreciation of the natural world begins to grow. It can be the faint sound of a gently meandering stream, the distinct smell of decaying leaves on a crisp autumn morning, or even a bowl of cereal that never tasted better than when eaten on a mountaintop at sunrise. Whatever your hiking dreams and goals may be, this book will inspire you to plan and realize your your journeys.
Download or read book Hiking Washington s History written by Judy Bentley and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years people have traveled across Washington’s spectacular terrain, establishing footpaths and roads to reach hunting grounds and coal mines high in the mountains, fishing sites and trade emporiums on the rivers, forests of old growth, and homesteads and towns on prairies. These traditional routes have been preserved in national parks, restored by cities and towns, salvaged from old railroad tracks, and opened to hikers by Indigenous communities. In this new, full-color edition of the first-ever hiking guide to the state’s historic trails, historian and hiker Judy Bentley teams up with veteran guidebook author Craig Romano to lead adventurers of all abilities along trails on the coast, over mountains, through national forests, across plateaus, and on the banks of the Columbia River. Features include: • 44 hikes, including 12 new additions • Full-color trail maps • A trails timeline that connects hikes to key events • Updated trail descriptions • Accounts from diaries, journals, and archives • Historical overviews of 8 regions of the state • Contemporary and historical photographs Bentley and Romano offer an essential boots-on-the ground history of some of the state’s most fascinating places.
Download or read book The Unlikely Thru Hiker written by Derick Lugo and published by Appalachian Mountain Club. This book was released on 2019 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He didn't even know if he liked being outside all that much. He certainly couldn't imagine going more than a day without manicuring his goatee. But with a job overseas cut short and no immediate plans, this fixture of the greater New York comedy circuit began to think about what he might do with months of free time and no commitments. He had heard of the Appalachian Trail and knew of its potential for danger and adventure, but he had never seriously considered attempting to hike all 2,192 miles of it. Then again, what could go wrong for a young black man from the city trekking solo through the East Coast backwoods? The Unlikely Thru-Hiker is the story of how an unknowing ambassador of one of the AT's least common demographics, unfamiliar with both the outdoors and thru-hiking culture, sets off with an extremely overweight pack and a willfully can-do attitude to conquer the infamous trail. What follows are eye-opening lessons on preparation, humility, race relations, and nature's wild unpredictability. But this isn't a hard-nosed memoir of discouragement or intolerance. What sets Lugo apart from the typical walk in the woods is his refusal to let any challenge squash his inner Pollyanna. Through it all, he perseveres with humor, tenacity, and an unshakeable commitment to grooming--earning him the trail name "Mr. Fabulous"--that sees him from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine.
Download or read book Happy Trails written by John McKinney and published by . This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike written by Michelle Houts and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It took her two tries, but in 1955, sixty-seven-year-old Emma “Grandma” Gatewood became the first woman to solo hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one thru-hike. Gatewood, who left an abusive marriage after raising eleven children, has become a legend for those who hike the trail, and in her home state of Ohio, where she helped found the Buckeye Trail. In recent years, she has been the subject of a bestselling biography and a documentary film. In When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike, Michelle Houts brings us the first children’s book about her feat, which she accomplished without professional gear or even a tent. Houts chronicles the spirit of a seasoned outdoorswoman and mother of eleven whose grit and determination helped her to hike over two thousand miles. Erica Magnus’s vibrant illustrations capture the wild animals, people from all walks of life, and unexpected challenges that this strong-willed woman encountered on the journey she initially called a “lark.” Children ages 4–10 will delight in this narrative nonfiction work as they accompany Emma Gatewood on the adventure of a lifetime and witness her transformation from grandmother to hiking legend, becoming “Grandma” to all.
Download or read book Becoming Odyssa written by Jennifer Pharr Davis and published by . This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 2010 with the subtitle Epic adventures on the Appalachian Trail.
Download or read book Hiking Through written by Paul Stutzman and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With breathtaking descriptions and humorous anecdotes from his 2,176-mile journey along the Appalachian Trail, Paul Stutzman reveals how immersing himself in nature and befriending fellow hikers helped him recover from a devastating loss.
Download or read book Walking with Spring written by Earl Victor Shaffer and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's account of his four-month hike in 1948 of the entire length of the Appalachian Trail.
Download or read book The Hike written by Drew Magary and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Hike just works. It’s like early, good Chuck Palahniuk. . . . Magary underhands a twist in at the end that hits you like a sharp jab at the bell. . . . It’s just that good.” —NPR.org “A page-turner. . . . Inventive, funny. . . . Quietly profound and touching.”—BoingBoing From the author of The Night the Lights Went Out and The Postmortal, a fantasy saga unlike any you’ve read before, weaving elements of folk tales and video games into a riveting, unforgettable adventure of what a man will endure to return to his family When Ben, a suburban family man, takes a business trip to rural Pennsylvania, he decides to spend the afternoon before his dinner meeting on a short hike. Once he sets out into the woods behind his hotel, he quickly comes to realize that the path he has chosen cannot be given up easily. With no choice but to move forward, Ben finds himself falling deeper and deeper into a world of man-eating giants, bizarre demons, and colossal insects. On a quest of epic, life-or-death proportions, Ben finds help comes in some of the most unexpected forms, including a profane crustacean and a variety of magical objects, tools, and potions. Desperate to return to his family, Ben is determined to track down the “Producer,” the creator of the world in which he is being held hostage and the only one who can free him from the path. At once bitingly funny and emotionally absorbing, Magary’s novel is a remarkably unique addition to the contemporary fantasy genre, one that draws as easily from the world of classic folk tales as it does from video games. In The Hike, Magary takes readers on a daring odyssey away from our day-to-day grind and transports them into an enthralling world propelled by heart, imagination, and survival.
Download or read book Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail for the Older Adventurer written by and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond Backpacking written by Ray Jardine and published by Adventurelore Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-trails version of Jardine's "PCT Hiker's Handbook--a more complete explanation of what's becoming known as The Ray Way in hiking circles.
Download or read book Free Outside written by Jeff Garmire and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Slow and Steady written by Robert A. Callaway and published by Rainbow Books. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 270 Hiking Days, Over 2,175 Miles -- and 95 Flip-Flops. Robert A. Callaway learned about the Appalachian Trail when he was eight years old, while listening to his mother talk about how his grandfather had always wanted to hike it. That was in 1953, and it would be fifty-five years before Robert followed his grandfather's dream of thru-hiking the trail. In 2008, after he'd done much group cycling and taken a few test hikes in previous years, sixty-three-year-old Robert and his reluctant, late-fifties brother Tommy, both retired, set off to hike the trail in its entirety. Their trail names, assigned to them by a pair of younger and faster hikers at Fontana, were Slow (Tommy) and Steady (Robert). Using an old Buick and an Isuzu pickup, Robert and Tommy flip-flopped their way along the trail, taking rest days when tired or injured and enjoying Tommy's cabin in Georgia while on the southern part of the trail. They gained speed and stamina as they developed their "trail legs," but Tommy was still slow, lonely for his family and rapidly losing enthusiasm. Tommy dropped off the trail after 300 miles, leaving Robert to continue on by himself, and he worried that introverted Robert would not fare well alone. But "Steady" Robert persevered and completed the entire hike and, despite Tommy's concerns, made many friends and did well along the way. Slow and Steady: Hiking the Appalachian Trail is Robert's account of the journey, and it details the vehicle and hiking flip-flop sites and strategies, zero-day locations, eateries and accommodations, injuries and equipment failures, memorable trail details, camp adventures, characters encountered, and more, along the fourteen-state historic trail. It's an excellent starting book for older and especially introverted readers who want to do the trail but who also want ready access back into civilization to wash up, rest and eat real food when needed.
Download or read book Trekking in Tibet written by Gary McCue and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bordered by the Himalaya on the south and the Karakoram on the west, Tibet offers trekkers an experience like no other. In this updated edition of Trekking in Tibet, McCue prepares us for a sojourn into this mystical, other- worldly land presenting detailed discussions of pre-trip planning, the most rewarding treks, as well as an educational glimpse into the country's history and culture.
Download or read book The Ultimate Hiker s Gear Guide Second Edition written by Andrew Skurka and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a first-time backpacker, an occasional weekend warrior, or a seasoned long-distance trekker, this guide is a must for any backpacking, hiking, or camping trip. Supreme long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka—accomplished adventure athlete, speaker, guide, and writer—shares his knowledge in this essential guide to backpacking gear and skills. Skurka recounts what he's learned from more than 30,000 miles of long-distance hikes, including the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails, and the 4,700-mile Alaska-Yukon Expedition. A show-and-tell guide to clothing, footwear, backpacks, shelter and sleep systems, camp stoves, and more, as well as tips on foot care, campsite selection, and hiking efficiency, this single book contains all the knowledge you'll need to hit the trail. This second edition features 16 new pages (including food on the trail and other essentials), and updates all gear recommendations.
Download or read book Hiking from Home written by Juliana Chauncey and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-14 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hiking From Home: A Long-Distance Hiking Guide for Family and Friends is an informative guide for those supporting a long-distance hiker. It explains the basics of long-distance hiking, addresses safety concerns, outlines ways to stay in touch and remain supportive, and includes quotes from previous hikers and supporters.
