Author: Tina Lassen Publisher: ISBN: 9780792277545 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 288
Book Description
From the celebrated national parks to the lesser-known state parks, national wildlife refuges, conservation areas, and wild and scenic rivers, this landmark series encourages readers to experience a region firsthand. It describes—and guides them to—the best sites, offering detailed information about the birds, wildlife, topography, trees, and wildflowers that readers are likely to encounter in each one. Acclaimed nature writers with extensive knowledge of each region enrich the guidebooks with enticing narratives and rich insights into the areas’ landscapes and natural histories. Each book includes: Author-guided hikes leading readers along favorite trails, pointing out and explaining natural highlights along the way More than twenty high-quality maps and 150 stunning, full-color photographs Detailed site descriptions plus opportunities for camping, cycling, fishing, and much more Fascinating vignettes on geology, plants, and animals Extensive resource listings Packed with in-depth information, these invaluable guides help readers take full advantage of all the beauty and variety of the great American outdoors.
Author: Tina Lassen Publisher: National Geographic ISBN: Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
From the celebrated parks to the great lakes that nestle within them, this guide provides the best sites, detailed information on wildlife, topography and history of each. A practical guide with excellent photographs.--Denver Post. 25 maps. 150 color photos.
Author: National Geographic Publisher: ISBN: 9781426221668 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 528
Book Description
There's simply no better getaway in the United States than a visit to one of the country's 62 national parks from Alaska to the Virgin Islands, from Maine to America Samoa. Profiled in this all-new ninth edition of National Geographic's enduring and informative guide, you'll find expert travel advice, candid tips for hiking and wildlife spotting, and detailed maps to help navigate your way through America's great outdoors. Updated throughout with the latest information from park rangers and National Geographic's own acclaimed travel writers, this fully revised and comprehensive guidebook includes the newest additions to the United States park system-Indiana Dunes, White Sands, and Gateway Arch national parks. Whether you're looking to explore the underground world of Mammoth Caves or make your way through the mangroves of Everglades National Park, you'll find a destination that suits your needs, and inspiration to plan your next wild adventure. In addition to park details and descriptions, this sparkling new edition features week-long regional road trip itineraries s so you can visit multiple parks in one vacation. Filled with more than 300 dazzling photographs and 80 full-color maps, this inspiring book reveals the best the United States has to offer-right in its own backyard.
Author: Geoffrey O'Gara Publisher: ISBN: 9780792277514 Category : California Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Filled with photos, maps, and descriptions, this comprehensive guide to the beauty and landscape of the Far West is exactly what readers expect from National Geographic.
Author: National Geographic Maps - Adventure Publisher: ISBN: 9781566957182 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
- Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Travel Map There are few nations as vast and spectacularly diverse as the United States of America. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, "America the Beautiful" offers boundless destinations and experiences for travelers seeking outdoor adventures, small town delights, or the excitement of urban culture. The United States Great Lakes Adventure Map will guide you to the five Great Lakes of Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. This region of the country has used the Great Lakes as a pathway for exploration, trade and recreation for hundreds of years and these traditions still thrive as witnessed by the cities and towns that border the Great Lakes. The states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York all benefit from their contact with the largest freshwater lake system on Earth. The map includes the cities of Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Erie, and Buffalo on the American side with Toronto, Kingston, and Windsor on the Canadian side, and the breathtaking Niagara Falls in between. There is simply no better map for exploring the states bordering the Great Lakes. National Geographic's US Adventure Maps provide the most authoritative and convenient travel maps available to plan and guide your USA Adventure. Each map delivers the perfect combination of detail and perspective, highlighting travel routes, topography, and points of interest for those venturing beyond the city centers. Whether you're on a classic American road trip or planning a grand tour to visit several cities or national parks, these maps offer the ultimate geographic resource as only National Geographic can provide. Every Adventure Map is printed on durable synthetic paper, making them waterproof, tear-resistant and tough -- capable of withstanding the rigors of international travel. Map Scale = 1:1,300,000 Sheet Size = 25.5" x 37.75" Folded Size = 4.25" x 9.25"
Author: Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1426211740 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 452
Book Description
This comprehensive nature field guide introduces you to constellations and weather, rocks and minerals, plants and wildflowers, and trees and shrubs.
Author: Tina Lassen
Author: Tina Lassen
Author: Nan Elliot
Author: National Geographic
Author: Geoffrey O'Gara
Author: National Geographic Maps - Adventure
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