Author: Tyler Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780966491913
Category : Backpacking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Experience the Grand Canyon's beauty by hiking past the bustling overlooks and beyond the busy trails. Find 60 of the best hiking routes along the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon guided by maps, color photos and desert hiking tips--all in a quick access format.
Grand Canyon River Hikes
Author: Tyler Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780966491913
Category : Backpacking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Experience the Grand Canyon's beauty by hiking past the bustling overlooks and beyond the busy trails. Find 60 of the best hiking routes along the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon guided by maps, color photos and desert hiking tips--all in a quick access format.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780966491913
Category : Backpacking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Experience the Grand Canyon's beauty by hiking past the bustling overlooks and beyond the busy trails. Find 60 of the best hiking routes along the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon guided by maps, color photos and desert hiking tips--all in a quick access format.
One Best Hike: Grand Canyon
Author: Elizabeth Wenk
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0899976476
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Find everything you need to know about the Grand Canyon’s one best hike, from the rim to the river—and back again. The Grand Canyon’s striking geology and overwhelming scale inspires the millions who stand on its South Rim each year. Let expert author Elizabeth Wenk lead you into the canyon’s depths on the Bright Angel and South Kaibab trails to the mighty Colorado River, and spend the night at Indian Garden or Bright Angel campgrounds, or Phantom Ranch. While tremendously rewarding, this 16.1-mile loop hike demands much, even of experienced trekkers. Hikers need to prepare for the hot temperatures, lack of shade, long distance, elevation change, and other potential dangers. One Best Hike: Grand Canyon is a step-by-step guide that helps you tackle this trip with confidence. Inside you’ll find: Trail-tested details on how to choose hiking partners and an appropriate pace, what to pack, when to go, how to get a permit, and what side trips to consider Advice on proper physical conditioning, including acclimating to the desert heat, staying hydrated, and preventing illness Details about the area’s human history and the geologic features, plants, and animals you’ll see One Best Hike: Grand Canyon, with its can-do approach, nuts-and-bolts advice, and practical tips, will leave you wondering why you waited so long to embark on this truly special hiking adventure.
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0899976476
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Find everything you need to know about the Grand Canyon’s one best hike, from the rim to the river—and back again. The Grand Canyon’s striking geology and overwhelming scale inspires the millions who stand on its South Rim each year. Let expert author Elizabeth Wenk lead you into the canyon’s depths on the Bright Angel and South Kaibab trails to the mighty Colorado River, and spend the night at Indian Garden or Bright Angel campgrounds, or Phantom Ranch. While tremendously rewarding, this 16.1-mile loop hike demands much, even of experienced trekkers. Hikers need to prepare for the hot temperatures, lack of shade, long distance, elevation change, and other potential dangers. One Best Hike: Grand Canyon is a step-by-step guide that helps you tackle this trip with confidence. Inside you’ll find: Trail-tested details on how to choose hiking partners and an appropriate pace, what to pack, when to go, how to get a permit, and what side trips to consider Advice on proper physical conditioning, including acclimating to the desert heat, staying hydrated, and preventing illness Details about the area’s human history and the geologic features, plants, and animals you’ll see One Best Hike: Grand Canyon, with its can-do approach, nuts-and-bolts advice, and practical tips, will leave you wondering why you waited so long to embark on this truly special hiking adventure.
Grand Canyoneering2
Author: Todd Martin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978961466
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A technical canyoneering guidebook to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona by Todd Martin. 2nd Edition, slightly revised from the first.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978961466
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A technical canyoneering guidebook to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona by Todd Martin. 2nd Edition, slightly revised from the first.
Backpacker Long Trails
Author: Backpacker Magazine
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493028731
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
WINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARDS (INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORY) Make the Dream of a Long Distance Thru-Hike a Reality Have you been dreaming of the summer when you can hike the Appalachian Trail? Or marvel at the snow-capped peaks along the Pacific Crest Trail? Or simply section hike the Continental Divide Trail? In Backpacker’s Long Trails, Liz “Snorkel” Thomas, former women’s speed record holder for the AT and veteran of twenty long trails, gives you the tools to make this dream a reality. Included is trail-proven advice on selecting gear, stocking resupplies, and planning your budget and schedule, complete with gorgeous photographs of life on the trail. Along the way, enjoy sneak peeks into not only the Triple Crown trails, but also lesser-known long trails throughout North America.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493028731
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
WINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARDS (INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORY) Make the Dream of a Long Distance Thru-Hike a Reality Have you been dreaming of the summer when you can hike the Appalachian Trail? Or marvel at the snow-capped peaks along the Pacific Crest Trail? Or simply section hike the Continental Divide Trail? In Backpacker’s Long Trails, Liz “Snorkel” Thomas, former women’s speed record holder for the AT and veteran of twenty long trails, gives you the tools to make this dream a reality. Included is trail-proven advice on selecting gear, stocking resupplies, and planning your budget and schedule, complete with gorgeous photographs of life on the trail. Along the way, enjoy sneak peeks into not only the Triple Crown trails, but also lesser-known long trails throughout North America.
Grand Canyon Treks
Author: Harvey Butchart
Publisher: Spotted Dog Press (CA)
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Full of commentary of his many and varied explorations including maps and photographs, this book is a must for anyone aspiring to hike remote areas of the Grand Canyon.
Publisher: Spotted Dog Press (CA)
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Full of commentary of his many and varied explorations including maps and photographs, this book is a must for anyone aspiring to hike remote areas of the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim
Author: Pete McBride
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0847863042
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience--an end-to-end, rim-to-river exploration of the Grand Canyon. The authors have debuted a film-Into the Canyon-in February of 2019 that explores their hike through the canyon Award-winning photographer Pete McBride, along with best-selling authors Kevin Fedarko and Hampton Sides, takes us on a gripping adventure story told through stunning, never-before-seen photography and powerful essays. By hiking the entire 750 miles of Grand Canyon National Park--from the Colorado River to the canyon rim--McBride captures the majesty of as well as calling us to protect America's open-aired cathedral. The 2019 Public Lands Alliance Partnership Book of the Year, this is the most spectacular collection of Grand Canyon imagery ever seen, showing beauty from vantages where no other photographers have ever stood. It will also highlight the conservation challenges this iconic national park faces as visitation numbers grow and development pressures surrounding it mount. This photography will inspire and remind us why we protect such a cherished public space. Proceeds benefit the Grand Canyon Conservancy, and the accompanying documentary Into the Canyon has been shown at the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival and the Aspen Film Festival in February of 2019 as well as debuting on the National Geographic Channel--all in time for the national park's centennial.
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0847863042
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience--an end-to-end, rim-to-river exploration of the Grand Canyon. The authors have debuted a film-Into the Canyon-in February of 2019 that explores their hike through the canyon Award-winning photographer Pete McBride, along with best-selling authors Kevin Fedarko and Hampton Sides, takes us on a gripping adventure story told through stunning, never-before-seen photography and powerful essays. By hiking the entire 750 miles of Grand Canyon National Park--from the Colorado River to the canyon rim--McBride captures the majesty of as well as calling us to protect America's open-aired cathedral. The 2019 Public Lands Alliance Partnership Book of the Year, this is the most spectacular collection of Grand Canyon imagery ever seen, showing beauty from vantages where no other photographers have ever stood. It will also highlight the conservation challenges this iconic national park faces as visitation numbers grow and development pressures surrounding it mount. This photography will inspire and remind us why we protect such a cherished public space. Proceeds benefit the Grand Canyon Conservancy, and the accompanying documentary Into the Canyon has been shown at the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival and the Aspen Film Festival in February of 2019 as well as debuting on the National Geographic Channel--all in time for the national park's centennial.
Guide to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
Author: Tom Martin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732401747
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732401747
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Best Day Hikes on the Arizona National Scenic Trail
Author: Sirena Rana Dufault
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781643590097
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This guide presents the most interesting and accessible portions of the Arizona National Scenic Trail in 26 carefully crafted routes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781643590097
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This guide presents the most interesting and accessible portions of the Arizona National Scenic Trail in 26 carefully crafted routes.
The Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Author: Larry Stevens
Publisher: Abbott Press (NJ)
ISBN: 9780961167868
Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the guidebook to the Colorado River used by the characters in Will Hobbs's book "Downriver".
Publisher: Abbott Press (NJ)
ISBN: 9780961167868
Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the guidebook to the Colorado River used by the characters in Will Hobbs's book "Downriver".
The Gentle Art of Wandering
Author: David Ryan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977696819
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977696819
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description