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| Atlas & Gazetteer: Oregon |
These over-size maps offer full state coverage of things important to outdoor users, such as back roads, dirt roads and trails, hidden lakes and streams, boat ramps, public lands, trailheads, campsites, and unique natural features. Most atlases have elevation contours. DeLorme Publishing Company.
Price: 19.96
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| Atlas & Gazetteer: Washington |
These over-size maps offer full state coverage of things important to outdoor users, such as back roads, dirt roads and trails, hidden lakes and streams, boat ramps, public lands, trailheads, campsites, and unique natural features. Most atlases have elevation contours. DeLorme Publishing Company.
Price: 19.96
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| Atlas & Gazetteer: Idaho |
These over-size maps offer full state coverage of things important to outdoor users, such as back roads, dirt roads and trails, hidden lakes and streams, boat ramps, public lands, trailheads, campsites, and unique natural features. Most atlases have elevation contours. DeLorme Publishing Company.
Price: 19.96
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| Oregon Road & Recreation Atlas |
Covers all of Oregon with unique color, shaded-relief topo maps. Includes a recreation guide with custom-produced set of maps and text offering a myriad of recreational opportunities. Shows highways, backroads, land use, cities and towns, etc. Has grids for use with GPS receivers. 112 pages.
Price: 22.96
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| Washington Road & Recreation Atlas |
Covers all of Washington with unique color, shaded-relief topo maps. Includes a recreation guide with custom-produced set of maps and text offering a myriad of recreational opportunities. Shows highways, backroads, land use, cities and towns, etc. Has grids for use with GPS receivers and a comprehensive index. 112 pages.
Price: 22.96
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| 'Snow Leopard' (Book) by Peter Matthiessen |
Explorer-naturalist's account of his 1973 trek in Nepal (with biologist George Schaller) in search of the rare snow leopard; winner National Book Award, 1978. 350 pages.
Price: 14.95
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| 'Over The Edge: Death In The Grand Canyon' (Book) by Michael P. Ghiglieri and Thomas M. Myers |
This is an interesting and comprehensive history of Grand Canyon misadventures, complied and written by two veterans of Canyon adventuring. From Powell's river exploration in 1869 to tourists falling off the rim in 2000, this book tells of the 550 known deaths there over the years. The incidents are grouped in areas such as falls, flash floods, river running, swimming, plane crashes, rock falls, venomous critters, suicide, murder, and freak events. 418 pages.
Price: 22.96
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| 'Grand Canyon: True Stories Of Life' (Book) by Sean O'Reilly and James O'Reilly |
Anthology of true stories of life below the rim by such authors as Barry Lopez, Ed Abbey, Colin Fletcher and Ann Zwinger. Raft the whitewater of the Colorado River, face the terror of a flash flood, stand alone in an immense solitude. 280 pages.
Price: 17.96
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| 'A Colorado River Reader' (Book) by Richard Fleck |
An anthology that spans 100s of years and many cultures and voices to capture an array of responses to this mighty river and its tributaries. Includes such writers as John Wesley Powell, Edward Abbey, Ann Zwinger as well as Paiute Indian Legend, and much more. 204 pages.
Price: 17.96
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| 'Crossing Arizona' (Book) by Chris Townsend |
Long-distance hiker Townsend, inspired by the writings of Edward Abbey and Colin Fletcher, set out to explore the desert landscape that inspired them. The rough, still-evolving Arizona Trail he hiked runs 800 miles from desert floor, through grasslands and mountain forests, from the Mexican border to Utah. Along this distinctly American path, Townsend's uniquely British sensibility ensures an entertaining read. This is an account of Townsend's adventure and a chance to experience a truly unique corner of the world. 256 pages.
Price: 17.96
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| 'I Really Should Have Stayed Home' (Book) by Roger Rapoport and Bob Drews |
Here's the sequel to our best-selling book, 'I Should Have Stayed Home' . More stories about real-life travel adventures that went bad, such as being kicked off a Romanian train in the middle of nowhere, monkeys getting into the clothes, being served anteater for Thanksgiving, etc. Adventure travelers will identify with these misadventures. 304 pages.
Price: 17.96
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| 'Hiking Oregon's History' (Book) by William Sullivan |
The stories behind historic Oregon places you can walk to see: wagon ruts of the Oregon Trail, coastal viewpoints of the Lewis and Clark expedition, gold mines, fire lookouts and more. Reads like an historical novel. 196 pages.
Price: 18.96
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| 'Gifts Of The Wild' (Book) by Faith Conlon, et al |
The authors of this book are Faith Conlon, Ingrid Emerick, Jennie Goode, Clare Conrad and Kris Wilste. Whether lyrical meditations on nature or bracing adventure travel tales, these stories record the wilderness experience from a uniquely female point of view. Some of writers include E. Annie Proulx, Jessica Maxwell, Lorian Hemingway, Ann Linnea. 340 pages.
Price: 16.96
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| 'Death, Daring and Disaster: Search & Rescue' (Book) by Charles Farabee |
An encyclopedic history drawn from the 150,000 search and rescue missions carried out by the National Park Service from 1872 to 1997. Brief, but enthralling accounts are presented in digest form. 512 pages.
Price: 22.96
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| 'Range Of Glaciers: Exploration & Survey Of North Cascade Range' (Book) by Fred Beckey |
Fred Beckey tells a comprehensive story of the exploration of the northern Cascades (Washington). Covering the mountain area between the Columbia and Fraser rivers, this volume brings together the experiences of many kinds of explorers, from the Native Americans to the Hudson's Bay Company to the U.S. Army, and many more. Hard cover, 550 pages.
Price: 39.95
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| 'Snowshoeing' (Book) by Gene Prater and Dave Felkley |
Has info on equipment, technique for all terrain and snow conditions; also navigation, conditioning, camping, reading snow, etc. 206 pages.
Price: 16.96
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| 'The Complete Walker IV' (Book) by Colin Fletcher and C.L. Rawlins |
First written in the Sixties, this is the latest edition (April 2002) of this classic encyclopedia of backpacking. Like its predecessors, it covers every aspect of the outdoor life with all the passion, opinionatedness, thoroughness, directness, and humor of the past three editions. 858 pages.
Price: 23.96
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| 'Hiking and Backpacking: Essential Skills and Advanced Techniques' (Book) by Victoria Logue |
Formerly Backpacking In the 90s, this new edition is filled with tricks and insights into planning trips, setting up camp and hiking styles. Advanced backpacking techniques for long-distance hikes, backpacking overseas. 400 pages.
Price: 16.96
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