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“Best Easy Day Hikes Vail” includes concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps for spectacular hiking routes through some of the most outstanding scenery in central Colorado's mountains. Hikes to alpine lakes, meadows full of wildflowers, and along sparkling streams are all included.
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Originally published as an award-winning paperback: A Hike for Mike. Jeff Alt takes you vicariously along the John Muir Trail, on an entertaining adventure, with his new wife, Beth. Jeff convinces Beth, a woman who prefers hotels, hot showers and warm beds to chuck her domesticated ways and hike over 218-miles which leads to lots of humorous moments. Together, they traverse three national parks, including the highest mountain in the contiguous United...
83) Using GPS
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Richly illustrated and information-packed tools for anyone whose play or work takes them to remote areas. “Basic Illustrated Using GPS” is a guide to practical field use of the Global Positioning System, written in simple language, with each new term explained as it's used. This book is a wealth of useful backcountry navigation advice for beginners and experts alike. It also includes information on using GPS with the latest mapping software.
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Der allgemein bekannte Jakobsweg mit dem Ziel, das spanische Santiago de Compostela zu erreichen, hat eine Vielzahl von Wegen, die als eine Art "Zubringer" betrachtet werden können.
Für den nordischen Bereich übernimmt diese Aufgabe die Via Jutlandica, die erst im Oktober 2007 eröffnet wurde und aus dem dänischen Aalborg über Haithabu nach Glückstadt führt, um dort die Elbe zu queren.
Die Beschilderung erfolgt durch die gelbe Jakobsmuschel...
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On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted with fury. Triggered by the largest landslide ever recorded, a devastating lateral blast blew off the entire northern side of the volcano. Searing hot gasses, traveling at 650 miles per hour, scorched trees nearly twenty miles away. The mountain instantly lost 1300' in elevation. A slurry of mud, ash and melting ice inundated the landscape, which was then buried in 540 million tons of ash, and fifty-seven...
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There are many paths that make up "The Camino de Santiago de Compostela". Each of them has its own charm and peculiarity. They also offer the pilgrim freedom, space, beauty, knowledge, adventure, and the opportunity to find oneself. Perhaps that is why the Camino traps us and we have to repeat it over and over again. The Chicamocha Canyon, like the Camino, has its unique charms and beauty. Every step one takes in the Canyon is a treat to our senses....
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• Leave No Trace, minimum impact skills and ethics
• New research and field experience prescribe better minimum-impact techniques for wilderness use
• Expanded information on camping practices
• How far you should camp from water, where to pitch your tent, how to build a fire or if you should build one in the first place
• Respecting and caring for wildlands, doing your part to protect our limited resources and future recreation...
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From the top of the Adirondack Northway to the precipitous drop that creates Niagara Falls, Hiking Waterfalls in New York State provides all of the information readers need to find their way to waterfalls hidden in the crevices of the Catskill Mountains, high on the faces of the High Peaks, flowing through magnificent gorges into the Finger Lakes, or deep in the backcountry of the Southern Tier. Detailed driving and hike descriptions include slices...
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Whether you're just setting out for a day hike or are planning to trek all the way from Maine to Georgia, Backpacker Magazine's Guide to the Appalachian Trail is the definitive guide to the most famous footpath in the nation. This updated edition provides detailed descriptions of what terrain hikers can expect to find in any given section, along with information on local natural history and nearby towns and landmarks. Chapters on the geology of the...
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Das Buch ist eine Abschrift von zwei Tagebüchern, die ich in der Zeit vom 10.April bis 20.Mai 2023 geführt habe. Ergänzt um einige Anmerkungen und Erinnerung aus 6 Wochen schönster Lebenszeit.
Wer jedoch Packlisten oder Etappenpläne für den Jakobsweg sucht, dessen Erwartungen werden nicht erfüllt werden.
Vielmehr findet man zwischen den Zeilen mit welcher Euphorie ich auf den Camino Frances gestartet bin. Welch liebe Menschen ich dort getroffen...
96) Hiking
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You will have built up for yourselves a wonderful store of memories, which will not leave you as long as you live: memories of sun and wind, of the songs of birds, the patter of rain upon the leaves and the smell of the warm, wet earth: memories of white, dusty roads, clear streams and cool, shady places: perhaps, too, of dark clouds and great winds: but, most of all, you know that you will remember the sparks rising from your camp fire and the small...
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The Poconos of northeastern Pennsylvania may get eight million visitors a year, but there are places there one can get lost-and would gladly be lost for a bit. From the iconic Dingmans Bridge spanning the Delaware, to the region's 150 lakes and forested mountains, Hiking the Poconos covers it all-with the added plus of listing a B&B, a campground, restaurant, local events, and more along with each hike description.
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This small pocket guide is designed for those visiting Oregon's northern coastline who are interested in short, easy trails (1-7 miles) that explore northern Oregon's scenic coastal parks and beaches. “Best Easy Day Hikes Oregon's North Coast” contains twenty-three easy day hikes starting from Fort Canby State Park in southwest Washington and continuing south to Haceta Head Lighthouse in Oregon. Many of the hikes in this book are located in state...
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