Author: Nicholas Howe
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Keywords: new, hampshire, range, presidential, years, misadventure, peril
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2001-04-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1929173067
ISBN-13: 9781929173068

The Presidential Range of New Hampshire is like few places in the world. Located only 150 miles north of a major city, the range is home to beautiful alpine gardens, stunning vistas, and a carefully maintained network of hiking trails. But these same mountains can offer some of the world’s worst weather. While the valleys below are bathed in warm sunshine, the exposed summits may be lashed by hurricane-force winds, blinding snows, and numbing cold. Into this potentially deadly environment come hikers, skiers, and climbers by the thousands, drawn by the beauty, accessibility, and

Author: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Keywords: guide, river, amc, quickwater, series, flatwater, whitewater, rhode, massachusetts, connecticut, island, comprehensive
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2006-04-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1929173873
ISBN-13: 9781929173877

Southern New England’s rivers change little from year to year, but human management of watersheds does. Access points change, water levels are adjusted, new bridges are built, and water quality continues to improve. In this completely updated and revised edition of AMC’s classic River Guide: Massachusetts/Connecticut/Rhode Island, paddlers of all ability levels will find the comprehensive, straightforward information they need to experience waterways from serene rivers to challenging whitewater--and everything in between. Detailed river descriptions, a reader-friendly format, and d

Authors:Alex Wilson, John Hayes,
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Keywords: quiet, water, guide, series, kayak, amc, island, massachusetts, connecticut, rhode, canoe
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2004-03-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1929173490
ISBN-13: 9781929173495

Now completely revised and updated, with a new format that’s easier to use, Quiet Water Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island describes 100 spectacular paddling destinations in southern New England.

Author: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Keywords: complete, guide, mountain, club, appalachian, building, trail, maintenance
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-05-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1934028169
ISBN-13: 9781934028162

Author: Michael Tougias
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Keywords: river, source, sea, history, connecticut, days, exploring
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2001-07-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1929173032
ISBN-13: 9781929173037

"As a boy, I had the Huck Finn dream that many do of letting the river carry me to adventure." Now some 30 years later accomplished outdoor writer Michael Tougias lives that dream. Trading Huck Finn’s log raft for canoe and kayak, Tougias journeys the length of the Connecticut River - from its source near the Canadian border through four New England states to where it meets the sea in Connecticut. Recently designated an American Heritage River, the Connecticut provides the perfect setting for Tougias’ narrative - a wonderful blend of adventure, fishing tales, history, and nat

Authors:Dave Muller, Colorado Mountain Club, Will Gadd,
Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club Press
Keywords: colorado, club, classics, mountain, everyone, summit, hikes
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-10
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0972441336
ISBN-13: 9780972441339

Colorado’s premier mountaineering club shares its favorite summit hikes. · Contains detailed information for reaching 105 named summits, from peaks suitable for beginners to famous, 14,000-foot Capitol Peak. · Full-color guidebook · One of the first two titles in a new series from the Colorado Mountain Club: CMC’s Classics From world-renowned Rocky Mountain National Park in the north to the magnificent San Juans in the southwest, from the famed peaks above Aspen to the remote tops of the Sangre de Cristos, no other state offers so many summits to reach or such spectac

Author: Charlie & Diane Winger
Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club Press
Keywords: preserve, jewels, rockies, park, national, guide, sand, dunes, essential
Number of Pages: 239
Published: 2003-07
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 097244131X
ISBN-13: 9780972441315

Nowhere else in North America do alpine tundra, tall forests of evergreen and aspen, and massive desert dunes meet so dramatically as in our nation’s newest crown jewel. This book is your essential guide to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Camping, wildlife viewing, hiking, backpacking, climbing, mountain biking, dunes snowboarding--the recreational opportunities at "The Dunes" are endless. Slides down the highest sand dunes on the continent, backpack to a pristine high-country lake or climb one of Colorado’s legendary 14,000-foot peaks. Soak in a hot springs pool b