The Complete Walker IV
The Complete Walker IV

Author: Colin Fletcher

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2015-11-17

Total Pages: 947

ISBN-13: 1101947764

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For the first time since 1984, we have a new edition of the classic book that Field & Stream called “the Hiker’s Bible.” For this version, the celebrated writer and hiker Colin Fletcher has taken on a coauthor, Chip Rawlins, himself an avid outdoorsman and a poet from Wyoming. Together, they have made this fourth edition of The Complete Walker the most informative, entertaining, and thorough version yet. The eighteen years since the publication of The Complete Walker III have seen revolutionary changes in hiking and camping equipment: developments in waterproofing technology, smaller and more durable stoves, lighter boots, more manageable tents, and a wider array of food options. The equipment recommendations are therefore not merely revised and tweaked, but completely revamped. During these two decades we have also seen a deepening of environmental consciousness. Not only has backpacking become more popular, but a whole ethic of responsible outdoorsmanship has emerged. In this book the authors confidently lead us through these technological, ethical, and spiritual changes. Fletcher and Rawlins’s thorough appraisal and recommendation of equipment begins with a “Ground Plan,” a discussion of general hiking preparedness. How much to bring? What are the ideal clothes, food, boots, and tents for your trip? They evaluate each of these variables in detail—including open, honest critiques and endorsements of brand-name equipment. Their equipment searches are exhaustive; they talk in detail about everything from socks to freeze-dried trail curries. They end as they began, with a philosophical and literary disquisition on the reasons to walk, capped off with a delightful collection of quotes about walking and the outdoor life. After a thoughtful and painstaking analysis of hiking gear from hats to boots, from longjohns to tent flaps, they remind us that ultimately hiking is about the experience of being outdoors and seeing the green world anew. Like its predecessors, The Complete Walker IV is an essential purchase for anyone captivated by the outdoor life.

Living on the Wind
Living on the Wind

Author: Scott Weidensaul

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2000-04-15

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780865475915

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Scott Weidensaul follows hawks over the Mexican coastal plains, Bar-tailed Godwits that hitchhike on gale winds 7,000 miles nonstop across the Pacific from Alaska to New Zealand, and the Myriad Songbirds whose numbers have dwindled so dramatically in recent years.

Of a Feather
Of a Feather

Author: Scott Weidensaul

Publisher: HMH

Published: 2008-09-15

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0156035189

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Beyond Audubon: A quirky, “lively and illuminating” account of bird-watching’s history, including “rivalries, controversies, [and] bad behavior” (The Washington Post Book World). From the moment Europeans arrived in North America, they were awestruck by a continent awash with birds—great flocks of wild pigeons, prairies teeming with grouse, woodlands alive with brilliantly colored songbirds. Of a Feather traces the colorful origins of American birding: the frontier ornithologists who collected eggs between border skirmishes; the society matrons who organized the first effective conservation movement; and the luminaries with checkered pasts, such as Alexander Wilson (a convicted blackmailer) and the endlessly self-mythologizing John James Audubon. Naturalist Scott Weidensaul also recounts the explosive growth of modern birding that began when an awkward schoolteacher named Roger Tory Peterson published A Field Guide to the Birds in 1934. Today, birding counts iPod-wearing teens and obsessive “listers” among its tens of millions of participants, making what was once an eccentric hobby into something so completely mainstream it’s now (almost) cool. This compulsively readable popular history will surely find a roost on every birder’s shelf. “Weidensaul is a charming guide. . . . You don’t have to be a birder to enjoy this look at one of today’s fastest-growing (and increasingly competitive) hobbies.” —The Arizona Republic

Appalachian Trail Thru-hikers' Companion
Appalachian Trail Thru-hikers' Companion

Author: Robert Sylvester

Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conference

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781889386843

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The leader for two decades in specialized guides for Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, section-hikers, and dreamers with the 2,186-mile national scenic trail in their eyes! Forty-some volunteers from the only organized A.T. users' group (the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association) each fall team up with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to compile the latest information on Trail features and offerings in nearby towns. That provides the basic information would-be thru-hikers need to craft their own adventures to define their walks of a lifetime. The Companion, with mileage tables and town maps, is divided by state in south-to-north order, with a plethora of telephone numbers and Web sites to tap along the way.

Gifford Pinchot, Private and Public Forester
Gifford Pinchot, Private and Public Forester

Author: Harold T. Pinkett

Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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The legend that America was a land of unlimited natural wealth began in Columbus' time. Americans have since treated natural resources as if they were infinite, and have destroyed forest land at will. Today growing numbers of active conservationists are challenging the motive of commercial developers who seek to appropriate more forests. Harold Pinkett here describes and appraises the work of Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946), the man who initiated the challenge. Pinchott was the foremost American apostle of conservation, the first professionally trained American forester, and the chief agent in the introduction of scientific forestry into the woodlands of the United States. -- Jacket.

You're An Okay Awesome Outstanding Dad
You're An Okay Awesome Outstanding Dad

Author: A. C. AC Journals

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-11-17

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9781708965761

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This blank lined journal is the perfect blend of snarky and sarcastic humor. Let Dad (Step or Bonus) know he isn't just okay or awesome, he is better than the best, he is OUTSTANDING. Does he have a sense of humor, do you banter with him? Tell him he is outstanding at fishing, hunting, golfing ect... It is a GAG GIFT that will give everyone a big laugh. Surprise him with a unique present and put a smile on his face. There are so many uses for this book: Use it in the garage Organize Daily Activities Make To Do Lists Brainstorm Ideas Write Down Goals - GTD And much more! This notebook is a convenient size to keep near you when you are inspired. Put on your desk, take it to work or keep in the car. Easy to stash in your backpack. Great for writing, journaling, and note taking.This Journal Features: 6 x 9 inch 108 Pages Name and contact page Full Wrap Around Cover Glossy Finish Cover Makes A Perfect GifT For Christmas or Father's Day, or no occasion at all. Put in a gift basket or stocking. Better than a Card!