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Series: The Best Front Range Bird Hikes rounded corners Paperback Norm Lewis 9781937052560 $35.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Jun 01, 2019

• The best trails for sighting birds and awesome scenery along the Front Range • Easy to moderate hikes suitable for most anyone • Color maps and photos with detailed trail descriptions • Suggested birding hot spots around Colorado Hiking and birding are two of the most popular pastimes in Colorado and across the country.The Best Front Range Bird Hikes is the first book to bridge these activities with information about the best trails for finding birds, as well as information about what trails might host species of particular interest. Cover... + Read More
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Series: Day Hiking Southcentral Alaska Anchorage Area, Kenai Peninsula, Mat-Su Valley Paperback Lisa Maloney 9781680510669 $30.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Apr 01, 2019

Hikes within driving distance of Anchorage and its environs100 day hikes, from iconic to beginner to lung-burner!Day Hiking: Southcentral Alaska features 100 day hikes in the populous region around the Greater Anchorage area. Starting with the immense and accessible Chugach State Park, the guide includes hikes north of the city to include the Matanuska–Susitna Valley and Hatcher Pass areas, and also trails near Eagle River, Palmer, and Wasilla. There are hikes along Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm, including near Girdwood, Portage Glacier, and W... + Read More
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Series: My Old Man and the Mountain A Memoir Paperback Leif Whittaker 9781680510690 $26.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 01, 2019

First time in paperbackFresh perspective on a famous father--and a legacy forged on Mount Everest In 1963, the world followed the first American Mount Everest Expedition, and watched as “Big Jim” Whittaker became the first American to stand on top of the world. He returned home a hero.My Old Man and the Mountain is Leif Whittaker’s engaging and humorous story of what it was like to “grow up Whittaker”—the youngest son of Jim Whittaker and Dianne Roberts, in an extended family of accomplished climbers. He shares glimpses of his upbringing and ho... + Read More
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Series: Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Rock Climbing Anchors, 2nd Edition A Comprehensive Guide Paperback Topher Donahue 9781680511406 $35.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Apr 01, 2019

Seminal book updated by author of the acclaimedAdvanced Rock ClimbingEasy-to-follow step-by-step instructions400 new color photos demonstrate techniques For this new edition of Rock Climbing Anchors, climber and writer Topher Donahue carefully reviewed each technique and lesson, making them even easier to understand and learn. Key updates include:Improved content hierarchy, reading efficiency, and technique emphasisPros vs. Cons comparison listsTechnological advances and changes in gear and standardsGraphic illustrations of forces, movement, "r... + Read More
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Series: Adventuring with Kids Yosemite National Park Adventuring with Kids Paperback Harley McAllister 9781680511529 $24.95 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Feb 25, 2019

Best bets for kids, trail and camping info, park tips, and non-hiking adventuresSuggests 3-, 5-, and 7-day family vacation itineraries Spot climbers on El Cap, hike to rushing Yosemite Falls, float in the refreshing Merced River, visit Tuolumne’s alpine meadows, take an afternoon bicycle ride around the Valley--Yosemite has much to offer visitors, including its youngest ones. With an emphasis on outdoor education and fun, authors Harley and Abby McAllister write with parental practicality: kids aren’t going to be excited about views, and even s... + Read More
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Series: Bringing Back the Birds Exploring Migration and Preserving Birdscapes throughout the Americas Hardcover American Bird Conservancy 9781680512113 $50.00 PHOTOGRAPHY May 01, 2019

Foreword by Jonathan FranzenOriginal poem by Margaret Atwood With species ranging from tiny iridescent-green hummingbirds to giant, gangly flightless rheas, the Americas feature an astonishing array of birds that rely upon the region’s tremendous diversity of habitats. That reliance may be very localized or it may reach across continents: Swainson’s Thrushes travel from South America all the way to Alaska, while certain grebes spend their entire lives on a single lake. Treasured songbirds feed at northern backyard feeders yet often arrive from ... + Read More
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Series: Hangdog Days Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14 Paperback Jeff Smoot 9781680512328 $31.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 01, 2019

2019 Banff Mountain Book Competition Category Finalist in Mountain Literature2019 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature Finalist"If you climbed during that era, you'll turn each page eagerly to find out what happens next (even though you know). If you didn't, you'll likely do the same.... In many ways,Hangdog Days reads as the great American climbing novel. Smoot accepts Todd [Skinner]'s call to join him, and brings us along." -GrippedFast-paced history-cum-memoir about rock climbing in the wild-and-wooly ’80sHighlights ground-breaking ... + Read More
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Series: Thirst 2600 Miles to Home Paperback Heather Anderson 9781680512366 $25.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 14, 2019

National Geographic 2019 Adventurer of the Year By age 25, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking: the Appalachian Trail (AT), Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and Continental Divide Trail (CDT)—a combined distance of 7,900 miles with a vertical gain of more than one million feet. A few years later, she left her job, her marriage, and a dissatisfied life and walked back into those mountains. In her new memoir,Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home, Heather, whose trail name is "Anish," conveys not only her athleticism and w... + Read More