Featuring a fresh design and the most recent route updates, Popular Day Hikesis a series of bestselling books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas. Tucked into the far southwest corner of the province, within striking distance of both British Columbia and Montana, Waterton offers consistently spectacular scenery. An excellent and extensive trail system allows hikers to explore much of this incredible environment with relative ease. With short-day walks, full-day hikes and the occasional easy scramble in the areas of Red Rock Parkway, Akamina Parkway and Waterton Townsite, this majestic landscape is a visually breathtaking feast that all visitors should experience. Each hike includes: detailed directions to trailheads colour maps and photographs seasonal information round-trip distances trail commentary difficulty ratings
With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet's Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot.
With GPS coordinates for every trailhead, turn-by-turn directions, and information on time, distance, and difficulty for each hike, as well as enriching essays about the area's natural and social history, this is your quintessential guide ...
Day Hiking: Yosemite National Park also features: * At-a-glance chart to help readers choose the day's adventure * Quick-reference icons for kid- and dog-friendly routes, wildflowers, historical significance, and more * Sidebars on ...
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.
Explore the beauty of Washington's natural landscape with this fully updated guide featuring the 100 best low-impact day hikes in the state—perfect for aging baby boomers, seniors, those traveling with small children, and anyone else ...
Filled with beautiful National Geographic photography, wisdom from expert hikers like Andrew Skurka, need-to-know travel information, and practical wildlife-spotting tips, this inspirational guide offers the planet's best experiences for ...
Revised and Expanded in 2019 This opinionated guide showcases the best hikes in one of Colorado's premier hiking areas, the Sawatch and Elk Mountains around the towns of Aspen, Buena Vista, Crested Butte, Marble and Leadville.
No matter what else he tries, the author always comes back to hiking— especially long, rough, cross-country trips in ... His other FalconGuides include: Basic Illustrated: Using GPS Best Easy Day Hikes Albuquerque Best Easy Day Hikes ...
The book also includes short natural history essays on topics as diverse as the sex life of banana slugs, to how plants get their names, and why you should respect but not fear bears and mountain lions.
No other guide covers the region in such detail, and not since Dennis Gagnon’s near-legendary guides in the 70s and 80s has the Santa Barbara (and Ventura) backcountry been given the guidebook treatment … but this book goes even further ...