Books from Wilderness Press
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The Lone Star Hiking Trail: The Official Guide to the Longest Wilderness Footpath in Texas
By Karen Somers... 110, 158 National Recreation Trail 1, 6–7, 119 Native Americans 3–4, 53 Neches River 3, 7 New Waverly 47, 50, 61, 77, 85, 88, 94, 95, 177. H. index.
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The Lone Star Hiking Trail: The Official Guide to the Longest Wilderness Footpath in Texas
By Karen Borski SomersThe Hasinai Caddo, an offshoot tribe of the great moundbuilding civilization centered in the Mississippi River valley, resided between the Neches and Sabine Rivers. Because of their strong cultural roots and inland location, ...
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Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California: From the Mexican Border to Tuolumne Meadows
By Laura RandallDECLINATION. 11o37'E. USGS. MAPS. Pacifico Mountain Acton Cajon Telegraph Peak Mount San Antonio Mescal Creek Valyermo Crystal Lake Waterman Mountain Chilao Flat Agua Dulce WEATHER TO GO Mount Baden-Powell and the other San Gabriel.
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Walking Boston: 34 Tours Through Beantown's Cobblestone Streets, Historic Districts, Ivory Towers and Bustling Waterfront
By Robert Todd FeltonBecause of the lastminute switch, the ensuing fracas became known as the Battle of Bunker Hill, even though it was fought on Breed's Hill. It was a brutal battle (as most ...
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Top Trails: Olympic National Park and Vicinity: Must-Do Hikes for Everyone
By Douglas LorainAt 0.6 mile is yet another junction, 3 this time with Barnes Creek Trail, which goes straight. This is another good option for solitude seekers, though it has few scenic highlights other than some pleasant old-growth forests.
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Walking Boston: 34 Tours Through Beantown's Cobblestone Streets, Historic Districts, Ivory Towers and Bustling Waterfront
By Robert Todd FeltonConstructed in 1863 by William Preston, it was the home of the Boston Society of Natural History before it moved in 1947 and became the Museum of Science. The building subsequently housed the Boston outpost of New York City department ...
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The Trees of San Francisco
By Michael SullivanThis new guide combines engaging descriptions of sixty-five different trees with color photos that reflect the visual appeal of San Francisco.
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Walking Salt Lake City: 34 Tours of the Crossroads of the West, spotlighting Urban Paths, Historic Architecture, Forgotten Places, and...
By Lynn Arave, Ray BorenThe city's first trolleys, in 1872, were actu- ally pulled by mules and horses, accord- ing to Julia Hogan's history booklet “If Trolley Cars Could Talk.” By 1883 the Salt Lake City Railroad Company had 41 cars and 9 miles of track.
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San Diego
By Sandy S. BrownSan Diego
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Zero Days: The Real Life Adventure of Captain Bligh, Nellie Bly, and 10-year-old Scrambler on the Pacific Crest
By Barbara EgbertI grew up drinking straight from the creeks of eastern Nevada's Schell Creek Range, muttering my family's mantra about water purifying itself every 30 feet or so, and I never got sick. As late as the 1970s, I drank directly from streams ...
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Top Trails: San Francisco Bay Area: Must-Do Hikes for Everyone
By David Weintraub, Ben PeaseVineyard Dr. AntelopeDr . G rimme r Rd. Pa se o P ad reP kw y. Tra il Wa rre n Dr. Mis s ionB lvd . HorseHeavenTra il Mission Peak 251 7' Pe a k Mea dow 400' Tra il Gro ve OhloneWilderness Trail 1760' 1 7 6 0 ' Ra nc h Tr ai l M IS S IO ...
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Walking Washington, D.C.: 30 treks to the newly revitalized capitalÕs cultural icons, natural spectacles, urban treasures, and hidden gems
By Barbara Saffirthe colorful markets' doorstep, the fish markets will stick around, along with a new market hall, says the developer, Hoffman-Madison Waterfront. l With the markets to the rear, turn right to head southeast onto Maine Avenue SW, ...
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Day & Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California
By Wendy LautnerInterstate 80 To Sacramento To Reno 80 80 TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST Mt. Rose Mt. Rose 18 17 12 N 0 2.5 5 miles Lake Tahoe Area: CA 50 to Mt. Baldy L a k e T a h o e L a k e T a h o e ELDORADO 50 50 89 89 89 89 28 28 MT. ROSE WILDERNESS MT.
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Afoot and Afield: Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Rocky Mountain National Park: 184 Spectacular Outings in the Colorado Rockies
By Alan Apt, Kay Turnbaugh... 166–68 Waterton Canyon Trail, 44 weather, 3, 9, 11–12 Webster Pond, 96–97 Well Gulch Nature Trail Loop, 257, 258–60 West Access Trails, White Ranch Park, 27–28 West Loop, 359–60 Westridge Trail, 257, 259 West Magnolia Trails, ...
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The Lone Star Hiking Trail: The Official Guide to the Longest Wilderness Footpath in Texas
By Karen SomersHikers in the Kelly Section will enjoy walking through a wide variety of forest communities. The Caney Creek bottomlands, in particular, offer an enjoyable mix of tree species and plant communities that harbor an abundance of birds and ...
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Lassen Volcanic National Park: Your Complete Hiking Guide
By Mike WhiteSixteen years later, without contacting the Park Service, Phillips Petroleum Corporation cleared a 1.5acre site and sank a test well immediately below Terminal Geyser and within a stone's throw of the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Walking Seattle: 35 Tours of the Jet City's Parks, Landmarks, Neighborhoods, and Scenic Views
By Clark HumphreyTake a leftright dogleg around the church and back onto Boyer. Resume going northwest on Boyer to 16th Ave. E., where you make your second digression. Heading right (north) on 16th, you see some more exquisite brick Tudor homes.
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Sierra North: Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada
By Mike White, Elizabeth Wenk... such as Tom Harrison's, show the correct trail locations, but the trail network depicted on the printed USGS maps bears little resemblance to today's trail locations. After a brief walk across a sagebrush flat, the trail descends ...
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Oregon Byways: 75 Scenic Drives in the Cascades and Siskuiyous, Canyons and Coast
By Art BernsteinTaylor. Creek,. Flat. Top. LOCATION. West of Grant Pass and southwest of the Rogue River Canyon. HIGHLIGHTS. Vistas of the rugged summits and canyons of the Rogue–Illinois River region, ending with a hair-raising ride to the most ...
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Afoot and Afield: Inland Empire: A Comprehensive Hiking Guide
By Money David, Money JenniferEach hike is shown on custom-created maps that also include GPS waypoints: the maps alone are worth the price of the book.