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Discover the story of the land of Myakka. This book takes you into
shady hammocks of twisted oaks and up into aerial gardens, down the
wild and scenic river, and across a variegated canvas of prairies,
piney woods, and wetlandsall located in Myakka River State Park,
the largest state park in Florida. Each adventure tells the story
of a unique facet of this wilderness area and takes you into secret
places it would take years to discover on your own.
Whether you're visiting the park for the first time or have
frequented the area since childhood, the adventures described here
are sure to awaken your primitive instincts to explore the unknown.
If you return to the same places at different times of the year,
you'll find enough adventures to last a lifetime. You'll never be
one of those people who ask "What's there to do in the park
today?"
A handy collection of easily prepared and revised old recipes
adapted for the on-the-road cook and camper. Includes sections on
campfire cooking, equipment, menus, and pre-travel food planning
and stocking. Lay-flat binding.
Joshua Tree National Park is the most popular rock climbing area in
the world--and for good reason. When other climbing locales are
buried in snow, Josh is basking in Southern California sunshine.
Thousands of sport and traditional routes on park's distinctive
domes offer climbers of all abilities endless variety, from
classic, well-protected cracks to delicate friction faces and edgy
vertical testpieces. Excellent bouldering abounds, and superb
camping in the beautiful, high-desert environment encourages
extended stays. Simply put, no climber's career is complete without
at least one trip to Joshua Tree, and many people find themselves
returning year after year.
"Rock Climbing Joshua Tree West is the first of two volumes that
together replace "Rock Climbing Joshua Tree, published in 1992 and
1986. Covering climbs in the western half of the park, completely
revised and with thoroughly updated route information, and
extensively illustrated, it's the climber's comprehensive and
indispensable guide to the area.
As Spanish authorities colonized Alta California, they established
21 Franciscan missions and four forts, or presidios, to bring the
native inhabitants of the region under control and to provide for
security and defense. Today, the missions and presidios are among
California's most popular historic landmarks, and enduring
reminders of California's Spanish and Mexican past. For travelers
and outdoor enthusiasts who want to experience a taste of all that
the area has to offer, this book contains short hikes, biking, and
other outdoor recreation opportunities, plus travel information and
natural history. It is a fun and fascinating tour of the missions
and presidios for vacationers and history buffs alike.
Other books in the "Exploring series include Big South Fork
National River and Recreation Area, Canyonlands and Arches National
Park, Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores, Dinosaur
National Monument, Florida's Atlantic Coast Beaches, Florida's Gulf
Coast Beaches, Glacier National Park, Great Texas Coastal Birding
Trail, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii's Parklands, Mount
Helena, Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National
Recreation Area, and Southern California Beaches.
Seeking a taste of unspoiled wilderness, more than eight million
people visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Yet
few probably realize what makes the park unusual: it was the result
of efforts to reclaim wilderness rather than to protect undeveloped
land.
The Smokies have, in fact, been a human habitat for 8,000 years,
and that contact has molded the landscape as surely as natural
forces have. In this book, Daniel S. Pierce examines land use in
the Smokies over the centuries, describing the pageant of peoples
who have inhabited these mountains and then focusing on the
twentieth-century movement to create a national park.
Drawing on previously unexplored archival materials, Pierce
presents the most balanced account available of the development of
the park. He tells how park supporters set about raising money to
buy the land--often from resistant timber companies--and describes
the fierce infighting between wilderness advocates and tourism
boosters over the shape the park would take. He also discloses the
unfortunate human cost of the park's creation: the displacement of
the area's inhabitants.
Pierce is especially insightful regarding the often-neglected
history of the park since 1945. He looks at the problems caused by
roadbuilding, tree blight, and air pollution that becomes trapped
in the mountains' natural haze. He also provides astute assessments
of the Cades Cove restoration, the Fontana Lake road construction,
and other recent developments involving the park.
Full of outstanding photographs and boasting a breadth of coverage
unmatched in other books of its kind, The Great Smokies will help
visitors better appreciate the wilderness experience they have
sought. Pierce's account makes us more aware of humanity's long
interaction with the land while capturing the spirit of those
idealistic environmentalists who realized their vision to protect
it.
The Author: Daniel S. Pierce teaches in the department of history
and the humanities program at the University of North Carolina,
Asheville, and is a contributor to The Tennessee Encyclopedia of
History and Culture.
Descriptions for nearly 500 routes, selected from the more than
5,000 established climbs in the Southern California area.
In a place as vast and extreme as Alaska, no one takes safety for
granted. Whether adventurer or homesteader, tourist or native,
people look out for themselves and for each other. But sometimes it
just goes bad, and no amount of resourcefulness or resiliency can
make it right. That's when search and rescue teams kick into gear,
launching operations by air and by land that have generated amazing
tales of heroism, tenacity, and human kindness. Some of those
stories have been gathered in Search and Rescue Alaska, including:
*Rescues on Denali, North America's highest peak, from the
mountain's first search and rescue in 1932 to a rescue in 2017 that
highlights the utility of modern equipment and decades of SAR
experience *A World War II search and rescue that ended with a
remarkable recovery more than half a century later *Rescues during
the Good Friday quake of 1964 *The rescue of mountaineering
students and their instructors in the Chugach Range *The rescue and
recovery of Klondike-bound gold-seekers caught in an avalanche on
the infamous Chilkoot Trail These stories and others in this
compilation of essays will kindle a new appreciation for the
skilled and selfless pilots, troopers, military personnel, and
rangers on call for search and rescue in Alaska.
This fully updated and revised guide to over 450 public campgrounds
in Southern California is perfect for tent and RV campers alike.
Within each campground listing is vital information on location,
road conditions, fees, reservations, available facilities, and
recreational activities. The listings are organized by geographic
area, and thorough site maps will simplify the search for the
perfect campground. Southern California offers a surprising array
of quiet, out-of-the-way parks replete with lakes, rivers, rugged
hills, and even rocky cliffs. Camping Southern California provides
useful tips on camping etiquette and enjoying-or avoiding-the
region's diverse and abundant wildlife. Look inside for: *
Campground locations * Facilities and hookups * Fees and
reservations * GPS coordinates for each campground * Recreational
activities * What equipment and clothing to bring
A superb souvenir of this exotic terrain, Big Bend Vistas takes you
on five journeys that begin at Panther Junction and travel to Study
Butte; then on to the Chisos Basin, Santa Elena Canyon, Boquillas
Canyon, and finally to Persimmon Gap. Easy to read and understand,
Big Bend Vistas describes how volcanoes millions of years ago
created some of the most striking scenery in Texas. The author
includes vivid photographs, maps, and diagrams that explain the
landscape and geology of Big Bend National Park in layman's terms.
This is the third edition of Big Bend Vistas in the acclaimed
"Vista" series dedicated to making Texas geology interesting for
everyone.
With its diverse landscape, its relatively mild climate, and its
magnificent scenery, California is a paradise for outdoor and
sports enthusiasts. If you're looking for the ideal spot to pitch
your tent or park your RV, Camping Northern California offers up
more than 700 public campgrounds throughout the area's widely
varied scenery. The state contains 27 national parks and monuments,
over 500 state and county parks, 20 million acres of national
forests, and numerous other recreational lands under federal,
state, and local jurisdiction. Stretching from the northern
mountains to the southern deserts, the campgrounds range from
primitive sites for tents or self-contained RVs to plush resorts
with all the amenities. What they have in common is that they all
provide a memorable outdoor experience. Easy-to-use maps and charts
will help you choose the perfect site for your next camping trip.
Whether you want to fish, hunt, or just get away from it all, let
this book be your guide. Look inside for information on: *
Campground locations * Facilities and hookups * Fees and
reservations * GPS coordinates for each campground * Recreational
activities
From the Great Smoky Mountains to Point Reyes National Seashore,
America's national parks are home to some of nature's great
wildlife spectacles. Here, Gary W. Vequist and Daniel S. Licht, two
veterans of the National Park Service, focus on twelve animals that
have been imperiled and at risk, but are now protected within the
National Park System.Showcasing one species for each month of the
year, including gray wolf, black bear, prairie dog, sea turtle,
bison, bats, salmon, elk, beaver, American alligator, gray whale,
and bald eagle, Vequist and Licht pair each premier species with a
featured park, adding information about other parks where the
species may also be readily seen and identifying other animals to
look for in the same habitat--animals that prey, are preyed upon,
or exist side by side with the focal species.Beyond being a guide
to observing these remarkable animals, "Wildlife Watching in
America's National Parks," as the title implies, is also a book
about America's national parks. Reminding Americans why national
parks are truly our "best idea" and encouraging readers to go find
out why, these career wildlife specialists stress that it is
"impossible to fathom America without these animals and without the
parks in which they reside."Nature lovers, travelers, and outdoor
hobbyists of all types will be enthralled by this inside view of
America's wildlife and the breathtaking photographs of places they
inhabit.
List of Wildlife and Parks Featured
Yellowstone National Park: Gray Wolf
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Black Bear
Badlands National Park: Prairie Dog
Dry Tortugas National Park: Sea Turtle
Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Plains Bison
Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Bats
Olympic National Park: Pacific Salmon
Buffalo National River: Rocky Mountain Elk
Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Beaver
Everglades National Park: American Alligator
Point Reyes National Seashore: Gray Whale
Located astride the Tennessee-North Carolina border, the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park contains more than one hundred trails
that trace eight hundred miles of rugged terrain. This fact is
certain to bewilder any newcomer who might be eager to explore the
Park's backcountry but is unsure where to start. This book,
intended as a beginner's guide to hiking the Smokies, offers
lively, informative descriptions of twenty-two trails that can be
completed in a day or less.
For anyone who has yet to discover the beauty of the Smokies, the
highest North American mountains east of the Mississippi, the
trails described here offer a splendid introduction. Scenic
overlooks at Mount Le Conte, Clingmans Dome, Gregory Bald, and
other peaks are included along these pathways, as are some of the
well-known waterfalls of the Park, such as Laurel Falls, Rainbow
Falls, and Ramsay Cascades. In addition to vital data about the
length of the trail, its elevation gain, and "how to get there,"
each trail description is packed with interesting facts and Smoky
Mountain lore. Detailed maps are also included. In their
introduction, the authors provide a brief overview of the park's
history as well as useful tips for novice hikers.
The Authors: Kenneth Wise, an administrator at the University of
Tennessee Library, Knoxville, has hiked in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park for more than twenty years. He is the
author of "Hiking Trails of the Great Smoky Mountains: A
Comprehensive Guide."
James Andrews, a partner in the firm of Andrews, Hudson & Wall,
P.C., has hiked the Park trails for more than a decade. He is the
coauthor, with Wise, of "The Best Overnight Hikes in the Great
Smoky Mountains."
With hikes in Glacier and Waterton varying from half-hour strolls
to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including
families.
In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000
men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in
remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was
one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident
Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. This book is
about the site and its history.
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