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Experienced and novice hikers alike will benefit from the
information in this updated and expanded edition of the
best-selling The Hikers Guide to O'ahu. The author describes in
detail 52 trails that will take you to O'ahu's lush valleys,
cascading waterfalls, windswept ridges, and remote seacoasts.
Although 8 trails from the previous edition are no longer open to
the public, 10 new hikes have been added. Included for each hike
are directions for reaching the trailhead, a detailed route
description, and information on the length of the hike, degree of
difficulty, and trail conditions. For GPS users, UTM coordinates
have been added for the midpoint or endpoint of each route. An
expanded notes section will help readers identify geological
features, historical points of interest, and commonly encountered
plants and birds along the trail.
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE STORY OF AN ORDINARY MAN WHO BECAME THE CENTURY'S MOST IMPORTANT EXPLORER Adventurers the world over have been inspired by the achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man ever to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. In this candid, wry, and vastly entertaining autobiography, Hillary looks back on that 1953 landmark expedition, as well as his remarkable explorations in other exotic locales, from the South Pole to the Ganges. View From The Summit is the compelling life story of a New Zealand country boy who daydreamed of wild adventures; the pioneering climber who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after scaling the world's tallest peak; and the elder statesman and unlikely diplomat whose groundbreaking program of aid to Nepal continues to this day, paying his debt of worldwide fame to the Himalayan region. More than four decades after Hillary looked down from Everest's 29,000 feet, his impact is still felt -- in our fascination with the perils and triumphs of mountain climbing, and in today's phenomenon of extreme sports. The call to adventure is alive and real on every page of this gripping memoir.
The walks in this illustrated Reardon guide are collected from the
Lifestyle supplement of the Gloucestershire Echo. These family
walks are from three to five miles long, cover some of the most
attractive hidden byways of the Cotswolds and include places of
refreshment along the way.
Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is
the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to the French Riviera,
and now comes with a bi-lingual dictionary Plan your trip, plan
perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized
guide with new bi-lingual dictionary is a convenient,
quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in the
French Riviera, from top attractions like Cannes, Monaco, Monte
Carlo and Vieux Nice, to hidden gems, including Grasse's perfume
factories and the canals of Port-Grimaud. This will save you time,
and enhance your exploration of this thrilling region. Compact,
concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic
on-the-move companion when you're exploring the French Riviera
Covers Top Ten Attractions and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions,
including the Plage de Pampelonne in St Tropez, Matisse's Chapelle
du Rosaire, modernist Villa Noailles and the impressive Massif
d'Esterel Nifty new bi-lingual dictionary section makes this the
perfect portable package for short trip travellers Includes an
insightful overview of landscape, history and culture Handy colour
maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around
Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to
Getting Around Inspirational colour photography throughout Sharp
design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading
experience About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and
language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language
products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books,
language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language
products.
Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is
the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Tenerife, and now
comes with a bilingual dictionary Plan your trip, plan perfect days
and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide with new
bilingual dictionary is a convenient, quick-reference companion to
discovering what to do and see in Tenerife, from top attractions
like Spain's tallest mountain El Teide and the Unesco-listed San
Cristobal de la Laguna to the steep hike down the dramatically
located village of Masca. This will save you time, and enhance your
exploration of this fascinating region. * Compact, concise, and
packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move
companion when you're exploring Tenerife * Covers Top Ten
Attractions, including the Parque Etnografico Piramides Guimar,
whale-watching and the Castillo San Miguel, as well as Perfect Day
itinerary suggestions * Nifty new bilingual dictionary section
makes this the perfect portable package for short trip travellers *
Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture *
Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your
way around * Essential practical information on everything from
Eating Out to Getting Around * Inspirational colour photography
throughout * Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an
engaging reading experience About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years
of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of
travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase
books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language
products.
Whether you want to explore the Winelands, visit Kruger National
Park, or climb Table Mountain, the local Fodor's travel experts in
South Africa are here to help! Fodor's Essential South Africa
guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations,
and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process
and make the most of your time. This new edition has been
fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information,
and beautiful color photos. Fodor's "Essential" guides have been
named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020! Fodor's
Essential South Africa travel guide includes: AN ILLUSTRATED
ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE
ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your
time MORE THAN 35 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently
COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST
RECOMMENDATIONSon the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife,
shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more
PHOTO-FILLED "BEST OF" FEATURES on "South Africa's Hidden Gems,"
"South Africa's Unusual Accommodations," "South Africa with Kids",
and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to
go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the
local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music,
geography and more SPECIAL FEATURES on "Winelands 101," "What to
Watch and Read Before You Visit," and "Best Beaches" LOCAL WRITERS
to help you find the under-the-radar gems Afrikaans, Swahili, and
Zulu LANGUAGE PRIMERS with useful words and essential phrases
UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Capetown, Johannesburg, Durban, Hermanus,
The Garden Route, the Drakensberg, Kruger National Park, Addo
Elephant National Park, Cape Winelands, Blyde River Canyon,
Victoria Falls, and more. Planning on visiting any other African
safari destinations? Check out Fodor's The Complete Guide to
African Safaris *Important note for digital editions: The digital
edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text
included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each
Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts.
Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets
for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for
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experience with us!
One woman's enlightening trek through the natural histories,
cultural stories, and present perils of thirteen national
monuments, from Maine to Hawaii This land is your land. When it
comes to national monuments, the sentiment could hardly be more
fraught. Gold Butte in Nevada, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks in New
Mexico, Katahdin Woods and Waters in Maine, Cascade-Siskiyou in
Oregon and California: these are among the thirteen natural sites
McKenzie Long visits in This Contested Land, an eye-opening
exploration of the stories these national monuments tell, the
passions they stir, and the controversies surrounding them today.
Starting amid the fragrant sagebrush and red dirt of Bears Ears
National Monument on the eve of the Trump Administration's decision
to reduce the site by 85 percent, Long climbs sandstone cliffs, is
awed by Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings and is intrigued by
4,000-year-old petroglyphs. She hikes through remote pink canyons
recently removed from the boundary of Grand Staircase-Escalante,
skis to a backcountry hut in Maine to view a truly dark night sky,
snorkels in warm Hawaiian waters to plumb the meaning of marine
preserves, volunteers near the most contaminated nuclear site in
the United States, and witnesses firsthand the diverse forms of
devotion evoked by the Rio Grande. In essays both contemplative and
resonant, This Contested Land confronts an unjust past and imagines
a collaborative future that bears witness to these regions'
enduring Indigenous connections. From hazardous climate change
realities to volatile tensions between economic development and
environmental conservation, practical and philosophical issues
arise as Long seeks the complicated and often overlooked-or
suppressed-stories of these incomparable places. Her journey,
mindfully undertaken and movingly described, emphasizes in clear
and urgent terms the unique significance of, and grave threats to,
these contested lands.
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This guidebook to walking Coast to Coast across Devon, presents a
117 mile route incorporating the Two Moors Way and a section of the
Erme-Plym Trail. Beginning at Wembury Bay on the south coast and
finishing at Lynmouth, the 11-stage walk passes through the
beautiful Devon countryside and across two of southwest England's
magnificent moorlands, Dartmoor and Exmoor. The schedule can be
adjusted to give a one-week walk, or a more leisurely pace if
preferred, and the book includes low-level bad-weather alternative
routes for some moorland stretches. A full route description is
given for walking the route from south to north, with a summary
description for walking in the opposite direction. 1:50,000 map
extracts show the route and there is lots of practical information
on public transport, refreshments and accommodation to make
day-by-day planning simple. A map booklet showing the full route on
OS 1:25K maps is included with this guide. The county of Devon
incorporates a wonderful range of landscapes, from the rolling
fields and enclosed paths of South Devon to the wild, wide-open
spaces of Dartmoor, with its hill ponies, granite tors and Bronze
Age relics. To the north, Exmoor's sandstone moorland sweeps down
to the sea, and lofty coastal hills tower over the Bristol Channel.
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