Sierra Nevada Mountain Guidebook in English from Editorial Penibetica, publishers of a wide range of detailed, contoured walking maps of popular hiking areas of Andalucía. Colour extracts from their maps, overprinted with 40 routes, accompany the text.The guide is divided into colour-coded sections covering walks from different locations such...Read more
Take to the open road with Back Roads California and discover 24 leisurely drives through the state`s idyllic hamlets, gorgeous beaches and sprawling vineyards. Tour the Pacific Coast Highway, explore the vineyards of the Napa Valley, or drive through Yosemite National Park. Packed with insider tips and information, this easy-to-use guide...Read more
For the best adventures, use the best map. The Moorish white villages of the Alpujarras are well known to day trippers from the Costa del Sol. For walkers this is an idyllic region with stone-laid donkey trails linking the tipico villages and stretching up the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada to Mulhacen; at 3,483 metres the highest...Read more
How and why you should take your children backpackingDespite America's enthusiasm for outdoors activities like hiking and backpacking, most books on these subjects focus on adults. Backpacking, however, is an ideal activity for the entire family. Tim Hauserman, who is both an experienced outdoors guide and the father of two daughters, now...Read more
How and why you should take your children backpackingDespite America's enthusiasm for outdoors activities like hiking and backpacking, most books on these subjects focus on adults. Backpacking, however, is an ideal activity for the entire family. Tim Hauserman, who is both an experienced outdoors guide and the father of two daughters, now...Read more
Yosemite National Park is the crown jewel of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. This gorgeous, full-color travel guidebook reveals the highlights and hidden gems of Yosemite - detailing everything you need to make the most of your time in the park. Fully updated for 2018! Over 65 five-star reviews for previous editions! Whatever your...Read more
Yosemite National Park is the crown jewel of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. This gorgeous, full-color travel guidebook reveals the highlights and hidden gems of Yosemite - detailing everything you need to make the most of your time in the park. Fully updated for 2018! Over 65 five-star reviews for previous editions! Whatever your...Read more
The Sierra Nevada region is a land of alpine lakes, ubiquitous mountains, and meadows filled with a seemingly endless variety of wildflowers. This full-color book contains beautiful photos, easy-to-understand descriptions, and interesting facts about 290 wildflowers frequently encountered in this spectacular region. The species are arranged by...Read more
The Sierra Nevada region is a land of alpine lakes, ubiquitous mountains, and meadows filled with a seemingly endless variety of wildflowers. This full-color book contains beautiful photos, easy-to-understand descriptions, and interesting facts about 290 wildflowers frequently encountered in this spectacular region. The species are arranged by...Read more
As a youth in Denver, Donald Mace Williams developed an affection for high mountain country. After a journalistic career spent mostly on flat lands, he set out to rediscover what was special about country above timberline. He hiked the high alpine in four of America's major ranges-the Rockies, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and northern...Read more
As a youth in Denver, Donald Mace Williams developed an affection for high mountain country. After a journalistic career spent mostly on flat lands, he set out to rediscover what was special about country above timberline. He hiked the high alpine in four of America's major ranges-the Rockies, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and northern...Read more
From day trips to weekend getaways, the 51 tours in this trail-tested adventure guide take explorers from sky-scraping peaks overlooking Lake Tahoe to the cool forests of the southern Sierra and the pale washes of the Mojave Desert. Many are near secluded campsites and can be jumping-off points for hiking and mountain biking. All follow...Read more
From day trips to weekend getaways, the 51 tours in this trail-tested adventure guide take explorers from sky-scraping peaks overlooking Lake Tahoe to the cool forests of the southern Sierra and the pale washes of the Mojave Desert. Many are near secluded campsites and can be jumping-off points for hiking and mountain biking. All follow...Read more
This book describes my favorite hikes over the last 20 years in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. These hikes include Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome, Cloud's Rest, Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Ostrander Lake, Pohono Trail and Chilnualna Falls in Yosemite National Park. They also include hikes in the Sierra National Forest including...Read more
This book describes my favorite hikes over the last 20 years in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. These hikes include Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome, Cloud's Rest, Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Ostrander Lake, Pohono Trail and Chilnualna Falls in Yosemite National Park. They also include hikes in the Sierra National Forest including...Read more
Though the gigantic glaciers of the Sierra are dead, their history is indelibly recorded in characters of rock, mountain, canon, and forest; and, although other hieroglyphics are being incessantly engraved over these, "line upon line," the glacial characters are so enormously emphasized that they rise free and unconfused in sublime relief,...Read more
Though the gigantic glaciers of the Sierra are dead, their history is indelibly recorded in characters of rock, mountain, canon, and forest; and, although other hieroglyphics are being incessantly engraved over these, "line upon line," the glacial characters are so enormously emphasized that they rise free and unconfused in sublime relief,...Read more