The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild. A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O`Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Clara Vyvyan, Simone de Beauvoir, Daphne Du Maurier and...Read more
Charles V, Emperor of Europe and the New World, is the central figure The Golden age, the second volume of Hugh Thomas’s superb history of the Spanish Empire. It begins with the return of the remnants of Magellan’s expedition around the world in 1522 and ends with Charles’s death in 1558. In the decades between, the Spaniards conquer Guatemala,...Read more
The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild. `Moving and memorable` Virginia Nicholson, author of How Was It for You?`A triumph ... I felt as though I were being lifted, carried up to peaks` Charlotte Peacock, author of Into the...Read more
Map No. 731, Santa Fe - Truchas Peak in New Mexico at 1:63,360, part of an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps of USA’s national and state parks or forests and other popular recreational areas. Cartography, based on the national topographic survey, has extensive additional tourist information.The maps, printed on light,...Read more
Colorado1st Edition - December 15, 2014The Continental Divide Trail Pocket Map Series is a complete and concise set of topographic maps created withdigitized base maps covering every step of the 3,016 mile trail from Mexico to Canada.The most current data available! This reflects the recently located, official CDTThe land cover, hydrology and...Read more
Colorado1st Edition - December 15, 2014The Continental Divide Trail Pocket Map Series is a complete and concise set of topographic maps created withdigitized base maps covering every step of the 3,016 mile trail from Mexico to Canada.The most current data available! This reflects the recently located, official CDTThe land cover, hydrology and...Read more
This book should be required reading for all who believe New Mexico is nothing but plains, mesas, and cacti. It proves in spectacular fashion that the Land of Enchantment is very much a mountain state, with at least sixty summits 12,000 feet or higher. Photographer-author Mike Butterfield has spent forty years hiking these high mountains, and...Read more
This book should be required reading for all who believe New Mexico is nothing but plains, mesas, and cacti. It proves in spectacular fashion that the Land of Enchantment is very much a mountain state, with at least sixty summits 12,000 feet or higher. Photographer-author Mike Butterfield has spent forty years hiking these high mountains, and...Read more
More than 3,000 miles of trail by foot and mountain bikes with llamas and toddlers . . .What could go wrong? Scraping Heaven is the story of a family's adventurous trek over the rooftop of North America, a warm and heartfelt account with a powerful message for parents, long-distance hikers, and outdoor adventurers alike. The Continental Divide...Read more
More than 3,000 miles of trail by foot and mountain bikes with llamas and toddlers . . .What could go wrong? Scraping Heaven is the story of a family's adventurous trek over the rooftop of North America, a warm and heartfelt account with a powerful message for parents, long-distance hikers, and outdoor adventurers alike. The Continental Divide...Read more
Best Easy Day Hikes the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos...Read more
Best Easy Day Hikes the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos...Read more
This book is about backpacking and high mountain exploration. Explore the wild San Juan Mountains in southern Colorado, the popular but spectacular Maroon Bells in central Colorado, and the remote Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico. Discover the joys and hardships of being out on the open trail. Learn how to make Mountain Jambalaya, and...Read more
This book is about backpacking and high mountain exploration. Explore the wild San Juan Mountains in southern Colorado, the popular but spectacular Maroon Bells in central Colorado, and the remote Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico. Discover the joys and hardships of being out on the open trail. Learn how to make Mountain Jambalaya, and...Read more
Frommers books arent written by committee, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We employ the best local experts to author our guides, like Don and Barbara Laine, award-winning journalists who live in New Mexico and love sharing their home state with awed visitors. Their insiders...Read more
Frommers books arent written by committee, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We employ the best local experts to author our guides, like Don and Barbara Laine, award-winning journalists who live in New Mexico and love sharing their home state with awed visitors. Their insiders...Read more
Abandoned cars on America's most iconic abandoned road. Sounds like a great idea for a road trip.For a nation that loves the idea of the road, there is no more legendary ribbon of highway than the 2,451 miles comprising historic Route 66. Along the Mother Road lies the detritus of the automotive age: motels, roadside attractions, diners,...Read more
Abandoned cars on America's most iconic abandoned road. Sounds like a great idea for a road trip.For a nation that loves the idea of the road, there is no more legendary ribbon of highway than the 2,451 miles comprising historic Route 66. Along the Mother Road lies the detritus of the automotive age: motels, roadside attractions, diners,...Read more
Long before the concept of a bucket list became popular, author John Terry decided to rectify a serious deficiency in his life. Terry had never seen a real mountain or the desert, so he packed up his family and headed west.One family camping trip to Colorado and New Mexico was all it took Terry was hooked. Over the next thirty years, Terry...Read more
Long before the concept of a bucket list became popular, author John Terry decided to rectify a serious deficiency in his life. Terry had never seen a real mountain or the desert, so he packed up his family and headed west.One family camping trip to Colorado and New Mexico was all it took Terry was hooked. Over the next thirty years, Terry...Read more
The only guidebook to one of the world's premier long-distance mountain bike trails * Mountain bikers from around the world test their mettle on this 2,745-mile route each year * Ultra cycling, including this route through the Rockies, are increasing in popularity * 245 miles have been added to the route since the first edition was published...Read more
The only guidebook to one of the world's premier long-distance mountain bike trails * Mountain bikers from around the world test their mettle on this 2,745-mile route each year * Ultra cycling, including this route through the Rockies, are increasing in popularity * 245 miles have been added to the route since the first edition was published...Read more
Matthew Dickerson takes his readers from tiny mountain streams in the southern Rockies of New Mexico to the mighty Colorado River at the head of the Grand Canyon, to the Hill Country of Texas, exploring these various waters that manage to hold cold-loving trout in the midst of the hot desert landscapes of the American southwest. This lovingly...Read more
Matthew Dickerson takes his readers from tiny mountain streams in the southern Rockies of New Mexico to the mighty Colorado River at the head of the Grand Canyon, to the Hill Country of Texas, exploring these various waters that manage to hold cold-loving trout in the midst of the hot desert landscapes of the American southwest. This lovingly...Read more