Product Description: Hiking is a fun, easily undertaken outdoor activity that you can do pretty much anywhere, whether you live near a famous trail or just explore the public parks in your area. Though you dont need any specialized equipment, there are a few key items to have, including water, sturdy footwear, and a map...read more

Product Description: Drawing upon six decades of camping, hiking, and family vacations to national parks all over the United States, outdoor enthusiast Brian Nordstrom provides readers with the essential information about gear, hiking and camping with children, and basic first aid in this outdoor guide...read more

Product Description: Explore hiking, an exciting outdoor activity, including hiking gear, where to hike, and how to stay safe.

Critical debates about gender are intense, diverse, and vigorously ongoing, now bearing on every aspect of cultural endeavour and enquiry. What becomes clear when investigating this subject is that, while feminism has obviously played a pioneering role in the articulation, politicization, and development of questions of gender, the field of enquiry into gender is broader than feminism. This reader takes into account these considerations and offers an accessible and stimulating introduction to the sheer breadth and diversity of work on gender. While feminism is represented in its vitality and variety, so too is work on masculinities, psychoanalytical accounts of gender, and more recent developments such as queer theory.

Prepares beginner hikers by teaching how to hike and navigate an expedition, what to pack for survival and camping, how to predict and read weather, and safety tips. Includes famous trails to visit, labels, and reading quiz.

Product Description: The Exploring the Outdoors series gives young readers a sampling of the many leisure activities that can be enjoyed in nature. Each book contains eye-catching photos, charts, and healthy eating and exercise tips that encourage readers to get outdoors and enjoy these activities...read more

Product Description: "Engaging images accompany information about hiking. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Product Description: Where is a good spot for a mountain biker to polish their cadence? Where would a snowboarder go to find the best powder? Whats a rock climbers ideal location for climbing big walls? Grab your passport and get ready for a trip around the world no budget necessary! Each stop highlights a different skill essential for mastering the sport as well as information on the geography of the place...read more

Product Description: Hiking is America's favorite outdoor recreational activity, well in advance of cycling, swimming, and even football. This important contribution to the Boys' Life Readers series encourages boys to become familiar with the great outdoors and to enjoy reading about nature trails that lead to waterfalls, meadows full of wildflowers, mountaintops, swimming holes, picnic areas, and campgrounds...read more

Product Description: From the darkness of a six foot by eight foot cell in solitary confinement to the top of the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere, this is the captivating story of one man's struggle to recover from a troubled past.Charlie is known to his friends as an accomplished mountain climber and entertaining storyteller...read more

Product Description: Table of Contents Chapter 1: Get Started with Day-Hiking Getting started with shorter hikes that allow you to sleep in your own bed at night. Chapter 2: Hiking for All Ages and Types Finding a satisfying trail whether you hike by yourself, with a partner, or in a group...read more