Backpacker hidden gems 100 greatest undiscovered hikes across America

Nothing against the Bright Angel Trail, the Narrows, the Presidential Traverse, or Half Dome, which are all certainly worth of their popularity, but hikers don't need another resource pointing them toward those conga lines. It's time we rewrite the backpacker's life list. Enter Backpa...

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Main Author: Horjus, Maren (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Falcon, [2018]
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Summary: Nothing against the Bright Angel Trail, the Narrows, the Presidential Traverse, or Half Dome, which are all certainly worth of their popularity, but hikers don't need another resource pointing them toward those conga lines. It's time we rewrite the backpacker's life list. Enter Backpacker Hidden Gems. For the first time ever, here is a collection of Mother Nature's best kept secret hikes, chockful of life-list worthy views, campsites, waterfalls, wildlife, and more. This book spills every secret and pulls back the curtain to reveal the top 100 trips across the country, with information on how to reach them, when to go, and what you'll see. With color topographic maps and over 200 gorgeous photographs to complete the package, this book is the perfect keepsake for anyone looking to expand his hiking horizons.
Item Description: "Distributed by NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description: 336 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781493033867
1493033867
Author Notes: Maren Horjus is the Destinations Editor at Backpacker. Her trips section, the Play List, which delivers more than 20 hikes from coast to coast every issue, was a National Magazine Award finalist in 2016 and 2018. She has written for Skiing, Mountain, Men's Health, Sports Illustrated, and Sl Kids. She is the author of Haunted Hikes (Falcon). She lives in Boulder, Colorado.