Hikernut's Canyon Lands Companion

A Guide to the Best Canyon Hikes in the American Southwest

Brian Lane (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

196 Seiten

2013
Countryman Press Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-58157-164-6 (ISBN)

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To hike and explore the southwest canyon country is to experience a world unlike any other, and award-winning author Brian Lane places his nearly twenty years experience hiking throughout this area to good use in detailing day hikes and backpacking excursions.

Covering the ancient physiographic Colorado Plateau, the region today known colloquially as the Four Corners encompasses eight national parks, ten national monuments and a national recreation area. To hike and explore the southwest canyon country is to experience a world unlike any other, and award-winning author Brian Lane places his nearly twenty years experience hiking throughout this area to good use in detailing trails, permits and logistics, safety concerns, proper gear, wildlife and geology, and contact information for local services. The book includes detailed maps and trailhead directions, as well as beautiful color photographs which will kindle the desire to trek this area yourself.

Brian J. Lane is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, the American Hiking Society, and the Sierra Club. He is also a NOLS/WMI certified Wilderness First Responder. In 2001 he was awarded a Photographer's Forum Award of Excellence. Lane lives with his wife in Sedona, AZ. For more information and a blog with up-to-date canyon hiking conditions, visit www.asenseofnature.com.

Zusatzinfo	Full-color photos throughout
Verlagsort	Woodstock
Sprache	englisch
Maße	142 x 216 mm
Gewicht	334 g
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA
ISBN-10	1-58157-164-X / 158157164X
ISBN-13	978-1-58157-164-6 / 9781581571646
Zustand	Neuware