Chicago Could Be A Future Hiking Destination

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  • 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Chicago: Including Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana

    • ASIN: 1634040864
    • ISBN: 1634040864
    • Manufacturer: Menasha Ridge Press

    It’s Time to Take a Hike in Spectacular Chicago! The best way to experience Chicagoland is by hiking it! Get outdoors with Illinois author Ted Villaire as he helps you find and enjoy the top hikes within 60 miles of the city. A perfect blend of popular trails and hidden gems, the selected trails transport you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spo... [Read More]

  • Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of the Midwest (Kaufman Field Guides)

    • ASIN: 0618456945
    • ISBN: 0618456945
    • Brand: Houghton Mifflin Peterson Books
    • Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin

    The only field guide to bring along to identify the birds, mammals, trees, wildflowers, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish, spiders, mushrooms, ferns, rocks, and sky of the MidwestEven if we focus on certain things in the outdoors, most of us are curious about everything else that might turn up. Serious birders, botanists, and entomologists all ha... [Read More]

  • The Ultimate Book of Everyday Knots: (over 5,000 copies sold)

    • ASIN: 1616085606
    • ISBN: 1616085606
    • Brand: Proforce Equipment
    • Manufacturer: Skyhorse

    This beautifully illustrated, full-color guide unties the mysteries of more than eighty knots. Using clear photographs and diagrams, as well as straightforward, easy-to-follow instructions, any reader can master knots for fishing, boating, climbing, crafts, and household uses. Climbers will feel safer knowing they have tied the perfect water or tap... [Read More]

  • Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

    • ASIN: B00IQY2Q0O
    • Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press

    Emma Gatewood was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone, as well as the first person—man or woman—to walk it twice and three times and she did it all after the age of 65. This is the first and only biography of Grandma Gatewood, as the reporters called her, who became a hiking celebrity in the 1950s and '60s. She appeared o... [Read More]

  • How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times

    • UPC: 880790101701
    • ASIN: 0452295831
    • ISBN: 0452295831
    • Brand: Plume Books
    • Manufacturer: Plume

    In the vein of Sam Sheridan's The Disaster Diaries, a comprehensive guide to preparing for the apocalypse.  Recent geopolitical events have made formerly unimaginable scenarios terrifyingly possible. Now, you can learn how to prepare for the worst.   Disruptive elections.  Global financial collapse. A terrorist attack.  A natural catastrophe. A... [Read More]

  • Best Hikes Near Chicago (Best Hikes Near Series)

    • ASIN: 0762761202
    • ISBN: 0762761202
    • Manufacturer: Falcon Guides

    Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In Best Hikes Near Chicago author Adam Morgan details the best hikes within an hour's drive of the greater Chicago area perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find great outdoor activities close to home. Each featured hike includes detailed hike specs, a brief hike desc... [Read More]

  • Ultralight Backpackin' Tips: 153 Amazing & Inexpensive Tips For Extremely Lightweight Camping

    • ASIN: 0762763841
    • ISBN: 0762763841
    • Brand: Globe Pequot Press
    • Size: One Size
    • Manufacturer: Falcon Guides

    Short, to the point, and humorously illustrated by famed outdoor illustrator Mike Clelland, this book presents everything hikers and backpackers need to be safe, comfortable, and well-fed while carrying a very small and lightweight pack.

  • City Walks Deck: Chicago: 50 Adventures On Foot

    • ASIN: 0811855589
    • ISBN: 0811855589
    • Brand: Tessan, Henry De/ Wright, Bart (CON)
    • Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

    The perfect bring-along accessory for exploring Chicago like a native. Walks include: Millennium Park The Loop Magnificent Mile Navy Pier ...And more!

  • Best Sights to See at Indiana Dunes National Park

    • ASIN: 1948872056
    • ISBN: 1948872056
    • Manufacturer: Atiswinic Press

    THE ONLY HIKING GUIDEBOOK DEDICATED TO OUR NATION'S NEWEST NATIONAL PARK!Imagine a place where you can stroll magnificent Lake Michigan beaches and scramble over towering sand dunes, where you can explore mysterious marshes filled with carnivorous plants and amble about peaceful oak savannas, where you can roam among migrating birds on their stopov... [Read More]

  • 52 Prepper Projects: A Project a Week to Help You Prepare for the Unpredictable

    • ASIN: 1616088494
    • ISBN: 1616088494
    • Brand: Proforce Equipment
    • Manufacturer: Skyhorse

    Are you and your family self-reliant will you be able to provide for them and keep them safe the best way to prepare for the future is not through fancy tools and gadgets it's experience and knowledge that will best equip you to handle the unexpected. Everyone begins somewhere, especially with disaster preparedness. In 52 prepper's projects, you'll... [Read More]

  • Survival Skills of the North American Indians

    • ASIN: 1556523459
    • ISBN: 1556523459
    • Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press

    This comprehensive review of Native American life skills covers collecting and preparing plant foods and medicines; hunting animals; creating and transporting fire; and crafting tools, shelter, clothing, utensils, and other devices. Step-by-step instructions and 145 detailed diagrams enable the reader to duplicate native methods using materials ava... [Read More]

  • Extreme Golf: The World's Most Unusual, Fantastic and Bizarre Courses

    • UPC: 760789208171
    • ASIN: 1402203144
    • ISBN: 1402203144
    • Manufacturer: Sourcebooks

    Extreme Golf is a captivating journey through the world's most geographically extreme, climatically challenging, dangerous and uniquely designed courses. From the sweltering courses of the desert to the freezing ice golf championships in Greenland, and from the erotically shaped bunkers in lush surroundings in France to the harsh surfaces in Kabul,... [Read More]

  • Moon Take a Hike Chicago: Hikes within Two Hours of the City (Moon Outdoors)

    • ASIN: 1598807617
    • ISBN: 1598807617
    • Brand: Brand: Avalon Travel Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Avalon Travel Publishing

    Chicago and its surroundings offer hikers a rich variety of hiking options, including rugged trails, large forest preserves, and looping rivers. Because of the unique scenery around the city, hiking in Chicago is more than just a trek around town. In Moon Take a Hike Chicago, dedicated outdoor explorer Barbara I. Bond shows you the best hikes in an... [Read More]

  • Chicago Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species (Wildlife and Nature Identification)

    • ASIN: 1583551387
    • ISBN: 1583551387
    • Brand: Waterford Press
    • Manufacturer: NBN Press

    The Windy City isn't just a hub for commercial airlines: over eight million birds migrate through town each autumn and spring. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and includes an ecoregion map featuring prominent bird-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide... [Read More]

  • Books The Complete SAS Survival Manual

    • ASIN: 1616082828
    • ISBN: 1616082828
    • Brand: 33 Books Co.
    • Manufacturer: Skyhorse Publishing

    Although you may never be trained by the Elite British Special Air Service (SAS), Barry Davies' guidance makes it so you don't need to be. With the help of this extensive manual, you'll learn everything you need to know to keep yourself alive.

  • The Hayduke Trail: A Guide to the Backcountry Hiking Trail on the Colorado Plateau

    • ASIN: 0874808138
    • ISBN: 0874808138
    • Brand: Joe Mitchell
    • Manufacturer: University of Utah Press

    Traversing six national parks (Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Zion), a national recreation area, a national monument, and various wilderness, primitive, and wilderness study areas, the Hayduke Trail is a challenging, 800-mile backcountry route on the Colorado Plateau. Whimsically named for a character in Edward Abbey’s Th... [Read More]

  • Cherokee National Forest Hiking Guide (Outdoor Tennessee Series)

    • ASIN: 157233374X
    • ISBN: 157233374X
    • Brand: U Of Chicago
    • Size: One Size
    • Manufacturer: Univ Tennessee Press

    First published in 1992, Cherokee National Forest Hiking Guide has been a vitalcompanion to thousands who have explored the 640,000-acre Cherokee National Forest. This second edition has been substantially expanded to cover all hiking trails in the forest as of 2003.Stretching across the Tennessee?North Carolina state line, the Cherokee NationalFor... [Read More]

  • Gone Too Deep (Search and Rescue Book 3)

    • ASIN: B01BX1PIOW
    • Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Casablanca

    "Vivid and charming."—CHARLAINE HARRIS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse seriesGeorge is a mystery. Tall. Dark. Intense. And she'll need him by her side if she wants to survive.George Holloway has spent his life alone, exploring the treacherous beauty of the Colorado Rockies. He's the best survival expert Search & R... [Read More]

  • Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

    • UPC: 019628725226
    • ASIN: 1565125223
    • ISBN: 1565125223
    • Brand: Brand: Algonquin Books
    • Manufacturer: Algonquin Books

    "I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth-grader. Never before in history have children been so plugged in―and so out of touch with the natural world. In this groundbreaking new work, child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's wired genera... [Read More]

  • River : One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea

    • ASIN: 0375701826
    • ISBN: 0375701826
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    At age sixty-seven, Colin Fletcher, the guru of backpacking in America, undertook a rigorous six-month raft expedition down the full length of the Colorado River--alone. He needed "something to pare the fat off my soul...to make me grateful, again, for being alive." The 1,700 miles between the Colorado's source in Wyoming and its conclusion at Mexi... [Read More]

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