Parks category: 548 books

The most up-to-date publication available on the remarkable landscape of New Mexico. Award-winning author Nicky Leach's essays illuminate the hidden beauty that is the lure of this legendary landscape--a region that is both enticing and forbidding. Includes descriptions and information on all of New...

Hidden Nature offers 14 sketches of the plants, animals and geology in these two magnificent national parks. It stories are for people who enjoy reading about the desert ecosystem, who hunt for a deeper appreciation of the area’s beauty. The easy to read stories recount the author’s travels through...

Millions of years ago, the North American continent was dragged over the world's largest continental hotspot, a huge column of hot and molten rock rising from the Earth's interior that traced a 50-mile wide, 500-mile-long path northeastward across Idaho. Generating cataclysmic volcanic eruptions and...

Follow along on this epic American road trip from Cincinnati, Ohio through the Southwestern United States to California and back. The Nutter family takes readers along day-by-day to National Parks such as Mesa Verde, the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Yosemite, Yellowstone, and more. They also...

A thoroughly revised and expanded successor to Alfred Runte’s Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks, the new edition now includes protected landscapes and historical sites east of the Mississippi made possible or influenced by railroads: the Hudson River Valley; Delaware...

Trek across the salt flats, scale the towering rocks, and explore the marble canyons of this otherworldly landscape with Moon Death Valley National Park. Inside you'll find: Flexible, strategic itineraries, ranging from one day in the park to a week-long trip, designed for day-hikers, road-trippers,...

113 National Parks To See Before You DieAbisko National Park - Sweden, Acadia National Park - USA, Addo Elephant National Park – South Africa, Al Hoceima National Park - Morocco, Ånderdalen National Park - Norway, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park - New Zealand, Aspromonte National Park...

Best Easy Day Hikes Canyonlands and Arches National Parks includes concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps for twenty-three spectacular hiking routes through some of the most outstanding scenery in southeastern Utah. Trek to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, stroll along the Slickrock Foot...

Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks features concise descriptions and easy-to-folow maps for twenty-eight short hikes through some of the most spectacular scenery in this natural wonderland. Look inside for: * Half-hour strolls to full-day adventures *...

Timed perfectly with the National Park Service centennial celebration in 2016, this guidebook features the 75 best day hikes in national parks and monuments throughout Washington and Oregon including:   North Cascades National Park San Juan Islands National Monument Olympic National Park Mount Rainier...

Moon Travel Guides: Find Your Adventure Incredible wildlife, stunning glaciers and waterfalls, and unforgettable adventure awaits you in Moon Rocky Mountain National Park. Moon Rocky Mountain National Park features: Itineraries for every timeline and budget, ranging from one day...

Forge your own path through this stunning national treasure, and discover serene vistas, thrilling adventure, and diverse wildlife with Moon Grand Canyon. Itineraries for every timeline and budget, ranging from one day in the park to a week-long trip, curated for adventure seekers, families,...

Moon Travel Guides: Find Your Adventure From majestic mountaintops to lush forests and untouched wilderness, take in the best of the Smokies with Moon Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Moon Great Smoky Mountains National Park features: Itineraries for every timeline and budget,...

In the summer of 1962, fifteen-year-old Whit Thornton took a seven week camping trip with his parents through eleven western national parks. Among his adventures was a technical climb of the Grand Teton, 13,770 feet high. His father, Dade, was a third-generation artist-photographer. The flamboyant...