Kategoria BISAC: Travel >> United States - West - Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)

Chilkoot Pass is indeed the most famous trail in the North, and Satterfield has written a book that is ideal for hikers and armchair travelers. It is history, adventure, and an excellent companion to the Klondike Gold Rush National Park- all in one.

At no other time or place in recorded history did so many people voluntarily subject themselves to so much agony, misery, death and glory than in 1897-98 when countless thousands of stampeders crossed the Chilkoot pass on their way to the Klondike gold fields.

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One of the most diverse National Forests in the United States, Los Padres National Forest provides recreation opportunities for a enormous population base in central and southern California. National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of Los Padres National Forest East will serve outdoor enthusiasts looking to enjoy the wide range of activities that the National Forest has to offer. Expertly researched and created in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, California State Parks and others, the maps covers with unparalleled...

Prehistoric houses on the Northwest Coast were built from wood, often within piles of discarded shells, leaving little archaeological evidence from which to confirm their presence. Is It a House? uses multiple lines of evidence to investigate whether the U-shaped depression surrounded by shells at the English Camp site on San Juan Island was originally a house constructed by native peoples. Each chapter addresses a different kind of evidence, including artifacts, sediment, faunal remains, and stratigraphy. The quantitative and qualitative analyses used to examine the evidence reveal...

National Geographic's Sierra Nevada Destination Map strikes the perfect balance between map and guidebook and is an ideal resource for touring the rugged landscape of this culturally and geographically unique region of California and Nevada.

The front side of the print map reveals a detailed map of the region stretching from the Oregon border to California's Eldorado National Forest, bordered by the Sacramento Valley to the west and Nevada's Great Basin to the east. Modoc, Shasta-Trinity, Lassen, Plumas, and Humbolt-Toiyabe...

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At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State--and she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild...

A Best Nonfiction Book of 2012: "The Boston Globe," "Entertainment Weekly
"A Best Book of the Year: NPR, "St. Louis Dispatch, Vogue"
At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington...

Five million visitors a year travel to California's Napa Valley to experience the good life: to taste fine wines, eat fine food, and immerse themselves in other sophisticated pleasures while surrounded by bucolic beauty. Tourism is the world's largest employer, and tourists today want to experience the world through all five senses. Tasting the Good Life tells the story of Napa tourism through the words of the tourists who visit and the men and women who provide the products and services they rely on. The stories of 17 people--from winemaker to vineyard manager, from celebrity chef to wait...