Backpacker and hiker's handbook
Book - 2008
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- Published
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Mechanicsburg, PA :
Stackpole Books
c2008.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Physical Description
- xiii, 290 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-285) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780811734622
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Section 1. Preparations
- 1. Getting Started
- 2. What to Wear
- 3. Getting in Shape for Backpacking
- 4. Buying Your Outfit
- 5. Planning Your Trip
- Section 2. Trail Savvy
- 6. On the Trail
- 7. Where and How to Set Up Camp
- 8. Purifying and Carrying Water
- 9. Eating and Cooking on the Trail
- 10. Going Light
- Section 3. Using the Trails
- 11. Finding Your Way
- 12. How to Deal with the Weather
- 13. Health, Safety, and First Aid for the Trail
- 14. Insect and Plant Nuisances
- 15. Getting the Most from Your Trail Photography
- Section 4. Risks on the Trail
- 16. Dangers from the Weather
- 17. Snakes
- 18. New Bear Attacks: Take Them Seriously
- 19. Cougar Alert
- Section 5. The Hiking Party
- 20. The Fine Art of Picking Your Hiking Companions
- 21. Family Hiking and Backpacking
- 22. Women-Only Groups on the Trail
- 23. Seniors Take to the Trails
- 24. Taking Your Pet
- 25. Going Alone
- Section 6. Where To Go
- 26. Deciding Where to Backpack
- 27. Overnighting at Inns and Huts
- 28. Enjoying the High Mountains
- 29. Desert Hiking
- 30. Canyon Hiking
- Section 7. When To Go
- 31. Extending Your Hiking Season into Fall
- 32. Getting Started Winter Backpacking
- Afterword: Why I Love America's Trails
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author