Outdoor Adventure

Anyone who has experienced the thrill of the wilderness cannot get enough. He can only count the days until he is back among the wilds, and his mind eased as only the wilderness can. Jim Bond, who brought us the exceptional story of his wilderness trip in From Out of the Yukon, is back with another series of delightful stories of the north. This time its in Alaska; from the wilds of Kodiak Island, trout fishing along the remote Kulik river, unto the rugged Alaska Range mountain sheep hunting, and down the Alaska peninsula for some "September Crazy" moose rut. Taking place in the 1950's when...

I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, borderline diabetes, obesity, and being overweight. I lived a busy life, and I didn't have a lot of money. Taking the time to follow a strict diet and exercise routine or paying out a lot of money for a gym membership or personal training was out of the question. That was 12 years ago. Fast forward to the present, I now am an experienced long-distance hiker. I have traveled and hiked in over 17 countries. I no longer have diabetes or high blood pressure.

In a memoir remarkable for its quiet confidence and acute natural observation, the author of Paddling Hawaii and Paddling My Own Canoe begins with her decision, at age 60, to undertake a solo, summer-long voyage along the southeast coast of Alaska in an inflatable kayak. Paddling North is a compilation of Sutherland's first two (of more than 20) such annual trips and her day-by-day travels through the Inside Passage from Ketchikan to Skagway. In 22 years, she encountered more than 30 bears, four wolves, and hundreds of whales.

Like a well-crafted stage play, Just Passin' Thru delivers one suspenseful scene after another. But in this historic setting a store on the Appalachian Trail called Mountain Crossings the characters who show up are no fictional creations. Like any good drama, there are the good guys (and gals) and the weirdos, too. Some show up once (and that’s enough), and some appear again and again. But all are united by two things: the author’s story-capturing talent, and whatever it is that lures them to attempt (or conquer) a 2,200-mile path that climbs and plummets from Georgia to Maine.

Thoreau gives an account of three canoe and hiking journeys - by himself and with others - through the mostly uninhabited forests of Maine in the 1850s. Identifying birds, trees and plants by their botanical as well as their common names, he also records the Indian names of lakes, rivers and plants. He investigates the connections between waterways and trails, and provides detail on camping, fishing and hunting in the woods, using whatever is at hand. Extolling the beauty of the wilds that he encounters, Thorough’s narrative is also imbued with elements of his philosophy.

Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé, Richard Sharp, set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami’s hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn’t anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.

Vernon Rand is a charismatic figure whose great love - whose life, in fact - is climbing. He lives alone in California, where he combats the drudgery of a roofing job with the thrill of climbing in the nearby mountain ranges. Sure of only his talent and nerve, Rand decides to test himself in the French Alps, with their true mountaineering and famed, fearsome peaks. He soon learns that the most perilous moments are, for him, the moments when he feels truly alive.

Joe Tasker lies, struck down by illness, in a damp, bug-infested room in the Himalaya, wondering if he will be well enough to climb Dunagiri, his first venture to the "big" mountains. One of Britain’s foremost mountaineers and a pioneer of lightweight climbing, he is about to attempt one of the first true "Alpine-style" climbs in the Greater Ranges. The Dunagiri attempt forms part of Tasker’s striking tale of adventure in the savage arena of the mountains.

#3 - “MASSACRE” IS BOOK THREE IN THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE DUSTY MCCOY ADVENTURE SERIES BY D. M. HAGGARD. This book is charged with excitement, violence, and surprises. Rustling, assaults, and gunplay were common in the 1870’s. The eventual introduction of barbed wire fencing the elimination of free-range ranching created about every emotion you can think of between settlers, ranchers, and their Indian neighbors. As you discovered in book two, Dead Meat, Dusty spent two years as a range “enforcer” for the huge XIT Ranch in Texas. His time doing that was vicious and dangerous. He was ...

#2 - “DEAD MEAT” IS BOOK TWO IN THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE DUSTY MCCOY ADVENTURE SERIES BY D. M. HAGGARD. He’s back folks and don't you EVER talk about your mama's cooking being less than superior after you find out what these hombres are dining on. Dusty, the tough young Texan, who’s equally deadly with fists and pistol, is still living the hard, grinding life of a cowboy on the world’s largest fenced ranch. Fresh off his last cattle drive for the XIT Ranch, Dusty is settling into life as a ranch hand. That means everything from rounding up stray cattle in some of the harshest lands ...

#5 - “OUTLAW TRAILS” IS BOOK FIVE IN THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE DUSTY MCCOY ADVENTURE SERIES BY D. M. HAGGARD. With the Bloody Benders of Kansas a fading memory, Dusty returns home to his ranch in the Indian Territory. Winter is closing in and Dusty is up to his ears in work ... until a letter arrives from Judge Isaac Parker. The judge wants him to team up again with the famed fellow U.S. Deputy Marshal, Bass Reeves and help apprehend Belle Starr, the horse thief and cattle rustler known as the "Outlaw Queen." Belle's ranch is near the small town of Enid and is a haven for criminals and her ...

Come aboard with Heyward and Charlotte as they transform a worn-out hull into a first-class blue water cruiser. Then take off and cross oceans with them, feeling their desperation when equipment failures force ingenious workarounds in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Share the highs of navigating the crystal waters of French Polynesia and the lows of crossing pirate-infested waters in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. Travel ashore with them to places not covered in travel brochures, meet natives untouched by the modern world, and navigate the political waters of Guantanamo Bay.

When Arjan Dwarshuis first heard of the “Big Year”—the legendary record for birdwatching—he was twenty years old, it was midnight, and he was sitting on the roof of a truck in the Andean Mountains. In that moment he promised himself that, someday, somehow, he would become a world-record-holding birder. Ten years later, he embarked on an incredible, arduous, and perilous journey that took him around the globe; over uninhabited islands, through dense unforgiving rainforests, across snowy mountain peaks and unrelenting deserts—in just a single year.

Timber Canyon claimed several lives in the early 2000s, then none for years. When the killing started again, Harley Fremont and her K-9 partner, Gemma, are called in. This isn't just any investigation, as challenges for Harley and Gemma seem to mount. The complicated trail system allowed for several ways to enter and traverse the canyon. It also meant people could come and go undetected. The monsoon season served to cover footprints, smells, and blood, making tracking impossible. The Forest Service has a contract that doesn't allow the Sheriff into designated wilderness, so Harley and Gemma...

Have you tried discada cooking yet? Get ready to elevate quick meal prep with the versatile discada, also known as the cowboy wok. This essential guide will cast you as the leader of a fun date night or family adventure. In this conveniently sized Back Pocket Recipes collection, you'll learn: The fascinating history of the discada, from its agricultural origins in northern Mexico to its evolution as a beloved outdoor cooking tool. How to choose, season, and care for your discada to ensure years of successful cooking. Master techniques for searing, stir-frying, slow-cooking, and frying on ...

After a recreation technician was abducted, Harley Fremont and her K-9 Partner, Gemma, race to Oregon to find her. Will a man covered in snake tattoos, multiple bombings, a domestic terrorism group, trailside graves, and a Fourth of July fiasco keep Harley and Gemma from success? Book three in the series brings you closer yet to Harley and Gemma, and introduces you to unforgettable new characters. Readers say this is another thrilling adventure.

Will blackmail and backpacking on an island famous for its wolves mend the relationship between Amy and her daughter? Or will they be next to die on Isle Royale? Emboldened by her adventures in the Grand Canyon, Amy Warren again laces up her hiking boots. She ferries with her daughter, Meagan, to Isle Royal National Park. When volunteer ranger Sarah Rochon is accused by a co-worker of assault and theft, Amy is torn between spending precious time with Meagan and clearing her best friend’s name. When Amy rescues Remington, a pampered Havanese show dog, from the frigid waters of Lake ...

Pete the Kitty loves art class. But when the project is to go outside and make art from nature, Pete isn’t sure what to create. Then inspiration strikes and Pete realizes that nature art is cooler than he ever imagined!

The scattered bones of a young girl are discovered on the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana. It appears the bones were never meant to be located. Harley Fremont and her K-9 partner, Gemma, are on the job, when another set of bones, from a second girl are discovered, along with a sugar skull. This time, law enforcement is sure the bones were meant to be found. The forest has miles of rugged trails, dozens of mines and caves, and dozens of cabins that could be the hiding place of the persons responsible, or make a great place to hide away a third abducted girl. Harley and Gemma are ...

In Movement There Is Peace is a powerful tale of travel, adventure, and unexpected faith. It begins with a doctor who walks away from her practice in order to cure her own paralyzing anxiety. Once free, she discovers that leaving is really only fleeing if there's no new direction. Could this be the reason for her husband's sudden inspiration?