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1) Trail of the lost: the relentless search to bring home the missing hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As a park ranger with the National Park Service's law enforcement team, Andrea Lankford led search and rescue missions in some of the most beautiful (and dangerous) landscapes across America, from Yosemite to the Grand Canyon. But though she had the support of the agency, Andrea grew frustrated with the service's bureaucratic idiosyncrasies, and left the force after twelve years. Two decades later, however, she stumbles across a mystery that pulls...
Author
Series
Jeremy Logan volume 5
Language
English
Description
"Legends, no matter how outlandish, are often grounded in reality. This has been the guiding principle behind the exhilarating career of Jeremy Logan, the 'enigmologist'--an investigator who specializes in analyzing phenomena that have no obvious explanation--previously seen in The Forgotten Room, The Third Gate, and Deep Storm. Logan has often found himself in situations where keeping an open mind could mean the difference between life and death,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xviii, 371 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"At 23, Andrew Forsthoefel walked out the back door of his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of Whitman and Rilke, and a sign that read "Walking to Listen." He had just graduated from Middlebury College and was ready to begin his adult life, but he didn't know how. So he decided he'd walk. And listen. It would be a cross-country quest for guidance, and everyone he met would be his guide. Walking toward...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. And in September 1955, having survived a rattlesnake strike, two hurricanes, and a run-in with gangsters from Harlem, she stood atop Maine's Mount Katahdin....
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 363 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Annabel Abbs's Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women is a beautifully written meditation and memoir that reflects on that most fundamental way of connecting with the outdoors: the simple act of walking. In absorbing and transporting prose, Abbs follows in the footsteps of groundbreaking women, including Georgia O'Keeffe in the empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan Shepherd in the mountains of Scotland, Gwen John following the French...
6) On trails
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve over time while others fade? What makes us follow or strike off on our own? Over the course of the next seven years, Moor traveled the globe, exploring trails of all kinds, from the miniscule to the massive. He learned the tricks of master trail-builders, hunted down long-lost Cherokee trails,...
Author
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
unpaged : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"It took her two tries, but in 1955, sixty-seven-year-old Emma 'Grandma' Gatewood became the first woman to solo hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one through hike. Gatewood has become a legend for those who hike the trail, and in her home state of Ohio, where she helped found the Buckeye Trail"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
x, 270 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Just days after Raynor Winn learns that Moth, her husband of thirty-two years, is terminally ill, their house and farm are taken away, along with their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, through Devon and Cornwall. Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
viii, 278 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The incredible follow-up to the international bestseller The Salt Path, a story of finding your way back home. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After walking 630 homeless miles along The Salt Path, living on the windswept and wild English coastline; the cliffs, the sky and the chalky earth now feel like their home. Moth has a terminal diagnosis, but together on the wild coastal path, with their feet firmly rooted outdoors,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In his early thirties Justin Alexander Shetler, quit his job at a tech startup and set out on a global journey: across the United States by motorcycle, then down to South America, and on to the Philippines, Thailand, and Nepal, in search of authentic experiences and meaningful encounters, while also documenting his travels on Instagram. His enigmatic character and magnetic personality gained him a devoted following who lived vicariously through his...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Three young Americans captured by Iranian forces and held in captivity for two years tell their story. In summer 2009, Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and Sarah Shourd were hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan when they unknowingly crossed into Iran and were captured by a border patrol. Accused of espionage, the three Americans ultimately found themselves in Tehran's infamous Evin Prison, where they discovered that pooling their strength of will and relying on...
12) Fox Crossing
Author
Series
Fox Crossing Maine novel volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the mountain village of Fox Crossing, Maine, everyone knows the story of The Fox. According to local legend, one of the town's founders crossed paths with a curious-looking fox with a distinctive white ear and paw. The unusual fox sighting not only inspired the town's name, it sparked a fantastical piece of folklore that's been passed down for generations. Some people say that whoever sees The Fox will be rewarded with good fortune, love, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired Suspense
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When an act of arson claims the life of a hiker, Yosemite Park Ranger Livy Chatham is the only witness--putting her right into the path of determined criminals. Only rock climber Hayden Bryant can protect her from the killers destroying all evidence of their crimes. But can Livy and Hayden outrun the danger that's as hot on their heels as the fires blazing through Yosemite?" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
319 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Four people on a backpacking trip in the Sierra Nevada find more adventure than they ever imagined. They are drawn to the mountains for reasons as diverse as their own lives. After an unexpected change in plans, the hikers start up a pristine mountain trail that hasn't been traveled in years. All they have to guide them is a hand-drawn map of a remote, mysterious place called Lost Canyon. At first, the route past high alpine lakes and under towering,...
Author
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 2011, Davis became the overall record holder on the Appalachian Trail. By hiking 2,181 miles in 46 days-- an average of 47 miles per day-- she became the first female to ever set that mark. But this is not a book about records or numbers; this is a book about endurance and faith, and most of all love. This is her story, in her own words, about how she started this journey with a love for hiking and more significantly a love for her husband Brew....
16) The woodkin
Author
Publisher
CamCat Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A hiker trying to escape his marriage is forced off the Pacific Crest Trail and into a small mountain town full of 'missing hiker' posters and hostile residents. Clearly not welcome, he resumes his hike but is caught by early nightfall, when the woods around him seem to come alive." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Hallard Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Four friends got together in 1992 and took a trip to New England. They toured historic Boston and hiked through the beautiful mountains of New Hampshire. It was an invigorating and fun way to see the area and all agreed that they would like to do more hiking. All had the same adventurous spirit. Each year thereafter another trip was planned with mountain hiking at its core. It became a yearly event with the only unknown factor being where it would...
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen ver. ; Unrated Director's Cut.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cliff and Cydney are an adventurous young couple celebrating their honeymoon by backpacking to one of the most beautiful, and remote, beaches in Hawaii. Hiking the wild, secluded trails, they believe they have found paradise. But when the pair comes across a group of frightened hikers discussing the horrifying murder of another newlywed couple on the islands, they begin to question whether they should turn back. Unsure whether to stay or flee, Cliff...
19) The promise
Author
Series
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two women from different generations brought together by another's wrongdoing. When British backpacker, Isabel Stark happens across a car accident on a lonely stretch of road in the South Island of New Zealand her life changes forever. The sole passenger, Ginny Havelock asks her to make a promise before she passes away--to find Constance and to say she's sorry..." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's a period of turmoil in Britain, with the country's politicians electing to remove the UK from the European Union, despite ever-increasing evidence that the public no longer supports it. The small town of Lychford is suffering, but what can three rural witches do to guard against the unknown? And why are unwary hikers being led over the magical borders by their smartphones' mapping software? Is the European question really important enough to...