Composite of hiking and biking trails throughout Cook County, Illinois. Illustrated and in color. Easy to reference and use. Directions to trail sites and accesses. Trail distances, general setting, conditions, points of interest, and riding tips. Includes contacts for additional information.

Nick has always loved camping, but his cousins, Andy and Devin, aren't outdoors guys-they're jocks. Nick isn't even sure why his cousins wanted to go on the camping trip. They don't listen to his warnings about campfires and bears, and they make fun of everything Nick does. When Devin finds himself in real danger, can Nick save him in time?

"When Lisa goes on a hiking trip, Corduroy sneaks into her backpack. Lisa is surprised to find him there, but she thinks he'll be safe as long as he stays tucked inside. Corduroy just has to take a peek outside, though, and he falls out! Will Lisa find him again?" -- Page [4] of cover.

On a camping trip, Moby Shinobi's ninja skills keep making a mess of things but when hikers get lost he leads a team to save them.

Leo and his father go on a hike and discover many interesting things along the way.

When recent graduate Michelle Pugh sets out to fulfill a childhood dream of hiking the A.T. from start to finish, she enjoys the bliss of being, surrounded by nature, the peacefulness of small trail towns, and the companionship of fellow hikers.

"When sisters Cat and Ginny travel with their husbands to the idyllic Swiss Alps for a hiking holiday, it's not just a chance to take in the stunning scenery. It's an opportunity to reconnect with each other after years of drifting apart--and patch up marriages that are straining at the seams. As they head into the mountains, morale is high, but as the terrain turns treacherous, cracks in the relationships start to show. With worrying signs that someone...

“Hike the Gunks!” is a book about the practical (hikes, maps and parking or three p’s … parks, parking and passes) it is person­al, offering some exciting locations to investigate and explore. So let’s get to it!"--

Jenny and Megan went on the bird-watching expedition to get some much needed R&R. But when they hit the trails they find nothing but an eerie silence and dead birds on the ground. Investigating further, the two young Biology students can find no explanation for the lack of life until they stumble upon the decayed body of a dead man. Who then springs to life...

"Told with sincerity, humor, and wit, Trespassing Across America is both a fascinating account of one man's remarkable journey along the Keystone XL pipeline and a meditation on climate change, the beauty of the natural world, and the extremes to which we can push ourselves--both physically and mentally. It started as a far-fetched idea--to hike the entire length of the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline. But in the months that followed, it...