Walks of a Lifetime in America’s National Parks: Extraordinary Hikes in Exceptional Places celebrates America’s storied National Park System, describing the remarkable qualities and attractions of all the national parks. A set of hikes is recommended and described to enable readers to best enjoy and appreciate the national parks. The authors have trail-tested all of these hikes. In addition, the book presents a set of principles to follow when planning and visiting the national parks.
Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People encourages readers to walk more in their everyday lives and to consider long-distance walking. The heart of the book is first-hand descriptions of 30 of the great long-distance trails on six continents.
Walks of a Lifetime: Extraordinary Hikes from Around the World offers first-hand descriptions of 30 more great long-distance trails and multi-day hikes. Trail descriptions are interspersed with 30 short essays on the many dimensions of walking.