About Walks of a lifetime in america’s national
parks

Description
Table Of Contents
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The Authors

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Description

This book is a labor of love, a manifestation of two of our deepest passions: America’s national parks and walking. For most of our adult lives, we’ve been fortunate to make regular visits to the national parks, returning often to many of our favorites, even living in some for a year at a time. While many of the parks can be seen from the dramatic roads that travel through them, we’re convinced that walking is the way to appreciate the parks in the richest, most intimate and fulfilling way. And we think that appreciating the national parks will help ensure their preservation.

Our book includes chapters on all 62 national parks, though we shine our light most brightly on the 47 that are reasonably accessible and that have substantive trail systems. Chapters begin with a discussion of the park’s natural and cultural history and conclude with a description of the trails we recommend to most fully appreciate the park. These hikes range from short nature trails to half and full-day hikes; we couldn’t resist including some iconic multi-day walks as well. Of course, we’ve trail-tested all of these hikes! The last part of the book includes a series of principles for visiting and hiking in the national parks; these principles have worked for us and we’re confident they’ll work for you too.

Introduction

Part 1: Why Walk the National Parks?

Part 2: Walking the National Parks

Part 3: How to Visit and Walk the National Parks

References

Endorsements

“In this book, Bob and Martha Manning — two people especially well qualified — describe the national parks and lead readers along their favorite national park trails. Follow them and walk in the footsteps of all who have devoted their lives to protecting the national parks and the planet we call home.”

— Jonathan Jarvis, eighteenth Director of the National Park Service

“This beautiful book inspires readers to enjoy the national parks in the most genuine way — by walking them. Join with other national park champions to appreciate, preserve and protect these national treasures.”

— The National Park Foundation

`“American Trails is working to create more and better trails across our country: this beautiful book by Bob and Martha Manning inspires and guides you to the very best of those trails in our national parks.”

— Mike Passo, Executive Director, American Trails

“American Hiking Ambassadors Bob and Martha Manning show us that hiking offers a rich, up-close connection to history and nature and that you don't have to summit the highest peak to get a "hiker's high”.”

— Kate Van Waes, Executive Director. American Hiking Society

The Authors

Robert Manning is Professor Emeritus at the University of Vermont where he studied and taught the history, philosophy, and management of national parks, wilderness, and related areas. He conducted a long-term program of research for the US National Park Service and won the University of Vermont’s highest awards for both teaching and research. Martha Manning is an artist working in fiber and printmaking. Her work is often inspired by her hikes, and has been published in national magazines and included in nationally juried shows. Bob and Martha are invited and keynote speakers at meetings around the world and are Hiking Ambassadors for the American Hiking Society. They live in Prescott, Arizona.

**Bob and Martha take a break at Rapidam Camp in Shenandoah National Park.**

About Walks of a lifetime in america’s national parks