Robert Manning is Professor Emeritus at the University of Vermont where he taught the history, philosophy, and management of national parks and conducted a longterm program of research for the US National Park Service. He has written a dozen books on management of national parks and related issues and three guidebooks (with his wife, Martha Manning) on walking/hiking. The first, Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People, was published by Oregon State University Press in 2013 and offers first-hand descriptions of 30 long-distance hikes from around the world. The second, Walks of a Lifetime: Extraordinary Hikes from Around the World, was published by FalconGuides in 2017 and offers first-hand descriptions of 30 long-distance and multi-day hikes around the world and 30 short essays on hiking-related issues. The third book, Walks of a Lifetime in America’s National Parks: Extraordinary Hikes in Exceptional Places, was published by FalconGuides in 2020 and offers descriptions of the natural and cultural history of all the national parks and recommendations and first-hand descriptions of the best hikes in each park. I also co-edited A Thinking Person’s Guide to America’s National Parks, published by George Braziller Press in 2016 which offers a series of original essays about the wide-ranging programs of the National Park Service. He lives in Prescott, Arizona.

Robert Manning is Professor Emeritus at the University of Vermont where he taught the history, philosophy, and management of national parks and conducted a longterm program of research for the US National Park Service. He has written a dozen books on management of national parks and related issues and three guidebooks (with his wife, Martha Manning) on walking/hiking. The first, Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People, was published by Oregon State University Press in 2013 and offers first-hand descriptions of 30 long-distance hikes from around the world. The second, Walks of a Lifetime: Extraordinary Hikes from Around the World, was published by FalconGuides in 2017 and offers first-hand descriptions of 30 long-distance and multi-day hikes around the world and 30 short essays on hiking-related issues. The third book, Walks of a Lifetime in America’s National Parks: Extraordinary Hikes in Exceptional Places, was published by FalconGuides in 2020 and offers descriptions of the natural and cultural history of all the national parks and recommendations and first-hand descriptions of the best hikes in each park. I also co-edited A Thinking Person’s Guide to America’s National Parks, published by George Braziller Press in 2016 which offers a series of original essays about the wide-ranging programs of the National Park Service. He lives in Prescott, Arizona.

Robert Manning is Professor Emeritus at the University of Vermont where he taught the history, philosophy, and management of national parks and conducted a longterm program of research for the US National Park Service. He has written a dozen books on management of national parks and related issues and three guidebooks (with his wife, Martha Manning) on walking/hiking. The first, Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People, was published by Oregon State University Press in 2013 and offers first-hand descriptions of 30 long-distance hikes from around the world. The second, Walks of a Lifetime: Extraordinary Hikes from Around the World, was published by FalconGuides in 2017 and offers first-hand descriptions of 30 long-distance and multi-day hikes around the world and 30 short essays on hiking-related issues. The third book, Walks of a Lifetime in America’s National Parks: Extraordinary Hikes in Exceptional Places, was published by FalconGuides in 2020 and offers descriptions of the natural and cultural history of all the national parks and recommendations and first-hand descriptions of the best hikes in each park. I also co-edited A Thinking Person’s Guide to America’s National Parks, published by George Braziller Press in 2016 which offers a series of original essays about the wide-ranging programs of the National Park Service. He lives in Prescott, Arizona.