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Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southeastern New Mexico is renowned for its amazing system of limestone caves. Both Carlsbad and the nearby Guadalupe Mountains National Park, just across the state line in Texas, are also blessed with spectacular above-ground trails. This thoroughly revised edition is the authoritative and the only comprehensive guide to all of the hiking trails in both parks.

Admired for its majesty and often feared for its strength, speed, and supposed aggressiveness, the grizzly bear was once unchallenged as the great apex predator of the American West. But by the 1970s, hunting and habitat loss had reduced its numbers in the lower 48 states to a mere 800 animals occupying just two percent of the bear's former range. Where the Grizzly Walks assesses the bear's current status and its uncertain future at the beginning of the 21st century. Focusing on the wildlife professionals who struggle to achieve a balance among the varied interests of government agencies, private landowners, politicians, and environmentalists, the author illuminates the enormous challenges in making sensible public policy for the management of a high-profile, threatened species--and one of the last great symbols of the American wilderness.

More than a how-to book, this fully updated and expanded take-along volume from veteran FalconGuide authors includes clever, practical tricks of the trade that only long experience on the trail can provide. Full of checklists, handy diagrams, and tips for everything from buying a pack to making tasty trailside meals, this book has all the information backpackers need to make backpacking more fun, relaxing, and enjoyable.

If you encounter a bear in the wilderness, what do you do? In Bear Country Behavior, veteran backcountry traveler Bill Schneider gives valuable advice on how to hike and backpack safely in grizzly bear and black bear country throughout the United States. This volume includes hiking and camping in bear country, food storage, special considerations for women, and special precautions for hunters, anglers, mountain bikers, and photographers.

Heading into bear country can seem frightening . . . but it doesn't have to be. This handy, packable guide will show you preventive measures that can reduce your chances of coming across a bear and techniques that can minimize your risk of being injured. With Bear Aware you'll learn how to safely hike and camp in bear country, store food to keep campsites bear free, and handle close encounters. The book also offers special precautions for hunters, anglers, mountain bikers, trail runners, outfitters, photographers, vacationers, and cabin owners, and provides specific regulations for the national parks.This guide contains advice on:Bear Mythology--Separating Fact from FictionHiking in Bear CountryCamping in Bear CountrySpecial Regulations in National ParksSpecial Precautions for WomenSpecial Precautions for Hunters, Anglers and Outfitters, Mountain Bikers, and PhotographersHow to Handle Close EncountersLiving or Vacationing in Bear Country Working in Bear CountryInstead of taking fear with you, take Bear Aware.[quote from book]"Knowledge is the best defense against bears. Outdoors people who know about bears have already taken the vital first step. They know what kind of equipment to bring, how to set up camp, when and where to hike and be more careful, and which bear and human behaviors increase the chance of an encounter. And the well informed can more easily deal with any encounter."

Hiking Montana offers 100 of the best hikes in Big Sky Country, from pleasant family outings to backcountry adventures. This is the classic guide to Montana hiking, now completely field-checked and updated.

Want the hike without the long drive to the trailhead? Hiking Montana: Bozeman offers you thirty trails in and around the Bozone. From the beautiful basin of Hollow Top Lake to the incredible scenery of the Spanish Peaks and into Yellowstone National Park, this guide will take you there in a reasonable time so you can get an early start and be home for dinner. And just for good measure, we’ve thrown in the challenging hike to Granite Peak, the highest point in Montana. It’s a two-hour drive but very popular among Bozeman hikers, residents, and visitors alike. Complete with up-to-date trail information and maps, GPS coordinates for trailheads, and photos throughout, this book is perfect for people of all ages and skill levels.

Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Teton National Park includes concise descriptions to the best short hikes in the park. With detailed maps of the routes and thorough descriptions of the hikes, this book is perfect for families and individuals looking to explore one of America’s best parks.

This is the authoritative guide to all hiking trails—from short, easy day trips to multi-day backcountry adventures—in Grand Teton National Park, famous for its rugged beauty, abundant wildlife and spectacular mountain vistas. Located in western Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park is one of America’s true wilderness gems. Veteran hiker, author, and FalconGuides co-founder Bill Schneider provides everything you’ll need in this completely updated guide to hit the trails in one of America’s best parks.Now powered with National Geographic's TOPO! Maps, Hiking Grand Teton National Park is your complete guide to getting into the outdoors and onto your next great adventure!

Best Easy Day Hiking Guide and Trail Map Bundle Grand Teton National Park combines the expertise of FalconGuides with the incredible maps of National Geographic to give you everything you’ll need to explore one of America’s best national parks.

Geysers, paint pots, and glowing blue pools; deep canyons with plunging waterfalls; broad river valleys with seemingly endless views; and tall rugged mountains—Yellowstone National Park is a hiker’s paradise with more than 800 miles of trails. This updated edition of the classic guidebook has everything you need to explore this gorgeous national treasure.

Now fully revised and up to date, Hiking Utah features seventy-five of the finest trails Utah's remarkable backcountry has to offer. Get off the grid with a range of routes from day hikes to overnight adventures. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to get the most out of hiking this geologic wonderland.

Lace up your boots and sample more than sixty of the finest hiking trails in southeastern Utah, where the breathtaking canyons, multicolored sandstone arches, and magnificent spires of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks provide the setting for countless outdoor adventures. Let veteran hiker Bill Schneider lead you past eight sandstone arches on the Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park; take you over slickrock to the Harvest Scene panel in the remote Maze District; and show you the sweeping view of White Rim Country through awesome Mesa Arch in the Island in the Sky District. With Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks in hand, you'll discover the most spectacular trails and amazing scenery Utah's red rock country has to offer.Inside you'll find:Accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trailsIn-depth trail informationDifficulty ratings for each hikeDetailed trail mapsGPS coordinates for all trailheadsOutstanding color photographyWhether you're a day-tripper or long-distance hiker, old hand or novice, you'll find trails suited to every ability and interest in Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks.

Fully updated and revised, this edition includes trail descriptions and maps of the author's favorite short hikes in Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. All hikes included in this bookare on well-defined, easy-to-follow trails, and take hikers into some of the most scenic sections of the park.

Experience the dual nature of this vast wilderness area straddling the Montana-Wyoming border. Featuring a range of hikes from lake-strewn alpine country of the Beartooth Plateau to the lower, densely forested, and wildlife-rich mountains of the Absaroka Range, Best Easy Day Hikes Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness is an essential hiking companion. This thoroughly revised and updated editionguides readers to the best day hiking opportunities in the Beartooth and Absaroka ranges of Montana, north and east of Yellowstone National Park. Each hike includes concise descriptions, GPS coordinates, and detailed maps.

Geysers, paint pots, and glowing blue pools; deep canyons with plunging waterfalls; broad river valleys with seemingly endless views; and tall rugged mountains—Yellowstone National Park is a hiker’s paradise with more than 800 miles of trails. This updated edition of the classic guidebook has everything you need to explore this gorgeous national treasure.

Geysers, paint pots, and glowing blue pools; deep canyons with plunging waterfalls; broad river valleys with seemingly endless views; and tall rugged mountains—Yellowstone National Park is a hiker’s paradise with more than 800 miles of trails. This updated edition of the classic guidebook has everything you need to explore the best easy day hikes in this gorgeous national treasure.

Geysers, paint pots, and glowing blue pools; deep canyons with plunging waterfalls; broad river valleys with seemingly endless views; and tall rugged mountains—Yellowstone National Park is a hiker’s paradise with more than 800 miles of trails. This updated edition of the classic guidebook has everything you need to explore the best easy day hikes in this gorgeous national treasure. This bundle includes a trail map from National Geographic and a Best Easy Day Hikes Yellowstone National Park guidebook from FalconGuides

Containing 15-20 easy to moderate day hikes, these books are an accessible choice for sampling several attainable hikes in a state, National Park, or smaller region. This would be a new “BEDH” guide to Saguaro National Park. Comprising the desert wilderness east and west of Tucson, Arizona, Saguaro National Park is home to the United State’s largest cacti, the giant saguaro. Along with other unique desert flora and fauna and spectacular desert views, this National Park is one of a kind.