The Ultimate Guide to Whitewater Rafting and River Camping introduces new rafters to the skills, equipment, and knowledge required to mount a multiday whitewater rafting trip. Rafting equipment, skills, and techniques have changed drastically in recent years, and this book provides the latest information on equipment selection, care, repair, and use; whitewater rafting techniques; reading rivers; hazard evaluation and basic rescue; camping techniques;...

"With its promise of escape from the strains of everyday life, the beach has a hold on the popular imagination as the ultimate paradise. In The Last Resort, Sarah Stodola dives into the psyche of the beachgoer and gets to the heart of what drives humans to seek out the sand. At the same time, she grapples with the darker realities of resort culture: strangleholds on local economies, reckless construction, erosion of beaches, weighty carbon footprints,...

"Cool Parks & Trails" makes the great outdoors fun and exciting. Learn the basics of hiking, includes outdoor related crafts. This book is full of easy-to-follow steps and bright photography for every activity.

A guide for living outdoors and communing with the natural world--under the open skies, which offers lessons both practical--how to make fire, how to craft an outdoor bed, how to tap trees for water--and profound--what it means to become one with the natural world, to live authentically, to reconnect with yourself and your surroundings. -- Adapted from Amazon.com. "Practical guidance for living outdoors based on the author's four years living alone...

"Thoughtful, nostalgic, inspiring, and laid-back, Beach Life delves into life by the sea and why we are drawn to it. From the homes to the food to the relaxed mindset and the therapeutic benefits of being near the ocean, life is different at the beach. Complete with interior design inspiration and advice, explorations into mindfulness and wellness, radiant photography, memorable stories, and easy seasonal recipes, Beach Life takes readers on an escape...