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Adventure Library - Book List

GUIDES

Backpack/Hike

  • The Pacific Crest Trail Vol. 1
  • The Pacific Crest Trail Vol. 2
  • The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker's Handbook
  • Hiking the Escalante
  • The Magic of Bandelier
  • A Guide to Bandelier National Monument
  • National Parks of Mexico
  • Hiking Illinois
  • A Hiker's Guide to Nebo Ridge
  • The Hiker's Guide to Utah
  • Backpacker Sourcebook
  • Guide to Wisconsin Outdoors
  • The John Muir Trail
  • Illinois Hiking and Backpack Trails
  • Woodall's Campground Directory 1999
  • National Park Guide 1992
  • National Park Guide 29th Edition
  • Bluegrass
  • Pacific Northwest and Alaska
  • New Mexico's Wilderness Areas
  • Backpacking Wisconsin
  • 50 Hikes in Wisconsin
  • 100 Classic Hikes in Arizona
  • Backpacking Idaho
  • Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails
  • Hiking Michigan
  • Hiking Montana
  • Hiking Wyoming
  • Hiking Big Bend National Park
  • Hiking Minnesota
  • Hiking Indiana
  • Hiking Tennessee
  • Backpacking in Michigan
  • Trails of Missouri
  • Missouri Hiking Trails
  • The Minnesota Walk Book
  • The Big Outside-Revised Edition
  • 50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks
  • Ozark Highlands Trail Guide 4th Edition
  • The Complete Guide to Colorado's Wilderness Areas
  • River to River Trail Guide Across Southern IL. .
  • Mid-America Trips and Trails
  • White Mountain Guide
  • A Guide to Illinois State Parks
  • Mexico's Copper Canyon
  • National Geographic Ultimate Adventure Sourcebook
  • Backpacking Appalachian Trail

Bicycling

  • Backroads: Distinctive Bicycling Vacations
  • Bicycle Touring in Europe
  • Bicycle Escape Routes: A Touring Guide to Wisconsin
  • Mountain Bike: Midwest
  • Best Bike Rides: Midwest
  • Mountain Biking Utah

Climbing

  • Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake
  • Boulders and Cliffs
  • Climber's Guide to the Olympic Mountains
  • Wind, River, Mountains
  • Climber's Guide to the Midwest's Metamorphic Forms
  • Cascade Alpine Guide
  • Colorado's Fourteeners
  • A Climber's Guide to the Adirondacks
  • Vertical Heartland

Canyoneering

  • Copper Canyon-Barranca del Cobre
  • Mystical Canyons of Water, Light, and Stone
  • Canyoneering UTAH-The San Rafael Swell
  • Canyoneering2-UTAH-Technical Loop Hikes in Southern UT
  • Canyoneering-UTAH3-Loop Hikes in Utah's Escalante

Water Sports

  • Florida State Parks
  • Sea Kayaking Florida
  • The Floaters Guide to Colorado
  • Boaters Guide to Lake Powell
  • Paddling Montana
  • Paddling Minnesota
  • Paddling the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park
  • River Runners Guide to Utah
  • Guide to Idaho Paddling
  • Sea Kayaking Lakes Superior and Michigan
  • Paddling Illinois
  • Paddling Southern Wisconsin
  • Whitewater Rafting in Eastern North America
  • Whitewater, Quiet Water
  • The Upper Iowa River
  • Illinois Canoeing Guide
  • Wisconsin Water Trails
  • A Guide to the Big Vermilion River System
  • Rio Chama
  • Indiana Canoeing Guide
  • Introduction to Water Trails in America
  • Missouri Ozark Waterways
  • Iowa Canoe Trips
  • Canoe Trails of North-Central Wisconsin
  • Canoeing Michigan Rivers
  • Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Kentucky
  • Maken's Guide to U.S. Canoe Trails
  • Upper Mississippi River Navigation Charts
  • River Maps of the Current and Jacks Fork

Orienteering

  • Map and Compass
  • Map Reading

Driving

  • Road Atlas 1996
  • Exit Authority
  • Pathways on the Prairie-Field Guide
  • Alabama/Louisiana/Mississippi Tour Book
  • Florida Tour Book
  • Illinois/Indiana/Ohio Tour book
  • Easy Going-Northwoods
  • Mexico from the Drivers Seat
  • Northern Mexico Handbook
  • Foder's 1993 Arizona

Winter Sports

  • Skiing the Great Resorts of North America
  • Winter Tales and Trails
  • Cross Country Skee

Fishing

  • A Falcon Guide: Fishing the Beartooths
  • Illinois Fishing Guide
  • Complete Guide to Fishing across North America
  • Fishing Rivers of the Far North

Caving

  • The Spelunker's Guide to the Caves of Garrison Chapel Valley
  • A Guide to Maquoketa Caves and State Park

Cooking

  • Cookery
  • River Runner's Recipes
  • The Back Country Kitchen
  • The Leave-No Crumbs Camping Cookbook
  • Cooking Adventures: Trail Treats, Tasty Eats, Trivial Tidbits
  • And Nuggets of Knowledge

Educational

  • A Field Guide to the Wetlands of Illinois
  • Weather
  • Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia

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INSTRUCTIONAL

Backpacking/Hike

  • Backpacking
  • Backpacking Revised Edition
  • Joy of Backpacking
  • Rand McNally Backpacking, Tenting, and Trailing
  • Rand McNally Camping Today
  • Sportsman's Camping Guide
  • Camp the U.S. for $5.00 or less
  • The New Way of the Wilderness
  • Backpacking One Step at a Time
  • Hints & Tips for Better Backpacking
  • A Camper's Desert
  • At Home in the Wilderness
  • All About Camping
  • The Art and Science of Talking to the Woods
  • The NOLS Wilderness Areas
  • How to Shit in the Woods
  • The Best about Backpacking
  • Winter Hiking and Camping
  • The Complete Book of Camping
  • Backpacking

Leave No Trace

  • Soft Paths
  • Leave No Trace: Pacific Northwest
  • Leave No Trace: Temperate Coastal Zones
  • Leave No Trace: Desert and Canyon Country
  • Leave No Trace: Lakes Region
  • Leave No Trace: Western River Corridors
  • Leave No Trace: Rocky Mountains
  • Leave No Trace: Southeast
  • Leave No Trace: North American Edition
  • Leave No Trace: Northeast Mountains
  • Leave No Trace: Caving
  • Leave No Trace: Alaskan Tundra
  • Leave No Trace: Tropical Rainforest
  • Leave No Trace: Sierra Nevada
  • Leave No Trace: Mountain Biking
  • Leave No Trace: Sea Kayaking
  • Leave No Trace: Rock Climbing
  • Leave No Trace: Horse Use
  • The Leave No Trace Training Cookbook
  • Leave No Trace: Teaching

Wilderness

  • Wilderness Study Areas
  • More than a Dozen of Mexico's Hidden Jewels
  • FINAL Environmental Impact Statement for
  • Exploratory Oil and Gas Wells
  • Montana Wilderness Inventory
  • Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois
  • Wilderness at the Edge

Outdoor Leadership

  • High Adventure Pursuits
  • Outdoor Leadership-Techniques, Common Sense,
  • and Self Confidence
  • Earthbook-North Carolina Outward Bound

Bicycling

  • The Bicycle Touring Book
  • The Mountain Bike Repair Handbook
  • Bike Tripping
  • Bike Tripping: Bicycle and Photography
  • Precision Tune-up Guide

Climbing

  • Army Rappel Manual
  • TC 90-6-1 Military Mountaineering 1989
  • Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
  • The Climber's Sourcebook
  • Ropes Knots and Slings for Climbers
  • Advanced Rockcraft
  • Basic Rockcraft
  • International Mountain Rescue

Water Sport

  • Expedition Canoeing
  • Whitewater Rafting
  • The Complete Whitewater Rafter
  • Kayaking Made Easy
  • The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking
  • Kayaking
  • Whitewater Rescue Manual
  • River Rescue
  • Whitewater Handbook
  • A.M.C. Whitewater Handbook for Canoe and Kayak
  • Basic Canoeing
  • The Canoe Camper's Handbook
  • Basic River Canoeing
  • Canoeing Handbook
  • Let's Go Sailing
  • Sail Ho!
  • Start Sailing Right
  • Sea Kayaking Instructor Notebook
  • Coastal Kayaking Topic Outlines
  • Canoeing and Kayaking Instruction Manual

Winter Sports

  • The Snowshoe Book
  • Ski Camping
  • The Regency Guide to Ski Touring
  • Ski Games
  • Secrets of Warmth
  • Snow Camper's Guide
  • Nordic Touring and Cross Country Skiing
  • Paradise Below Zero
  • Caldwell on Cross Country
  • The Essential Cross Country Skier
  • Gillette Cross Country Skiing
  • Complete Cross-Country Skiing and Ski Touring

Safety/First Aid

  • Frostbite
  • First Aid & Personal Safety
  • All About Winter Safety
  • Simon & Schuster's Pocket Guide to Wilderness Medicine
  • The ABC of Avalanche Safety
  • Basic Essentials of Rescue from the Backcountry
  • The Wilderness Medicine Handbook

Fishing

  • Casting/Angling
  • For Fisherman Only
  • What Fish is This?
  • Fishing: An Angler's Dictionary
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Pan Fishing
  • Pond Fish & Fishing in Illinois
  • The Art of Casting

Caving

  • The Amateur's Guide to Caves and Caving
  • Caving Basics

Fiction/Picture Books

  • Wilderness USA
  • Illinois: Season of Light
  • In the Palm of the Mitten
  • Not Man Apart: Photographs of the Big Sur Coast
  • Endurance
  • Sailing Alone Around the World
  • We Die Alone
  • Man-Eaters
  • Annapurna

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