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ADIRONDACK ROCK AND ICE CLIMBS. by Thomsa R. Rosecrans.
Covers Adirondack State Park in New York
with 103 detailed route descriptions of rock climbs, grade ratings. Also sections on ice climbing (23 routes) and slide climbing (8 routes). Includes introduction explaining the region's history, grading of climbs and practice, as well as geology. Photos showing climbing routes, drawings, maps, 155 little pages for easy carrying while on an adventure.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: None. 1976. Order #: GLPE3314 vinyl$9.95.
#AMC WHITEWATER HANDBOOK. Urban.
Latest advances in basic canoe and kayak
technique--river running, crossing currents, eddies, paddling. 198 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-910146-28-4. Order #: GLPE2499 paper$6.95.
AMERICA'S GRAND RESORT HOTELS: 80 classic resorts in the United States and Canada. by Rod Fensom.
Features resorts built between 1847-1929 with over 100 rooms each,
attractive locations in seashore, mountain, or desert, active guest schedules,
longer average stays, and historic atmosphere or design. Chronology of hotel openings from 1776 to 1980. Among them are The Ahwahnee of Yosemite, Old Faithful Inn of Yellowstone, The Sagamore of New York, Skytop Lodge of Pennsylvania, Chateaui Lake Louise of Canada. 100 photos, 224 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88742--022-2. 1985. Order #: GLPE4395 paper$10.95.
AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES: a definitive guide. by Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones.
Describes more than 500 lighthouses, detailing their history and architecture and providing information on their settings and history. Text begins with lighthouse history, insights into the lives of keepers and facts about the Fresnel lens they use, and even the moving of some lighthouses when threatened by erosion. Covers east coast, Great Lakes, south coast and Gulf of Mexico, west coast, Alaska, and Hawaii. Color photos of virtually every lighthouse, maps showing lighthouse locations. 292 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-0-7627-2269-3. 2002. Order #: GLPE4818 paper$$21.95.
BASIC ESSENTIALS OF CANOE PADDLING.
Inventory = 1. ISBN; 0-934802-8-8. Order #: GLPE4709 paper$8.95.
THE BASIC ESSENTIALS OF SEA KAYAKING.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-7627-3832-8. 1990. Order #: GLPE4727 paper$7.95.
BERKSHIRE
TRAILS FOR WALKING AND SKI TOURING. by Whit Griswold.
Guide to New England's Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Introduction gives background of region's cultural history and geology including glacial effects that remain. Natural history of animals and plant is also presented. And of course tips on hiking in the region are given so you can enjoy your trips the most. 15 walking tours are detailed, as are another15 ski trails. Directions to trailheads get you started, and there are mileages and difficulties listed. Routes are described for finding your way, and interesting features are given. Maps, drawings, 192 pocket-sized pages for easy carrying in the field.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-914788-13-2. 1979. Order #: GLPE0414 paper$7.95.
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN PLEASURES. Wenberg.
Guide to north Georgia, western NC and upcountry
South Carolina: restaurants, rockhounding, flea markets and festivals, wagon trains,
waterfalls, whitewater rafting, skiing, inns. 50 drawings, maps, 280 pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN:0-88742-795-1 . Order #: GLPE0431 paper$10.95.
BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE CAMPING WITH STYLE. Jacobson.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-57034-007-2. 1995. Order #: GLPE2754 paper$11.95.
#CANOEING THE JERSEY PINE BARRENS. Parnes.
Guide to 13 pineland streams, with techniques.
30 illustrations, 20 maps, 256 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-56440-373-4. Order #: GLPE0426 paper$11.95.
COLORADO OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-17627-4412-1. Order #: GLPE3793 paper$16.95.
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO BACKPACKING IN CANADA. by Elliott Katz.
What you
need to know to get information, to get there, to get supplies, where you
can go. Insights on food, clothing, insects, route-finding, weather, equipment. Includes tips on winter backpacking and backpacking with children. Maps show every important backpacking area and their major trails. Photos, maps, 263 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-914788-28-0. 1980. Order #: GLPE4404 paper$7.95.
EAST COAST LIGHTHOUSES: a postcard book. by Globe-Pequot.
20 color-photo postcards of East Coast lighthouses including Bodie Island, Cape Neddick, Saint Augustine, Cape Lookout, Ocracoke Island,
Point Judith, and more.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-7627-2838-8. 2003. Order #: GLPE3789 paper$7.95.
EXPLORING GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-158592-036-5. Order #: GLPE5088 paper$14.95.
THE FRUCTOSE COOKBOOK. Cannon.
How to cook with this natural, fruit sugar, sweetener.
Illustrated, 128 pages.
Inventory = 6. ISBN: 0-914788-53-1. Order #: GLPE0429 paper$5.95.
THE GRAND STRAND: an uncommon guide to Myrtle Beach and its surroundings. Rhyne.
South
Carolina coastal sights. Photos, 123 pages.
Inventory = 6. ISBN: 0-88742-053-2. Order #: GLPE0419 paper$5.95.
#GUIDE TO CAPE COD. Pratson.
4-season guide to lodging, restaurants, beaches,
shops. 50 illustrations, maps, 193 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87106-784-6. Order #: GLPE9188 paper$9.95.
HIKING CAPE COD. by J.H. Mitchell & Whit Griswold.
Presents 10 carefully detailed excursions along the less traveled byways, beaches, arches, and meadows of Cape Cod. Ample directions are given for each walk, along with a smattering of natural history (horseshoe crabs, beach plums, salt marshes); human history (shipwrecks, literary landmarks, Pilgrim and Indian lore; and scandal (mooncussing, nude bathing). Introductory chapters cover everything from the history of glaciers to planning a hike. Maps, drawings, 187 little pages suitable for carrying in a pocket or pack.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-914788-04-3. 1978. Order #: GLPE1132 paper9.95.
HIKING FROM INN TO INN: wilderness walking tours with comfortable overnight lodging from Maine to Virginia. by David and Kathleen Macinnes.
Experience the great outdoors by day and sleep between clean sheets at night. Covers 13 adventurous day hikes linked by overnight accommodations, including Mount Desert Walk, Maine; Presidential Range Walk, New Hampshire; Cape Cod Walk, Massachusetts;
Palisades Walk, New York; Delaware Canal Walk, Pennsylvania; and more. Includes what to wear and what to carry, safety tips, wilderness manner. Tours take 3 days or longer, each day's hike in the 8 to 12 mile range, with detailed directions and descriptions of the hikes. Verify lodging pre-trip. Drawings, maps, 191 pages, index.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-914788-49-3. 1982. Order #: GLPE0413 paper$7.95.
HIKING GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS. by Rodney & Priscilla Albright.
Describes 42 walks in detail and suggests 38 more in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Includes hikes in Cades Cove, Cucumber Gap, Pinnacle Creek,
Sugarland Mountain, more. Lists for each trail its length, degree of difficulty, access, and points of current and historical interest. Comments are made on environmental changes in the park including reintroduction of river otter and red wolf. Includes comprehensive bird list. 14 maps, 12 photos, 160 pages--small for easier carrying on the trail..
Inventory = 1. 1-56440-378-5Order #: GLPE7883 paper$9.95.
#HIKING NEVADA.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-0-7627-3417-1. Order #: GLPE5351 paper$15.95.
HIKING VIRGINIA'S NATIONAL FORESTS. by Karen Wuertz-Schaefer.
Describes 50 trails in George Washington and
Jefferson National Forests. Introduction explains "Finding Your Way in the Woods" including trail finding and even cross-country travel, "Climate, Terrain, and Equipment" so you will know what to expect and prepare for in this area, and "Outdoor Ethics" so your actions will not impair your own trips or those of others and there will be minimum impact on the land. Individual trail descriptions give trail mileages, difficulties, elevation differences, and markings. Photos, maps, 201 pocket-sized pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-8914788-05-1. 1980. Order #: GLPE0423 paper$9.95.
HISTORIC WALKS IN OLD BOSTON. by John Harris.
Stroll through three and a half centuries of Boston's history: choose from among forty historical walks that meander through major areas, including the Commons, Beacon Hill, central Boston, the waterfront, North and West ends, and Back Bay. Discover interesting and little-known facts about famous residents, history, architecture, politics, religion, customs, and intrigues of times past. Includes point-by-point directions. Photographs, maps, 334 pages, index.
.Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-56440-157-X. 1993. Order #: GLPE1041 paper$14.95.
#HOSTELING USA. Frome.
Official American Youth Hostels
Handbook--concepts and guide to over 270 hostels. 16 photos, 12 maps, 208 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-914788-70-1. Order #: GLPE0424 paper$7.95.
INCREDIBLE PIRATE TALES: fourteen classic tales of the outlaws of the high seas.
Includes Long John silver, Captain Kidd, Lafitte, ghost pirates. 219 pages.
Inventory = 1.ISBN: 978-159228-284-5-3. Order #: GLPE3796 paper$12.95.
INDIANA OFF THE BEATEN PATH: a guide to unique places. by Bill ad Phyllis Thomas.
Presents excursions in 5 geographical regions of the state. giving directions to attractions with pertinent details-of museums, galleries, and recreational opportunities--county by county and including the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, children's museum, railway museum, and more. Photographs, maps, 167 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88742-024-9. Order #: GLPE6165 paper$6.95.
#INDIANA: off the beaten path. by Thomas.
IT HAPPENED IN NEVADA. by Elizabeth Gibson.
Fascinating stories about thirty events that helped make Nevada what it is today, including little-known episodes that shaped the Silver State's colorful history. Join "Pony Bob" on his daring ride, learn of filming of an early motion picture, hear of Elvis Presley's strange wedding, read of Mark Twain's early newspaper career, train and bank robberies and more. 142 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-1-56044-944-7. Order #: GLPE5760 paper$14.95.
HIKING GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS. by Rodney & Priscilla Albright.
Describes 42 walks in detail and suggested 38 more in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Includes hikes in Cades Cove, Cucumber Gap, Pinnacle Creek,
Sugarland Mountain, more. Lists for each trail its length, degree of difficulty, access, and points of current and historical interest. Comments are made on environmental changes in the park including reintroduction of river otter and red wolf. Includes comprehensive bird list. 14 maps, 12 photos, 160 pages--small for easier carrying on the trail..
Inventory = 1. 1-56440-378-5Order #: GLPE7883 paper$9.95.
THE JERSEY SHORE: a travel and pleasure guide. by Robert Santelli.
Information on beaches and sand dunes, boardwalks, amusement areas, historical sights and monuments and museums, lighthouses, casinos and horseracing, antique shops, cultural attractions along the 127 miles from Sandy
Hook and Gateway National Recreation Area to Cape May. Update data pre-trip. Photos, 192 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88742-066-4. 1986. Order #: GLPE4388 paper$9.95.
JUST FOLKS: visitin' with Carolina people. by Jerry Bledsoe.
Writings about "home folks"
gleaned from tales told by hundreds of people: little vignettes of personal lives that
reveal the cultural values of folks on the coast, piedmont, or in the mountains.
Here the rockers croak, the peep-frogs sing, smell the hot pine thickets, taste the good red dust. Offers immediate and joyful reunion for any Tarheel with people and places of their bone and blood. Drawings, 208 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-914788-31-0. 1980. Order #: GLPE3568 cloth$9.95.
THE LIGHTHOUSE ENCYCLOPEDIA; the definitive reference. by Ray Jones.
An in-depth look at the history of light towers from ancient Egypt to modern ones. Provides an alphabetical guide to the people, places, events, and ingenious equipment that make lighthouses special. Facts and photos of lighthouses in 18 different countries. Reveals much variety and ingenuity in the settings and architecture that solves local needs and preferences; these structures are much more than simple towers.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-7627-2735-7. 2004. Order #: GLPE3788 cloth$27.95.
#LIGHTHOUSES OF NEW YORK.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-0-7627-3967-7. Order #: GLPE3787 paper$9.95.
THE MAINE COAST: a nature lover's guide. by Dorcas S. Miller.
Excursions along Maine's coastal Route 1 highway from Kittery to Eastport in a concise handbook on the climate, biology,
and geology and how environmental and cultural forces have shaped the natural history. Chapters tell of the bedrock and glacial history of the region, the wildlife and ecosystems of forest, beach, rocky shore, salt marsh, and freshwater wetlands and what wildlife uses them. Drawings, maps 189 pages, index..
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-914788-12-4. 1979. Covers scuffed. Order #: GLPE2290 paper$7.95.
NEVADA OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-07627-4204-2Order #: GLPE6207 paper$14.95.
#THE NEW ENGLAND GUEST HOUSE BOOK. Ross.
Guide to 156 in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Photos, maps, 192 pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: . Order #: GLPE0422 paper$7.9
OHIO OFF THE BEATEN PATH: a guide to unique places. by George Zimmermann.
Describes 116 unique attractions in the Buckeye State. Tourists and residents alike will appreciate the boundless variety reported in this book: antique stores, mountain cliffs, pastoral countryside, antique vacuum-cleaner museum, Amish farms, lavish country estates and castles, museums, plus towns and gristmills, a lighthouse, ski areas, scenic forests, and gorges and more. And there is hiking, canoing, swimming. Maps for each of Ohio's 6 regions; Northeast, East Central, Southeast, Southwest, West Central, Northwest. Maps, drawings, 158 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88742020-6. 1985. Order #: GLPE6220 paper$6.95.
PARKS OF THE PACIFIC COAST: the complete guide to the national and historic parks of California, Oregon, and Washington. by Doug and Bobbe Tatreau.
Comprehensive guide takes you on a far-reaching tour of 34 park areas. Information for planning a trip plus a description of park features and attractions, interpretive services, winter visits. Over 70 photographs 28 maps, 160 large-format pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-88742-050-8. 1985. Order : GLPE0420 paper$10.95.
RACE, ROCK & RELIGION: profiles from a Southern journalist. by Frye Gaillard.
Presents reflective and sensitive profiles of notables such as Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Willie Nelson, George Hamilton IV, and Elvis Presley and focuses on individuals influential in the Ku Klux Klan, school integration and mass market evangelism. Ties together the three topics which go to the heart of the American character and experience with a balanced treatment of a complex set of inter-relationships, homing in on the paradox and tragedy which define the Southern character.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-914788-59-0. 1982. Order #: GLPE3631 cloth$12.95.
ROCKHOUNDING COLORADO.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-17627-2850-3. Order #: GLPE3795 paper$19.95.
ROXY'S SKI GUIDE TO NEW ENGLAND. by Roxy Rothafel.
An insider's look at skiing and the ski industry in New England: impressions of the areas and descriptions, characteristics
of resorts, slope conditions, and more. Told by a radio reporter, in a witty style. Gives insights on ski area snow and weather reports, student skiers and their teachers, resorts and their ski schools, ideas about ski clothing and equipment, slope grooming. Histories of many of the 51 ski areas included, many of them classic and pioneers in the sports' development. Photographs and maps, 190 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-914788-08-6. 1978. Covers scuffed.Order #: GLPE4055 paper$7.95.
#SEA ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH. Gleasner.
Travel guide to 40 islands off the Carolinas, Georgia,
and Florida that are easily accessible by air, boat, or car. Tells about sea turtles, sand
dunes, shipwrecks, birdlife, Indian lore, fort ruins, pirates, tides. Photos, 159 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-914788-21-3. Order #: GLPE2994 paper$8.95.
SHORT NATURE WALKS ON CAPE COD AND THE VINEYARD. by Hugh & Heather Sadlier.
28 leisurely trips to woodlands, ponds, mashes, swamps, seashores, dunes. Learn what to look for on each trail, from beach plums to bayberries, ospreys to fiddler crabs, a working gristmill to an ancient Indian site. Plus get tips of best spots to swim, fish, or bask in the sun. Each walk description includes map, directions for locating and following the trail, distance, what to wear and what to bring, and notes on geology, wildlife, and vegetation. 28 photos, 28 maps, 128 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-56440-162-6. 1993. Order #: GLPE7893 paper$8.95.
SOUTH CAROLINA HIKING TRAILS. by Allen de Hart.
Describes over 185 trails for the
hiker/backpacker--Sumter and Marion National Forests, trails in national parks, refuges, Army Corps of Engineers projects, state parks and forests and game management areas county and municipal trails, plus private and college trails. Includes trail locations, lengths, difficulties, trailheads, features to see and directions. Introduction includes health and safety, support facilities, animal and plant life, sources of detailed hiking maps. Photos, maps, 288 pages pocket-size.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88742-009-5. 1984. Order #: GLPE4407 paper$8.95.
THE SOUTHERN GUEST HOUSE BOOK. by Corinne Madden Ross.
Includes houses offering overnight lodging in
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia, and District of Columbia. Stay in one of these often charming, diverse establishments and likely experience Southern hospitality,too. Verify data per-trip. Illustrated, 190 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-914788-35-3. 1981. Order #: GLPE4178 paper$8.95.
SOUTHERN ROCK: a climber's guide. by Chris Hall.
Comprehensive guide to 21 areas in the states of
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Tennessee with accurate directions to
each, location of routes by description, grade ratings, first ascents, sketch, or photo, and an extensive selection of
available routes with variations. Better descent routes are included for some climbs. Illustrated, 144 pages pocket-size for carrying on a climb, index. with ;.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-914788-37-X. 1981. Order #: GLPE4177 paper$9.95.
#TAR HEEL SIGHTS--guide to North Carolina's heritage. Schumann.
Lists over 1,000 historic and cultural sites. Photos, maps, 190 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-914788-64-7. Order #: GLPE0412 paper$8.95.
TENNESSEE TRAILS. by Evan Means.
Guide to state's best walking and backpacking trails outside Great
Smoky Mountains National Park. Provides details and maps of over 100 trails including urban trails and trails for the handicapped and gives historical overview of Tennessee trails dating back to De Soto and revival of interest in trails in modern times. Maps,
186 little pages suitable for carrying in pocket or small pack.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-914788-11-6. 1979. Order #: GLPE2289 paper$9.95.
TRAIL BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE. by Robert D. Proudman and Reuben Rajala.
Basic textbook on
this subject illustrates necessary techniques for all kinds of backcountry
trail development, reconstruction, maintenance, and protection. Includes rock work and trail marking and cross-country skiing trails, stream crossings, bridges, stiles, and trail inventory, tools, erosion control. Used by U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service. Useful for trail hikers curious about the design features they encounter and also for prospective trail personnel. 176 illustrations, record form samples, 288 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-910146-30-6. Order #: GLPE2503 paper$6.95.
THE TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO THE PONY EXPRESS TRAIL. Bensen.
Scenic touring guide for modern explorers, featuring advice on where to go, what to see, and what to
do along the famous route. 140 pages. 1995.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-1-56044-233-2. Order #: GLPE6553 paper$12.95.
TROUT FISHING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. by J. Wayne Fears.
State-by-state guidebook to the trout streams, lakes, and tailwarters of the eight states bordering the Southern Appalachians: Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. Tells best ways to catch, release, clean, and cook trout; flies or lures for certain streams. Photographs, maps, 188 pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-914788-10-8- 1979. Order #: GLPE0417 paper$7.95.
WALKING FROM INN TO INN: the San Francisco Bay Area. by Jacqueline Kudler & Arlene Stark.
Presents 50 delightful walks in this region from Santa Cruz to Santa Rosa, 5 of them within the San Francisco metropolitan area--with descriptions of inns, directions, route guides, items of historical and recreational interest. Walks range from easy to more strenuous and lodgings range from forest hostels to vacation resorts. Includes local items of historical, recreational, and environmental interest. Appendix shows how to string certain walks together for longer treks. Illustrated, maps, 192 pages, index..
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88742-068-0. 1986. Order #: GLPE4387 paper$8.95.
WALKS IN THE CATSKILLS. by John Bennet & Seth Masia.
Guide to New York park's state-maintained trails and campsites in this 900 square-mile park: history, natural history, and geology. Includes logistics of trip planning, equipage.
Maps, drawings, 203 pages pocket-sized.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-914788-00-0. 1977. Order #: GLPE0425 paper$7.95.
WHITEWATER RAFTING IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Armstead.
A guide to rivers and outfitters for
beginning and advanced rafters. Photos, maps, 143 pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 0-87106-519-3. Order #: GLPE0428 paper$9.95.
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