"Positioned in the heart of an immense region of unspoiled beauty, Las Vegas is the ideal starting point for exploring nearby natural wonders in Nevada, California, Utah, and Arizona. With Base Camp Las Vegas as your guide, you'll know exactly where to go and how to prepare for hiking the Southwest. From easy to strenuous, you'll find the perfect experience for every member of your party: children, teens, adults with limited mobility, and experienced...

"A hiker's dream bucket list is embodied in this lavishly illustrated celebration of more than eighty of the world's most iconic trails. Celebrating the most important, popular, and diverse hiking trails in the world, this book invites readers to take a walking tour through the planet's natural wonders. Divided into six sections, the book groups trails by theme: pilgrimages, historic hikes, mountain hikes, wilderness trails, trails through diverse...

In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve over time while others devolve? What makes us follow or strike off on our own? Over the course of the next seven years, Moor traveled the globe, exploring trails of all kinds, from the miniscule to the massive. He learned the tricks of master trail-builders, hunted down long-lost Cherokee trails,...

"For first-time visitors and longtime residents alike, here Utah's ultimate day-hike companion. Experience the fullness of Utah's magnificent outdoors, on hikes designed be completed within a few hours. photographs, descriptions of local flora, fauna, geology, and history, this book is your indispensable guide to it all"-- publishers website.