Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest

Author : Natalie Bartley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493014781

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Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest by Natalie Bartley Pdf

Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest is the complete guide to walking, jogging, biking, and cross-country skiing more than sixty of the best rail trails in one of the most beautiful and geographically varied reaches of America. Written by a local author with expert knowledge of the region, this easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of the most popular rural and urban rail trails in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, plus complete listings of the region’s other rail trails—from Washington’s Burke Gilman Trail that passes above the old sand point naval base, to Idaho’s Route of the Hiawatha Trail, renowned for its tunnels. Look inside to find: Full trail profiles, including length, access points, difficulty rating, and surface type Detailed trail maps Full-color photos GPS coordinates At-a-glance icons for easy identification of rail trails that best suit one’s interests Information on wheelchair accessibility; availability of parking, restrooms, and places to eat along the trail; locations of ranger stations, visitor’s centers, and depot museums; and where to rent bikes

Author : Natalie L. Bartley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Northwest, Pacific
ISBN : OCLC:1340170303

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Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest by Natalie L. Bartley Pdf

Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest is the complete guide to walking, jogging, biking, and cross-country skiing more than sixty of the best rail trails in one of the most beautiful and geographically varied reaches of America. Written by a local author with expert knowledge of the region, this easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of the most popular rural and urban rail trails in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, plus complete listings of the region's other rail trails-from Washington's Burke Gilman Trail that passes above the old sand point naval base, to Idaho's Route of the Hiawa.

Author : Natalie Bartley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493065059

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Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest by Natalie Bartley Pdf

Fully updated and revised, Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest is the complete guide to walking, jogging, biking, and cross-country skiing more than sixty of the best rail trails in one of the most beautiful and geographically varied reaches of America. Written by a local author with expert knowledge of the region, this easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of the most popular rural and urban rail trails in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, plus complete listings of the region’s other rail trails—from Washington’s Burke Gilman Trail that passes above the old sand point naval base, to Idaho’s Route of the Hiawatha Trail, renowned for its tunnels. Look inside to find: Full trail profiles, including length, access points, difficulty rating, and surface type Detailed trail maps Full-color photos GPS coordinates At-a-glance icons for easy identification of rail trails that best suit one’s interests Information on wheelchair accessibility; availability of parking, restrooms, and places to eat along the trail; locations of ranger stations, visitor’s centers, and depot museums; and where to rent bikes

Author : Natalie Bartley
Publisher : Falcon Press Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0762797061

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Pacific Northwest by Natalie Bartley Pdf

This is your comprehensive revision to walking, jogging, biking and cross country skiing the rail trail systems in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

Author : Tracy Salcedo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780762755646

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Best Rail Trails California by Tracy Salcedo Pdf

Comprehensive directory to the state's most popular rail trails. Each trail will receive a full trail profile, descriptive narrative, detailed information, and more.

Author : Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899974897

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Rail-Trails West by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Pdf

In this newest edition in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the best of the West. With 70 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through 1,050 miles, Rail-Trails West covers 60 trails in California, eight in Arizona, and two in Nevada. Many rail-trails offer escapes from city life, like the Mount Lowe Railway Trail, high above the buzzing Los Angeles basin on a rail line vacationers once took to a mountaintop resort. Others offer the pure sensory thrill of sweeping terrain, like Arizona's 7-mile Prescott Peavine Trail. Still more juxtapose the natural world with the railroad's industrial past, like Nevada's Historic Railroad Hiking Trail, which passes through five massive tunnels to reach Hoover Dam. Every trip has a detailed map, directions to the trailhead, and information about parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities. Many of the level rail-trails are suitable for walking, jogging, bicycling, inline skating, wheelchairs, and horses.

Author : Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899977942

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Rail-Trails Washington and Oregon by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Pdf

Across the country, more than 1600 unused railroad corridors have been converted to level, public, multiuse trails, where people can enjoy a fitness run, a leisurely bike ride, or a stroll with the family. In this new guide in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the Northwest region's finest rail-trails plus other great multiuse trails. Rail-Trails Washington & Oregon includes detailed coverage of more than 40 great trails. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most scenic parts of town. Others travel along dense forests, open fields, and lush waterways. Some explore the area's history, and others help users enjoy the serenity of the rural countryside. Favorites noted by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy staff include the Chehalis Western Trail and Olympic Discovery Trail in Washington and the Banks-Vernonia State Trail in Oregon. This full-color book includes succinct descriptions of each trail from start to finish, plus at-a-glance summary information indicating permitted uses, surface type, length, and directions to trailheads for each trail. Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities.

Author : Mia Angela Barbera
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0762706961

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The Official Rails-to-trails by Mia Angela Barbera Pdf

Author : Ted Villaire
Publisher : Falcon Guides
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493069470

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Best Rail Trails Illinois by Ted Villaire Pdf

Best Rail Trails Illinois is the complete guide to walking, jogging, biking, and cross-country skiing more than forty of the most popular rail trails in Illinois. Written by an author with expert knowledge of the Prairie State, this easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of the top rural and urban rail trails--from the Chicago area's Prairie Path, one of America's first rail trails, to trails in the St. Louis area and those set in the breathtaking beauty of the Shawnee National Forest, as well as numerous other urban, suburban, and rural rail trails statewide. Look inside to find: - Full trail profiles, including length, access points, difficulty rating, and surface type - Detailed trail maps - At-a-glance icons for easy identification of rail trails that best suit one's interests - Information on wheelchair accessibility, parking, restrooms, where to rent bikes, and points of interest along the trail - Location of ranger stations, visitor centers, and depot museums - Local trail support organizations and how to get involved - Directions to each trailhead including public transportation access

Author : Dan Langford
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781897522677

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Cycling the Kettle Valley Railway by Dan Langford Pdf

With over 15,000 copies sold, Cycling the Kettle Valley has proven to be a remarkable resource for anyone interested in the stunning abandoned railbed located in the southern interior of British Columbia. One of the premier rail trails in North America, it contains spectacular sections through impressive canyons requiring tunnels and trestles to carry the railbed through rock ridges and across mountain streams. Growing public interest in conservation of the railbed and its structures, along with government support, has resulted in many improvements in both access and safety. The Kettle Valley Railway and its many connectors offer the cyclist everything from easy day-riding to multi-day adventures through the magnificent scenery of southern British Columbia between Midway and Hope. This world-renowned guidebook includes detailed maps, safety tips, historic information, a listing of accommodations and a kilometre by kilometre guide to each of the Kettle Valley Railway subdivisions.

Author : United States. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Bicycle trails
ISBN : UIUC:30112045532030

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From Rails to Trails by United States. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality Pdf

Author : Tish McFadden,Tom Foley
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899975641

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How to Rent a Fire Lookout in the Pacific Northwest by Tish McFadden,Tom Foley Pdf

This completely updated edition of the first complete guide to the cabins and fire lookouts available for rent in Oregon and Washington now covers a total of 61 properties (29 new!). Ranging from a luxurious cabin just off the road to a remote 60-foot tower deep in the wilderness, these scenic, secluded, and historic structures can be your own private place in the woods.

Author : Karen Berger
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780789327413

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America's Great Hiking Trails by Karen Berger Pdf

INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards -- 2014 GOLD Winner for Adventure & Recreation Society of American Travel Writers Eastern Chapter -- Gold Award Society of American Travel Writers Foundation -- 2015 Lowell Thomas Travel Award for Best Travel Book A hiker’s dream bucket list is embodied in this lavishly illustrated celebration of more than 50,000 miles of America’s most iconic trails. Celebrating the forty most important trails in America, this volume takes the reader through forty-nine states and eight national parks. Literally tens of millions of tourists and hikers visit these trails each year, some of which wind through the country’s most scenic natural wonders and virtually every major ecosystem in America. Each featured trail has its own section, complete with a map and photo gallery, and the reader explores what makes it one of the most magnificent hiking experiences anywhere in the world. Trail histories accompany detailed hiker-friendly descriptions that highlight the most scenic spots, with suggestions for shorter weekend and day hikes. The stunning photographs take the reader on a visual adventure conducted by Bart Smith, the first person to hike all eleven National Scenic Trails from end to end. America’s Great Hiking Trails is perfect for anyone interested in outdoor recreation and conservation.

Author : Rinker Buck
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781451659160

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The Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck Pdf

In the bestselling tradition of Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz, Rinker Buck's The Oregon Trail is a major work of participatory history: an epic account of traveling the 2,000-mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way, in a covered wagon with a team of mules—which hasn't been done in a century—that also tells the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the country. Spanning 2,000 miles and traversing six states from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean, the Oregon Trail is the route that made America. In the fifteen years before the Civil War, when 400,000 pioneers used it to emigrate West—historians still regard this as the largest land migration of all time—the trail united the coasts, doubled the size of the country, and laid the groundwork for the railroads. The trail years also solidified the American character: our plucky determination in the face of adversity, our impetuous cycle of financial bubbles and busts, the fractious clash of ethnic populations competing for the same jobs and space. Today, amazingly, the trail is all but forgotten. Rinker Buck is no stranger to grand adventures. The New Yorker described his first travel narrative,Flight of Passage, as “a funny, cocky gem of a book,” and with The Oregon Trailhe seeks to bring the most important road in American history back to life. At once a majestic American journey, a significant work of history, and a personal saga reminiscent of bestsellers by Bill Bryson and Cheryl Strayed, the book tells the story of Buck's 2,000-mile expedition across the plains with tremendous humor and heart. He was accompanied by three cantankerous mules, his boisterous brother, Nick, and an “incurably filthy” Jack Russell terrier named Olive Oyl. Along the way, Buck dodges thunderstorms in Nebraska, chases his runaway mules across miles of Wyoming plains, scouts more than five hundred miles of nearly vanished trail on foot, crosses the Rockies, makes desperate fifty-mile forced marches for water, and repairs so many broken wheels and axels that he nearly reinvents the art of wagon travel itself. Apart from charting his own geographical and emotional adventure, Buck introduces readers to the evangelists, shysters, natives, trailblazers, and everyday dreamers who were among the first of the pioneers to make the journey west. With a rare narrative power, a refreshing candor about his own weakness and mistakes, and an extremely attractive obsession for history and travel,The Oregon Trail draws readers into the journey of a lifetime.

Author : Justin Lichter,Justin Kline
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493023981

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Ultralight Bike Touring and Bikepacking by Justin Lichter,Justin Kline Pdf

Written by experts Justin Lichter and Justin Kline, Ultralight Bike Touring and Bikepacking is a detailed guide to ultralight, self-contained cycling trips for pleasure and adventure. Bike tours can last a single day or take weeks, months, and years - this guide will explain the basics and intricacies no matter how far you go. Whether you are a beginner or a veteran, this is the most comprehensive book yet on traveling further and lighter.