Camping, Hiking & Exploring

Full-color guidebook to Oregon's best 100 hikes by Douglas Lorain, a beloved guidebook writer in Oregon and the Northwest. Features nine new trails in this edition Read more

By Clare Gogerty. Enrich your city lifestyle with 50 illustrated activities and step-by-step projects designed to engage, explore, and appreciate the urban nature and wildlife around you. Read more

Whether you’re looking for the best hikes to hug a really big tree; take a fun and refreshing dip; see birds, animals, or waterfalls; go on a winter day; or stuff yourself with berries, Best Hikes with Kids: Western Washington has you covered. By Susan E Read more

Biking Uphill in the Rain
The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars
By Tom Fucoloro

PUBLISHED: September 2023
SUBJECT LISTING: Pacific Northwest / History, Sports
BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 256 Pages, 6 x 9 in, 10 b&w illus.
ISBN: 97802957 Read more

The Pacific Northwest has some of the most awe-inspiring national parks in the country, and this guide will lead you to the 75 best day hikes in all of them! By Seabury Blair Jr. Read more

Outdoor Adventures Accessible by Car, Wheelchair, and on Foot by Syren Nagakyrie. Read more

Over the course of a decade, authors Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar conducted a series of interviews with Sherpas from Darjeeling, as well as their family members, descendants, friends, and contemporary climbers.  Read more

Record the joys and challenges of hiking alone with prompts, motivational quotes, and illustrations inspired by Jennifer Doehring’s own solo wanderings. Read more

Part critique of modern hiking culture and part how-to guide, How to Suffer Outside is for anyone who wants to hit the trail without breaking the bank. Diana Helmuth offers real advice, opinionated but accessible and based on in-the-field experiences. Read more

Perfect for Black and brown community members with an interest in nature; hikers, campers, birders, and backpackers. Read more

In this inspiring new guide, experienced leader Jeannette Stawski focuses on the essential attributes of outdoor leadership: resilience and grit, integrity, tolerance for adversity, and highly developed listening and communication skills. Read more

A searing exposé by Alison Désir on the whiteness of running, a supposedly egalitarian sport, and a call to reimagine the industry. Read more

Does moss only grow on the north side of a tree? Is the North Star really the brightest star? Will a mother bird abandon its baby if you put it back in its nest? Will toads really give you warts? The Truth About Nature answers all of these questions and m Read more

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Gutsy Girl, a funny, inspiring, deeply researched exploration into the science and psychology of the outdoors and our place in it as we age. Read more

This is the story of how a young black man from the city, unfamiliar with both the outdoors and thru-hiking culture, sets off with an extremely overweight pack and a willfully can-do attitude to conquer the infamous trail. By Derick Lugo. Read more

The book contains inspiring narratives reflecting the diversity and importance of the parks, including their role in conserving wildlife, their ecosystems, and their importance as untamed yet accessible spaces where people love to escape and unwind.  Read more