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Entries from March 2009

Omnibus Public Lands Management Act Passes!

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Let’s give it up for the American Hiking Society’s great success in pushing the U.S. Congress to pass (on March 25) the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act. Not impressed yet? Well. . . just think: Protection for two million acres of Wilderness, 5,000 miles of trails, 1,000 miles of rivers, PLUS legislation for the 26-million-acre [...]

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Tags: Blogs/Sites · Nature · News · Wilderness Protection

New MRP and CP Catalog in the wild

March 20th, 2009 · No Comments

The other day we posted the Wilderness Press catalog online and today we’re unleashing the Menasha Ridge Press and Clerisy Press joint-catalog into the wild as well.
So check it out and pass it along.
Once you get chance to ‘flip’ through the pages though, drop us a note to let us know how we’re doing!

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Tags: Alabama · Authors · Blogs/Sites · Clerisy Press · Menasha Ridge Press · New Release · News · Site News · hiking

Wilderness Press Catalog up on Scribd

March 18th, 2009 · No Comments

In the world of websites and widgets Scribd is conquering much of the clutter out there. They are proving to be a good fit for us as well. That’s why we have uploaded this season’s catalogs to their system for folks to discover and view.
Here is a Scribd widget embedded in our little blog showcasing [...]

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Tags: Blogs/Sites · New Release · Site News · Wilderness Press

Albuquerque Hiking Updates

March 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Author Steve Ausherman maintains a list of updates and changes to his popular hiking book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque. If you follow the link, you will find map supplements, new photos and additional coordinates to compliment the book’s hiking routes and profiles.
Steve also says he’s starting to collect gps data for some [...]

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Tags: 60 Hikes within 60 Miles · Albuquerque · Authors · Blogs/Sites · Book Updates · Menasha Ridge Press · New Mexico · hiking · travel