World traveling adventure authors Colin and Julie Angus are the subject of a fantastic video interview produced by Ontario-based TVCOGECO.
The video shows many clips taken during their successful trip of circling the globe, using only human powered machines. It also profiles their latest adventure of traveling from Scotland to Syria, again using just rowboats and [...]

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Here is an interesting post from one of our networked authors. You can read more by Ron Chase on his blog Chase Outdoors.
Mount Greylock - Inspired Moby Dick?
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, hike to the top of Mount Greylock, Massachusetts highpoint, each year.  Few, if any, realize that this impressive whale-shaped peak that dominates the western Massachusetts landscape may [...]

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Check out what arrived this week! Sandra Kear’s 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Philadelphia is headed to bookstores right now and will be available for sale within the week.

This book is loaded with the best trails for all skill levels. Not to mention the trails that lead to some of the most fantastic outdoor wonders, [...]

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Just Passin’ Thru author Winton Porter was just passin’ thru himself when he breezed into Greenville, South Carolina, recently to debut his first book (Menasha Ridge Press, Fall 2009). But unlike a debutante, Winton sported Chaco’s Z/2 Vibram Unaweep sandals, forest-green brushed-denim jeans, and a checkered shirt from Nordstroms. And unlike the other three writers [...]

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60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Houston author Laurie Roddy is all set to present tonight at the Westheimer REI store. The event kicks off at about 7:00pm, today October 6th. So get there early to check out the book and find out about all of the great hikes and outdoor adventures around the Houston area.
If [...]

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Today is National Peach Ice Cream Day! There is not much else that is better after a quick summer time hike than a cold ice cream treat. While eating by the scoop, is my preferred method of peach ice cream delivery, it is not very travel friendly. So I dug around through Shannon Jackson Arnold’s [...]

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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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Publishing books and maps about nature and outdoor adventures, we get to see A LOT of beautiful photographs. It’s one of the perks of working here. Almost every photo that comes across our screens would make a nice wallpaper background… but every once in a while we get hold of some images that just makes [...]

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