So download the pdf versions of the catalogs, get some books and be sure to us know where you are headed next!

Wilderness Press catalog (pdf)

Menasha Ridge Press catalog (pdf)

The League of American Bicyclists are even maintaining an events page of local and regional bike happenings this month.

Of course, if you’re looking for some where-to bike riding guides be sure to check out the bike titles from Wilderness Press and Menasha Ridge Press. We work with some of the most awesome cyclists in the country! Happy Bike Month everyone!

And how can his bird’s-eye views, not make someone want to get out and put bike tread to trail?

Let us know if you have or plan on doing the same track that David Womack traveled on his mountain bike, recently!

It is said that when the cynic philosopher Diogenes, who, among other things, was the first philosopher of the “Go-Lite” movement, saw a young boy drinking from a stream with his hands, the philosopher tossed aside his cup, grumbling, “A child has beaten me in simplicity of living!”

It’s a good post about dealing with bottled water both on and off the trail, Be sure to note the bullet-point tips at the bottom!

The tree-loving organizers of Arbor Day have compiled a list of things that you can do to help honor the day and all the leafy goodness around us. But what’s REALLY cool is that they have produced a mobile guide to help you identify trees. So if you find yourself trying to id a tree (and happen to have cell signal) just point your mobile phone to “http://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/mobile/” and answer the questions.

I am definitely giving that a try this weekend.

What a jam packed week of outdoor events, with Arbor Day following Earth Day. Hope you’ve had a chance to get out and enjoy some of what’s outside. And if not, I hope your pack is packed and ready for the weekend.

Grab one of our guides and then hit the trail, get out your paddles, climb on the bike or just take a long stroll and appreciate the outdoors.  Or if you can’t get out, take a walk through some of our pages and plan your next journey outside.

Thanks for taking just a moment to celebrate Earth Day with us.

To see what our outdoor adventure authors have to offer check out Menasha Ridge Press, Wilderness Press and Clerisy Press today!

Project Vote Smart lists these as the “working highlights”:
-Designates land in 9 states as potential wilderness areas (Title I).

-Grants the state of Alaska a seven-mile easement for constructing a single-lane airport access road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for the transfer of 43,093 acres of state-owned land to the federal wildlife refuge system (Title VI, Subtitle E).

-Expands the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Title V, Subtitle A).

-Adds to the National Trails System (Title V, Subtitle C).

-Authorizes $1 million to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by wolves and to assist non-lethal methods to reduce wolf attacks (Title VI, Subtitle F).

-Allows for the preservation of former President William Jefferson Clinton’s childhood home as a National Historic Site (Title VII, Subtitle A, Sec. 7002).

-Authorizes appropriations for projects to improve water management and conservation (Title IX and Secs. 10101, 10202 of Title X).

If you want all of the details, the entire bill has been posted, as it was passed.

Thanks to the AHS and everyone else who helped make this bill a reality!

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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Steve also says he’s starting to collect gps data for some of the more complex routes in the book and will get them posted soon.

You can click over to Menasha Ridge Press to buy the book and read up on Steve or you can drop him a note on his own site.