Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion 2026
A thoroughly researched guide by long-distance hikers for long-distance hikers Elevation profiles show the day ahead Landmark-by-landmark tables provide at-a-glance information Town maps indicate food and lodging The Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association collaborate each year on a guide designed for potential thru-hikers who want the basic information for a five- to six-month trek in the woods, at a reasonable price, but who also want the adventure of discovering the extras for themselves. A favorite for 28 years of section-hikers and dreamers alike, it is still the only such guide written by volunteers, and all the proceeds are returned to the A.T. by these two nonprofits. Fact-checking research is done by more than two dozen thru-hiker volunteers in 14 states, backed by the first-hand information of the trail's volunteer and staff maintainers and managers. Includes gear manufacturers' toll-free numbers, post office hours, and much more.
Mule Deer Quest
A unique collection of mule-deer hunting stories, biology, management, and hunting how-to's, on North America's top trophy. Get the inside story on where to find bucks on public lands, and why where is just as important as how.
Lunkers, Keepers, and Ones That Got Away
Stories of fishing with family and friends by beloved author Jerry Apps From his first experiences going fishing with his pa as a boy, Jerry Apps was hooked. Eighty-some years later, Apps reflects on a lifetime of fishing and the memories and lessons hauled in along the way. As he recounts the simple pleasures of casting a line from shore on a warm summer evening or reeling in a lunker on opening day of trout season, he reminds us of the values fishing can teach people of all ages: persistence, resourcefulness, and the importance of caring for our natural world. Along with his best-loved fish tales, Apps includes fishing photos from the family album and favorite angling locales, lingo, bait, and gear. He draws on interviews with fellow fishermen and -women, his own journal entries recorded over decades, and his popular newspaper column Outdoor Notebook. And, since it's a tradition among fishing folks to pass along tales told by others, he shares stories that have come his way from extended family and friends--some of them funny, some poignant, many embellished, and all of them keepers. Humorous pen-and-ink illustrations made by artist Sid Boyum to commemorate the annual fishing season opener add charm to this delightful volume. In Lunkers, Keepers, and Ones that Got Away, Apps captures the exciting, heartwarming, and nostalgia-inducing experiences that fishing brings to avid and casual anglers alike.
Michigan Game Fish and Panfish Species Kids Book
The Michigan game fish and panfish species book is perfect for children of all ages. Take your kids on an awesome adventure to see the different types of freshwater game fish and panfish in Michigan. The book has full page lifelike images and cool fun facts. This book is an excellent way to introduce your children to the different types of fish in Michigan. Along the way, your children will get to see and learn about the fishes. The entire family will enjoy seeing the different types of game fish and panfish species in Michigan. The book has 40 of the most popular freshwater species of game fish and panfish that live in the streams, rivers and lakes of Michigan. Here's some on the list, sunfish, bluegill. crappie. Walleye, yellow perch, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, lake trout, plus many more types of Michigan fish. The book can be used for fish identification, allowing your children to identify and compare the different types of fish in the book to real life fish. Once your children see and learn about the fish, they will be able to easily identify them in real life. It can also be taken with you in the field when game fishing or pan fishing and be used as a fish guide. Take Your Kids on an Adventure to See the Fish of Michigan. Your kids will get to see and learn about fish that they didn't know existed or may not get to see in real life. Thanks, Billy Grinslott and Kinsey Marie Books.
American Man-Killers
The truth about the dozens of killings and maulings that occur in North America each year by cougars, black bears, grizzly bears and other aggressive animals.
Minnesota Game Fish and Panfish Species Kids Book
The Minnesota game fish and panfish species book is perfect for children of all ages. Take your kids on an awesome adventure to see the different types of freshwater game fish and panfish in Minnesota. The book has full page lifelike images and cool fun facts. This book is an excellent way to introduce your children to the different types of fish in Minnesota. Along the way, your children will get to see and learn about the fishes. The entire family will enjoy seeing the different types of game fish and panfish species in Minnesota. The book has 40 of the most popular freshwater species of game fish and panfish that live in the streams, rivers and lakes of Minnesota. Here's some on the list, sunfish, bluegill, crappie, walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, catfish, salmon, trout, plus many more types of Minnesota fish. The book can be used for fish identification, allowing your children to identify and compare the different types of fish in the book to real life fish. Once your children see and learn about the fish, they will be able to easily identify them in real life. It can also be taken with you in the field when game fishing or pan fishing and be used as a fish guide. Take Your Kids on an Adventure to See the Fish of Minnesota. Your kids will get to see and learn about fish that they didn't know existed or may not get to see in real life. Thanks, Billy Grinslott and Kinsey Marie Books.
Atlantic Salmon Flies 2 Mouches Pour Le Saumon Atlantique 2
Following the resounding success of Atlantic Salmon Flies / Mouches pour le saumon atlantique, master fly tier, angler, and author Jacques H矇roux's eagerly awaited second volume unveils a treasure trove of more than 300 meticulously crafted salmon fly patterns from the regions and rivers of Atlantic Canada and Quebec. In his earlier volume, H矇roux presented over 250 of the most well-known fly patterns for the fabled Atlantic Salmon. Now, in this eagerly awaited new volume, Atlantic Salmon Flies 2 ] Mouches pour le saumon atlantique 2, he delves deeper into the history and future of fly tying. H矇roux has added two new categories -- "Spey Flies" and "Intruders" -- as well as historically important patterns and innovative new flies from some of the region's most accomplished tiers. Combining stunning photography, expert instructions, and profiles of the featured tiers in a bilingual edition, Atlantic Salmon Flies 2 ] Mouches pour le saumon atlantique 2 is a must-have for anyone seeking to master the timeless art of luring the majestic Atlantic Salmon. Apr癡s le succ癡s retentissant de Atlantic Salmon Flies / Mouches pour le saumon atlantique, Jacques H矇roux, p礙cheur, auteur et expert monteur de mouches, pr矇sente enfin le second tome! Un tr矇sor de plus de 300 mouches clairement expliqu矇es, glan矇es dans les r矇gions et les cours d'eau du Canada atlantique et du Qu矇bec. Dans le premier tome, d矇j?, H矇roux r矇galait ses lecteurs de plus de 250 mouches parmi les plus connues et les plus susceptibles d'attirer le l矇gendaire saumon atlantique. Dans ce nouvel ouvrage, attendu avec impatience, il explore plus profond矇ment l'histoire et l'avenir de cet art particulier. Atlantic Salmon Flies 2 ] Mouches pour le saumon atlantique 2, contient en effet deux nouvelles cat矇gories -- 竄 Mouches spey 罈 et 竄 Intruders 罈 -- ainsi que d'importants mod癡les anciens et d'autres, plut繫t novateurs, propos矇s par certains des monteurs les plus accomplis de la r矇gion. Alliant de superbes photographies aux instructions d矇taill矇es et au profil des mouches, Atlantic Salmon Flies 2 ] Mouches pour le saumon atlantique 2, bilingue, est un incontournable pour quiconque souhaite ma簾triser l'art intemporel de la p礙che au majestueux saumon atlantique.
Stripers on the Fly
The most complete book ever written on fly fishing for striped bass supplies invaluable instruction for beginning striped-bass fishermen, but also very advanced information for experts.
Sanctioned Savagery
American football was a violent sport from its beginning as a college game in the 1870s and 1880s, in part because learning how to deal with the pain and violence, to "take it," made men out of college boys. Michael Oriard, former NFL linebacker and professor emeritus of English, shows us that this fundamental belief persisted for more than a century, until signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) were found in Pittsburgh Steelers' center Mike Webster's brain. Suddenly, the cost of "taking it" could mean long-term damage not just to the body but also to the brain. Without anyone knowing it, that risk had soared since the 1950s and 1960s, when the hardshell plastic helmet became the primary weapon for blocking and tackling, as taught by a new generation of college coaches, led by the University of Alabama's Bear Bryant.In this cultural history of football at nearly all levels--high school, college, and pro--Oriard traces the perennial tension between health and culture regarding football as reflected in what the public read in newspapers, magazines, and online. Through examining how we once felt and how we now feel about the game, Oriard challenges us to grapple with the possibility that football might be too violent, in an intolerable way.
A Matter of Style
Leaving behind a job as a public school teacher, acclaimed writer Scott Sadil (rhymes with cradle)began building Tamalita, a lug-rigged beach yawl suitable for exploring the remote tidewaters of Baja California's Magdalena Bay. Before he could finish planking his new boat, however, Sadil received an email from Gray's Sporting Journal, for the past fifty years America's preeminent hunting and fishing magazine. Gray's needed a writer of Sadil's stature to take over the duties of their angling editor. Would he be interested in applying for the job?A Matter of Style: Flyfishing into the Winds of Change brings together Sadil's columns and feature stories written over his first half decade with Gray's. The author of six previous books, including fiction and nonfiction, Sadil has received wide-reaching praise as both a stylist and humorist, a literary writer whose essays and short stories have been compared favorably with the works of Thomas McGuane, Ted Leeson, Charley Waterman, and other writers of traditional and contemporary outdoor literature.For readers of Gray's, here's the chance to revisit and share all of Scott Sadil's work as the journal's angling editor for the past five years. For anyone else who enjoys the sport of flyfishing, or simply reading about freshwater and saltwater angling adventures from points near and far, A Matter of Style: Flyfishing into the Winds of Change should rise immediately to the top of your must-read book list, an opportunity to pay witness to the spirited highs and lows of flyfishing in our volatile world today.
Sport and Polish Society in the Communist Era
Using the history of sport in the small towns and local communities of Poland, this book shines new light on the everyday reality of life under a communist regime in Eastern Europe in the 20th Century.
Gaelic Games on Film
Gaelic games have been a recurring motif in film, representing 'perceived' aspects of Irish identity that are neither straightforward nor unproblematic. International productions have used the sport to reinforce regressive Irish stereotypes such as a propensity for violence. For indigenous producers, on the other hand, the games symbolize Irish cultural practices and have been utilised to promote and affirm the nation with the rise of domestic filmmaking in the wake of World War II. Representing the first major study of Gaelic games on film, this book examines significant cinematic moments from early film (including Ireland's first feature film production Knocknagow (1918)) to newsreels; Oscar-nominated short, Three Kisses (1955); Palme d'Or winner, The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006); Neil Jordan's acclaimed biopic, Michael Collins (1996), and much more.
Walk
'Walking is man's best medicine' - Hippocrates Walk invites you to explore the benefits to be gained from the simple act of walking, hiking and spending time outdoors. A great natural way to boost your mind, body and soul, walking is simple and free. Without the need for specialist equipment or personal training, it is just about the easiest way to get more active, lose weight and become healthier. And it can be done anywhere. Travelling by foot is also meditative as it fosters a slowness of thought, as you become more aware of your surroundings. Drawing on Sholto Radford's extensive work with mindfulness-based practices, this book offers expert guidance and practical exercises to cultivate emotional and physical wellbeing. Learn how to change your speed, shift your perspective and discover the pure joy of walking.
Cake
Cake: the utterly distinctive memoirs of Shane Curran. In an age when sportsmen have perfected the art of saying nothing and suppressing any trace of personality Shane 'Cake' Curran is a beacon of light: passionate outspoken utterly himself. As a rare two-code goalkeeper - for Roscommon in Gaelic football and for Athlone Town in soccer - he made his own rules soloing mesmerisingly out of goal inventing a new style of kicking tee and famously poaching a penalty kick a teammate had lined up in the 1989 Connacht minor final. Brave honest and hilarious Cake tells the story of an Irish sportsman who has lived the dream in his own utterly distinctive way. 'He was gangbusters' Chris O'Dowd'Richly entertaining' Irish Times 'A natural storyteller' Sunday Times
Field & Stream Baits and Rigs Handbook
A fully-illustrated guide to selecting the most effective baits and rigs for a variety of fish.
Best Easy Day Hikes Colorado Springs
Best Easy Day Hikes Colorado Springs includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty-five easy-to-follow hikes on the high plains as well as in the mountains near town. From renowned Garden of the Gods to secluded Mueller State Park, these hikes, most less than five miles long, will fuel your Rocky Mountain hiking fever.
