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AMC Guide to Winter Hiking & Camping
Exploring the outdoors in winter is exhilarating, when you have the right skills. If you want to experience the special allure of hiking and backpacking during the snowy season, the AMC Guide to Winter Hiking and Camping is for you. This new guide from the Appalachian Mountain Club will help you plan your next trip, with a focus on preparation, safety, outdoor stewardship, and fun.
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AMC's Best Backpacking in New England Explore some of the wildest, least-touched trails on over 30 trips that take you into the most spectacular and remote areas in New England. This new guide from the publisher of the Best Day Hikes series provides a comprehensive look at what you’ll need to plan a memorable backpacking trip.
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Seashells in My Pocket, 3rd Edition 
There is always something new for children to learn when they visit the seashore, and
Seashells in My Pocket helps them explore. Packed with scores of fascinating facts, this completely revised and expanded edition tells kids all about nature along the Atlantic Coast. Inside you'll find updated illustrations, a new chapter about estuaries, and fun new brain-teaser questions, all in a convenient, carry-along size perfect for taking to the beach.
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AMC River Guide Maine, 4th Edition
This updated and revised edition of
AMC River Guide: Maine features over 140 rivers and their tributaries. The book also includes 8 easy-to-use locator maps and 8 new watershed maps.
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The Wildest Country: Exploring Thoreau's Maine
Back in print by popular demand, this updated, full-color edition of
The Wildest Country follows famed naturalist Henry David Thoreau's sojourns in Maine and offers modern commentary on how the route has changed. Beautiful color photography by Bridget Besaw shows the remote areas readers can still explore.
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AMC's Complete Guide to Trail Building and Maintenance, 4th Edition
This authoritative guide is based on AMC’s 130 years of experience in building and maintaining some of the most exposed and heavily used trails in the U.S., and maintaining 1,700 miles of trails from Maine to Washington, D.C. This newly revised guide provides readers with expanded information on new trail construction—including planning, obtaining funding, trail layout, and design—as well as a new chapter on information kiosks.
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AMC White Mountain Guide, 28th Edition Celebrating
100 years in print, this new edition of the
AMC White Mountain Guide has everything hikers have come to expect from this trusted resource - detailed trail descriptions, accurate maps, tips on safety and trip planning, and the latest trail data - all updated and revised by our expert editors and cartographer.
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White Mountain Guide: A Centennial Retrospective
In celebration of the White Mountain Guide 's centennial year, this handsome retrospective offers collectors, historians, and avid hikers an in-depth photographic record of the evolution of the "hiker's Bible" over the past century. Rare black-and-white historic photographs are supplemented by first-hand accounts and bring to life the people behind the
Guide.
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AMC's Best Day Hikes in Connecticut
Discover 50 of Connecticut's most spectacular trails, from short nature walks to long day hikes that reward with magnificent views. Ideal for families, natures lovers, and hiking enthusiasts, this guide leads explorers through the state's varied and scenic natural areas, from a riverside stroll along the Appalachian Trail to a more strenuous trek to the top of Bear Mountain, the state's highest peak.
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Quiet Water New York, 2nd Edition
This completely revised edition of AMC's popular Quiet Water New York features 90 spectacular quiet-water destinations in New York specifically selected for canoeists and kayakers. From shallow and marshy bays to winding channels, clear and quick-flowing waterways to picturesque ponds surrounded by mountain peaks, 
this updated guide allows paddlers to explore the great variety of water adventures New York has to offer. Buy now>>
AMC River Guide New Hampshire and Vermont, 4th Edition
This completely revised edition of the AMC's River Guide New Hampshire and Vermont features thousands of miles of paddling routes in New Hampshire and Vermont, making it the most comprehensive paddling guide to the states. Buy now>>
Narrative Explores the History of Maine's Highest Peak Katahdin: An Historic Journey
"Eminently readable...Katahdin's 354 pages brim with intriguing
anecdotes and captivating characters. John Neff has finally given the mountain a fitting tribute."-Down East magazine
Superbly researched and written, this book takes readers on a journey through this renowned mountain’s history, legend, and legacy. From Native American legends to the first colonial surveys, Thoreau’s journeys to logging and trail development, Neff’s narrative bridges the mountain’s past and today’s continuing opportunities for conservation and recreation in Maine’s spectacular North Woods. Buy now>>
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