 Full-color guide to the best hikes throughout the state. Many are loop hikes. Presents a mix of the most popular trails and lesser-known gems throughout the entire state.Trailheads are easily accessible; trails are well established. Hikes range fromshort, easy strolls suitable for children and grandparents to longer backpacking trips for experienced hikers |
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 This comprehensive guide covers everything from Bend to Hells Canyon, with tips on where to stay & what to see along the way |
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 Guide to auto travel AND hiking along OR's spectacular coast. Travel sections reveal sites, beaches, campgrounds, activities (such as bird watching, kayaking, cycling, tidepooling); hiking guide has 187 trails in OR & adjacent areas of WA & Northern CA,maps, easy-to-read descriptions |
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 Hikes of all types in Oregons recreation heartland, the mountains between Willamette Valley & Bend: 50% suitable for children, 25% quite difficult. Updated (2005) with a dozen new hikes, this classic guide to Oregon's recreational heartland now includes 16pages of color photos, campground & cabin rental info, a wildflower identification guide, and a guide to hot springs. |
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 Hiking & backpacking trips within 2-hr drive of Portland, including 60 hikes for families with kids, backpack trips, winter hikes, city park trails, Mt St Helens, trails suitable for the physically disabled, with 100's of photos and maps, this is a great book to have and enjoy. |
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 Covers southern Oregon and adjacent northern CA. Covers trails within a 2-hour drive of Crater Lake, Rogue River & Mt Shasta areas. Special symbols identify best hikes for kids, backpackers, equestrians & mountain bikers, too. With lots of colored photos, and maps, this is a great must have book. |
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 Describes dozens of places to hike, all within an hour's drive or less from Portland, OR. Everything from paved walkways to undeveloped forest trots. Each of the hike profiles provides essential details on length, hiking time, difficulty, scenery,exposure, solitude, trail surface, & accessibility. |
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 Inspired by foods from all over the world, the author has created over 200 lightweight, taste-tested recipes to turn an ordinary backcountry outing into a gourmet adventure. Some recipes are cooked and dehydrated before the trip, others can be prepared in camp in just minutes . |
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 The comprehensive manual that will make that dream a reality. Covers such areas as: preparing a bike for long-range load carrying; tools, spares, and repairs;clothing, camping gear; health, and survival; air-freighting a bike; transcontinental route outlines-across Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America. Has tales from the saddle-firsthand accounts of spoke-bending biking adventures worldwide,including battling against the elements on epic journeys in Kyrgyzstan, India, the road |
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 These over-size maps offer full state coverage of things important to outdoor users, such as back roads, dirt roads & trails, hidden lakes & streams, boat ramps, public lands, trailheads, campsites, and unique natural features. Most atlases have elevation contours. |
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 Full-color, full-page photos with adjoining text pages make identification easy; helpful line drawings; complete glossary; superb organization; portable 6" x 4" size is lightweight & compact. Butterflies of North America. |
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 Includes: an identification field guide to local birds, animals, trees, wildflowers, insects, weather, etc. Explanations of natural history; detailed descriptions for seasonal access, travel directions, trail info of 50 best natural sites in the area.Essays addressing issues of conservation, endangered species, human habitation effects. |
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 Tongue-in-cheek wilderness manual for women who appreciate nature but prefer to maintain their coiffure while interacting with it. Lots of useful information-such as handy checklists for what to bring and wear-tucked between the humor. |
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 Simplifies backcountry food preperation & shows hikers how to eat well while packing light. Most of the 144 recipes take only 10 minutes to prepare. Lots of photos. |
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Features the author's choices for the best places to backcountry ski & snowboard on ungroomed powdery slopes & pristine wilderness descents throughout Oregon and SW Washington. 58 routes described in detail, with more than half of them good for intermediate-level backcountry skiers. |
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 Originally written for trip leaders in the Princeton University Outdoor Program, this book guides the reader through every step of the backpacking process, with chapters on planning, equipment, cooking, hygiene, emergency procedures & much more. |
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 Part of a series for women by women. Author, an AT thru-hiker, gives a fresh perspective & up-to-date presentation of techniques & equipment. Written in a unique perspective, this book will give readers the confidence to try a new sport. |
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 How to make food stay edible longer and taste better. This four-color, illustrated book teaches how to prepare great meals for large groups in the outdoors; keep cooked foods hot long enough for second helpings; plan and pack meals for a wilderness expedition; cook in the rain, wind, and snow; obtain safe drinking water; and properly dispose of wastes. The official handbook for the Boy Scouts' cooking badge. |
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 Book of 27 trails are detailed, as well as 55 ski areas (including 7 just across the Calif. and Washington borders). Half the trails are groomed specifically for cross-country skiing. Regions include southwest Washington, Mount Hood, Santiam Pass, central Oregon, Willamette Pass, southern and eastern OR, the OR coast, and northern CA. For both novice to advanced cross-country skiers. |
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 75 hikes throughout the state-many accessible from urban areas. These trails do not require leashes (except in parks as designated), and host few hikers and even fewer children. They are free of cliffs, paw-damaging terrain, poison oak, nearby roads,off-road vehicle traffic, and other hazards of particular danger for dogs. All of them offer shade and lakes or streams to play in or enjoy a drink. |
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