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         Item #: B2279
TITLE: 100 Classic Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes in Washington
Author(s): Rainer Burgdorfer
Pages: 240 6" x 9" pages, 100 b/w photos, 90 maps
Price: $ 17.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 14.36
      Washington backcountry skiers know the name Rainer Burgdorfer. The Northwest's backcountry skiing guru has created this guidebook to include the best, most challenging descents in Washington. With more than 100 routes & tours for intermediate to advanced alpine & Nordic skiiers and snowboarders, Burgdorfer's guide is the definitive reference for the Cacade region. Each trip description details the best times to go, access, starting elevation & high point, tour length & time, maps, level & type of skill required, and permit information.
      A special sections cover avalanche conditions, snow survival, environmental considerations, weather, equipment, and techniques. A seasonal cross-reference table helps readers select tours by season.
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         Item #: B0771
TITLE: 55 Ways to the Wilderness in Southcentral Alaska
Author(s): Nienhuser & Wolfe
Pages: 176 5.5" x 8.5" pages
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      This classic guide to hiking & skiing has been updated & revised for its fourth edition.
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         Item #: B0571
TITLE: A Complete Guide to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: For Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, & Nature Viewing
Author(s): Klindt Vielbig
Pages: 160 5.5" x 8.5" pages
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      Covers every reachable trail & provides infromation on the best hiking, climbing, skiing, mountain biking, & nature viewing available. Complete information is given each of the monument's 44 areas, including:
      * Length of trail
      * Difficulty
      * Users
      * Elevation
      * Maps
      * Seasons
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         Item #: B0475
TITLE: Adirondack Cross-Country Skiing: A Guide to Seventy Trails
Author(s): Dennis Conroy
Pages: 248pp., 6 x 8
Price: $ 16.00 @ 20.0% off = $ 12.80
     
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         Item #: B1494
TITLE: Adventure Guide to Mount Ranier: Hiking, Climbing, & Skiing in Mt. Ranier National Park
Author(s): Jeff Smoot
Pages: 200 6" x 9" pages, 25 photos, 130 maps
Price: $ 13.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.16
      A guide for the all-around outdoor adventurer. Included are descriptions of tourist trails, nature trails, off-trail hiking, bike routes, minor peak scrambling, skiing & snowshoeing areas, and summit routes.
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         Item #: B1540
TITLE: Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book: Traveling & Camping Skills for a Winter Environment
Author(s): Allen O'Bannon, illustrations by Mike Clelland
Pages: 114 6" x 9" pages, many illustrations
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      This fun, wonderfully illustrated book draws on the experience of two NOLS instructors & addresses all aspects of camping in a winter environment.
     
      Allen O'Bannon grew up in Oregon & learned to ski on the slopes of Mt. Hood. He has been a senior instructor in the NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) winter program since 1987. Mike Clelland learned to draw by studying Mad Magazine. He divides his time between illustrating & instructing for NOLS.
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         Item #: B0721
TITLE: Classic Backcountry Skiing: A Guide to the Best Ski Tours in New England
Author(s): David Goodman
Pages: 320 6" x 9" pages, 29 maps, 31 photos
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
     
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         Item #: B0553
TITLE: Cross Country Ski Tours 1: Washington's North Cascades
Author(s): Tom Kirkendall & Vicky Spring
Pages: 224 5.5" x 8.5" pages, 108 photos, 64 maps
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      Contains over 80 backcountry tours. Each Tour description includes:
      * Trip length
      * Required skill level
      * Elevation gain
      * Avalanche potential
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         Item #: B1496
TITLE: Cross Country Skiing in Yosemite
Author(s): Tim Messick
Pages: 120 6" x 9" pages, photos, maps
Price: $ 9.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 7.96
      Everything the skiing visitor to Yosemite could need. Trips described include:
      * Groomed trails
      * Backcountry peaks
      * Tuolumne expeditions
      * Gully descents
      Elevation graphs are provided for each tour.
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         Item #: B0655
TITLE: Cross-Country Ski Routes Oregon
Author(s): Vielbig
Pages: 384 5.5" x 8.5" pages
Price: $ 18.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.16
      Features 500 trails totaling over 2,000 miles. Despite the title, it features a few tours in Southwest Washington. Descriptions & maps are provided for tours that are suitable for beginner to advanced skiers.
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         Item #: B0554
TITLE: Cross-Country Ski Tours 2: Washington's South Cascades & Olympics
Author(s): Tom Kirkendall & Vicky Spring
Pages: 224 5.5" x 8.5" pages, 105 b/w photos, 56 maps
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      Contains 84 cross-country ski trails from Snoqualmie Pass to the Columbia River, plus the Olympics. Trails follow peaceful valley floors, logging roads, or steep slopes. Each trail description includes a map, distance, elevation gain, estimated time, and avalanche potential rating (always good to know!).
     
      Tom Kirkendall & Vicky Spring have also written "Cross-Country Ski Tours: Washington's North Cascades", "Bicycling the Pacific Coast", "Glacier National Park & Waterton Lakes National Park", & 2 books in the 100 Hikes series.
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         Item #: B0552
TITLE: Cross-Country Skiing
Author(s): Gillette & Dostal
Pages: 240 5.5" x 8.5" pages, photos
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      Now in its 3rd edition, this guide is loaded with sequence photos and covers track & backcountry skiing.
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         Item #: B0586
TITLE: Cross-Country Skiing in New England
Author(s): Lyn & Tony Chamberlain
Pages: 208 5.5" x 8.5" pages, 28 photos, 6 maps
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      "This book is the next best thing to a guide at your side." - New England Sampler
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         Item #: B0382
TITLE: Cross-Country Skiing Yellowstone Country
Author(s): Ken & Dena Olsen, Steve & Hazel Scharosch
Pages: 164 pages, 6 x 9, b/w photos, maps
Price: $ 10.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 8.76
      Covers 200 miles of trails in Yellowstone Park with information on scenery, wildlife, location, & more.
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         Item #: B1200
TITLE: Cross-Country Skiing: A Trailside Guide
Author(s): Brian Cazeneuve
Pages: 192 5.5" x 8.25" pages, color photos, vinyl cover
Price: $ 17.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 14.36
      Companion guide to the Public Television "Trailside" series. Includes fully illustrated, step-by-step sections on the basics, & advanced instruction on telemark & skating techniques.
      This guide also features a comprehensive, cross-referenced, "Sources & Resources" section, plus a glossary & index.
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         Item #: B0562
TITLE: Exploring Colorado's Wild Areas: A Guide for Hikers, Backpackers, Climbers, X-C Skiers & Paddlers
Author(s): Warren
Pages: 224 6" x 9" pages
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      This comprehensive guidebook covers 62 national parks, wilderness areas, and wildlife refuges in Colorado.
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         Item #: B0799
TITLE: Exploring Oregon's Wild Areas: A Guide for Hikers, Backpackers, Climbers, X-C Skiers, & Paddlers
Author(s): William L. Sullivan
Pages: 304 6" x 9" pages, 78 maps, 100 photos
Price: $ 18.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.16
      This guide, now in its third edition, describes wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, nature preserves, & state parks. It now includes GPS coordinates for hard-to-find destinations. Sullivan is Oregon's best-known & most prolific outdoor writer.
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         Item #: B0798
TITLE: Exploring Washington's Wild Areas: A Guide for Hikers, Backpackers, Climbers, X-C Skiers, & Paddlers
Author(s): Marge & Ted Mueller
Pages: 464 5.5" x 8.5" pages, 110 b/w photos, 61 maps
Price: $ 18.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.16
      A comprehensive guide to all 54 significant roadless areas in Washington. Get all the details on 4.1 million acres of national parks, monuments & wilderness areas.
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         Item #: B0394
TITLE: Guide to Minnesota Outdoors
Author(s): Jim Umhoefer
Pages: 296 pages, 6 x 9,
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      Covers outdoor activities for all four seasons. The author shares his knowledge gained from camping, hiking, biking, canoeing, skiing, and backpacking throughout the state.
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         Item #: B1643
TITLE: Inside Out: Northern Rockies
Author(s): Enlish & Witkowsky
Pages: 512 pages, photos, maps
Price: $ 21.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 17.56
      Comprehensive guide to outdoor recreation in Montana, Wtoming, Idaho, & Alberta.
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         Item #: B1641
TITLE: Inside Out: Washington
Author(s): Judd
Pages: 656 pages, photos, maps
Price: $ 21.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 17.56
      Comprehensive outdoor guide to Washington state. Tells where to go for:
      * Hiking
      * Biking
      * Camping
      * Climbing
      * Fishing
      * Kayaking
      * Skiing
      Also includes recommendations for restaurants & accommodations.
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         Item #: B0275
TITLE: Michigan State Parks
Author(s): Dufresne
Pages: 5.5 x 8.5, 288 pages
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Provides details on camping, hiking, canoeing, fishing, & cross-country skiing.
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         Item #: B0567
TITLE: Michigan's Best Outdoor Adventures with Children
Author(s): DuFresne
Pages: 240 5.5" x 8.5" pages
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      75 biking, hiking, canoeing, skiing, and other adventures.
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         Item #: B0278
TITLE: Michigan's Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park: A Backcountry Guide for Hikers, Backpackers, Campers, Skiers
Author(s): Jim Dufresne
Pages: 160 pages, maps, b/w photos
Price: $ 11.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 9.56
     
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         Item #: B0743
TITLE: Northern Michigan's Best Cross Country Ski Trails in the Lower Peninisula
Author(s): Mike Terrell
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
     
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         Item #: B1966
TITLE: Outdoor Recreation Checklists
Author(s): Don & Sharron Brundige
Pages: 432 5.25" x 8.25" pages, 160 photos, 70 checklist pages
Price: $ 14.95
      Outdoor Recreation Checklists provides exhaustive equipment checklists& extensive gear tradeoffs for a wide range of activities. This 4-season book covers both land & waterborne adventures ranging from camping to remote mountaineering to chartered rafting or sea-fishing trips. The authors are Don & Sharron Brundige, who have 25 years of outdoor recreation experience, and have written 8 on and off-road bicycling books. They have collaborated with a group of grizzled veterans in a broad range of outdoor actvity areas. These include:
      * Camping
      * Hiking
      * Backpacking
      * Climbing
      * Bicycling (touring & mountain biking)
      * Skiing (alpine & nordic)
      * Snowmobiling
      * Canoeing & kayaking
      * Sailing
      * Power boating
      * Watersports
      * Fishing
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         Item #: B2924
TITLE: Peak Experiences: Hiking the Highest Summits in New York, County by County
Author(s): Gary Fallesen
Price: $ 16.95
      This often amusing guidebook, packed with pictures & maps, will lead you on a new quest. Hike to the highest point of each county of New York State. There are 62 to be conquered. Some are molehills that can be driven by, while others require a full-day hike.
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         Item #: B1077
TITLE: Runner's Guide to Cross-Country Skiing
Author(s): Dick Mansfield
Pages: 150 5.5" x 8.5" pages, photos
Price: $ 10.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 8.76
      Although aimed at runners tired of running through winter slush & snow, this book is excellent for any beginner.
     
      "I have reviewed a number of XC books in the past. Some have been good & some have been not so good. Yours is great!
      - Lee Todd, National Nordic Program Director, United States Ski Association
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         Item #: B1214
TITLE: Skating on Skis
Author(s): Dick Mansfield
Pages: 144 5.5" x 8.5" pages, drawings
Price: $ 9.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 7.96
      A clearly written, easy-to-understand guide on the fastest way to travel on cross-country skis. It takes the reader step-by-step from equipment selection & off-season training through all the latest skiing methods, ski preparation, & racing.
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         Item #: B2921
TITLE: Ski Skating with Champions
Author(s): Einar Svensson
Pages: 272 11" x 8.5" pages,350 color & b/w photos, 72 illustrations & graphs
Price: $ 39.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 31.96
      A profusely illustrated, bio-mechanically grounded, instructional reference that cross-country skiers, cross-training athletes & in-line skaters will find invaluable. Topics covered include:
      * Ski skating history
      * Basic Skills & Exercises
      * Terminology
      * Skating environment
      * Applications of 17 different skating techniques
      * Extensive analyses of skiing & skating mechanics
      * Secrets of power & speed
      * Effect of friction & inertia
      * Poling, skating & downhill turning techniques
      * Scientific wind tunnel testing on ideal body form
     
      "If you would like to ski technically perfect, this is a gold mine." - Swedish Ski Sport
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         Item #: B0186
TITLE: Ski Tours in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Author(s): Marcus Libkind
Pages: 128 pages
Price: $ 11.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 9.56
     
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         Item #: B0187
TITLE: Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada Volume 1: Lake Tahoe
Author(s): Marcus Libkind
Pages: 176 pages
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
     
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         Item #: B0188
TITLE: Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada Volume 2: Carson Pass, Bear Valley, & Pinecrest
Author(s): Marcus Libkind
Pages: 132 pages
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
     
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         Item #: B0189
TITLE: Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada Volume 3: Yosemite, Huntington & Shaver Lakes, Kings Canyon & Sequoia
Author(s): Marcus Libkind
Pages: 136 pages
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
     
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         Item #: B0190
TITLE: Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada Volume 4: East of the Sierra Crest
Author(s): Marcus Libkind
Pages: 184 pages
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
     
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         Item #: B0383
TITLE: Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies
Author(s): Chic Scott
Pages: 224 pages, 5 x 7, b/w photos, maps
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      A guide to the cross-country ski trails of Walterton, Banff, Kootenay, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks. The author describes over 130 trails including groomed trail networks, all back-country trails, and well-established circuits venturing above treelinelike the popular Wapta Icefields traverse.
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         Item #: B2923
TITLE: Snow Trails: Cross-country Ski & Snowshoe in Central & Western New York
Author(s): Rich & Sue Freeman
Price: $ 16.95
      Shows where to go when western New York is blanketed in snow. Covers over 80 trails from Syracuse to Buffalo, and from Rochester to Pennsylvania. Packed with maps & information every winter enthusiast needs to know for fun adventures in the snow.
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         Item #: B2332
TITLE: Snowshoe Routes - Washington
Author(s): Nelson
Pages: 256 5.5" x 8.5" pages
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Comprehensive guidebook to snowshoeing in Washington state.
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         Item #: B2327
TITLE: Snowshoeing
Author(s): G. Prater & Felkey
Pages: 192 7.25" x 9" pages
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
     
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         Item #: B2391
TITLE: Snowshoeing: A Trailside Guide
Author(s): Larry Olmsted
Pages: 192 5.5" x 8.25" pages, color photos & drawings
Price: $ 17.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 14.36
      The ancient, elegantly useful snowshoe has taken the outdoor sports scene by storm. With sales of snowshoes more than doubling every year in the 90s, snowshoeing rivals its trendy cousin snowboarding as the fastest growing winter sport in the United States.
      In this indispensable guide, avid snowshoer Larry Olmsted enumerates the many reasons for snowshoeing's meteoric rise. Advances in design & construction - including quick-entry high-performance bindings - have made snowshoes even easier & more enjoyable to use. Scores of enthusiasts are hitting groomed cross-country ski & snowmobile trails across the snowbelt, running on scaled-down versions of traditional snowshoes. This guide explains how to experience this recent evolution of the sport.
      Even greater numbers of snowshoers come from the ranks of America's hikers & backpackers, who have discovered that wintertime can be the best time to hit the trail: no bugs, no mud, no crowds. No new use or technique is left untreated in this, the first guide to snowshoeing since snowboarding has come of age.
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         Item #: B0744
TITLE: Southern Ontario Cross-Country Ski Guide
Author(s): Burt-Gerrans & McWilliams
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
     
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         Item #: B2254
TITLE: Staying Fit Over 50: Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness
Author(s): Jim Sloan
Pages: 240 7.25" x 9" pages, 17 b/w photos, 10 illustrations
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Highlights include:
      * Dispels myths & misconceptions about aging & fitness
      * Shows how to get the most out of your mind & body after age 50
      * Teaches you to exercise better as you age with finesse, economy, & mental strength
      * Covers diet, nutrition, & anti-aging strategy
      * Offers complete training plans for running, cycling, rowing, swimming, skiing, walking, snowshoeing, & hiking
     
      "if you have a couple thousand hours to spend on the Internet - and access to a good university library - you could possibly find out as much about the essentials of fitness for the second half of your life as you'd get from a quick read of Jim Sloane's fine book. Save yourself the trouble & have a good time in the bargain: read Staying Fit Over Fifty".
      - John Jerome, author of The Complete Runner's Day-by-Day Log & Calendar, published since 1986
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         Item #: B0745
TITLE: Stride & Glide: Guide to Wisconsin's Best Cross-Country Ski Trails
Author(s): William Chad McGrath
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
     
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         Item #: B0198
TITLE: The Basic Essentials of Cross-Country Skiing
Author(s): John Moynier
Pages: 72 pages, 6x9, illustrations
Price: $ 7.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 6.36
      Each book in the Basic Essentials series delivers what the title promises - Practical, succinct information. These books are ideal scouts, church groups, or individuals who want to learn about a particular outdoor activity inexpensively.
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         Item #: B2316
TITLE: The Complete Guide to Cross-Country Ski Preparation
Author(s): Nat Brown
Pages: 144 6" x 9" pages, 20 b/w photos
Price: $ 18.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.16
      Emphasizing simplicity & practicality, Nat Brown guides skiers through all the techniques, basic to advanced, needed to produce fast skis. He covers the basic mechanics of skis & wax, all the factors that can affect a ski's speed & how to minimize or eliminate them, and advanced topics such as testing & repairs.
      Author Nat Brown was U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team & U.S. Biathlon Team waxer for 2 Olympics & 5 World Championships.
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         Item #: B1176
TITLE: Trail Book: Boise & Surrounding Areas
Pages: 225 pages, zippered 3-ring binder, topo maps
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      This trail guide for hikers, mountain bikers, nordic skiiers, & horseback riders is enclosed in a zippered 3-ring binder with detailed topo maps & directions. It covers over 75 trails in the Boise area, from Bruneau Sand Dunes to McCall.
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         Item #: B1177
TITLE: Trail Book: Portland (OR) & Surrounding Areas
Pages: 225 pages, zippered 3-ring binder, topo maps
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      This trail guide for hikers, mountain bikers, nordic skiiers, & horseback riders is enclosed in a zippered 3-ring binder with detailed topo maps & directions. It covers over 80 trails in the Portland area, from Forest Park to Mount Hood to the Columbia Gorge.
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         Item #: B1179
TITLE: Trail Book: Seattle & Surronding Areas
Pages: 225 pages, zippered 3-ring binder, topo maps
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      This trail guide for hikers, mountain bikers, nordic skiiers, & horseback riders is enclosed in a zippered 3-ring binder with detailed topo maps & directions. It covers over 60 trails in the Cascade Range, from Glacier Peak Wilderness to Mt. Ranier National Park. Also includes information on Seattle's park system.
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         Item #: B1178
TITLE: Trail Book: Sun Valley & Surrounding Areas
Pages: 225 pages, zippered 3-ring binder, topo maps
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      This trail guide for hikers, mountain bikers, nordic skiiers, & horseback riders is enclosed in a zippered 3-ring binder with detailed topo maps & directions. It covers trails in Sun Valley Idaho & its 5 mountain ranges.
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         Item #: B2800
TITLE: Vail Hiker & Ski Touring Guide
Author(s): Gilliland
Pages: 104 pages, spiral bound, photos, maps
Price: $ 15.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 12.76
      Describes 40 hiking, snowshoeing & ski trails around Vail, Colorado, the Gore Range & Holy Cross Wilderness.
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         Item #: B0968
TITLE: Wilderness Skiing & Winter Camping
Author(s): C. Townsend
Price: $ 17.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 14.36
     
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