For the first time, the 30 routes of the National Trails System are profiled in a guidebook: National Trails Guide: America’s Hidden Wonders (Global CPR, Sausalito) is the only book available profiling all 30 national scenic and historic trails. The audiobook includes detailed information on where to go and what to see:
• Many bold stories from the trail, with detailed information on places across America
• Introduction to 136 national park units, 89 national forests, and 141 wilderness areas with national trails
• With companion website ( www.nationaltrailsguide.com ) including a large color US map
“National parks are destinations; national trails are journeys,” says author William Robert Buck. “These trails offer visceral examples of colliding cultures, a quest for livelihood in uncertain times, passionate stories of victory and defeat, and the celebration of human achievement and possibility.”
A modern-day champion of the National Trails System, Buck set out across the country to document all 30 trails. Over the course of eight years, with multiple road trip partners, he visited 50 states, taking 10,000 photographs, hiking segments of all the 30 national trails. Join the adventure...
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