We got the news last week, when the 2009 National Book Awards were announced and we saw that William Nealy's (destined-to-be-a-classic) Kayak: The New Frontier took home the top prize in the "Classic Category". It's a great honor to have this one-of-a-kind book get the...
Read MoreCheck out what arrived this week! Sandra Kear's 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Philadelphia is headed to bookstores right now and will be available for sale within the week. This book is loaded with the best trails for all skill levels. Not to mention the trails...
Read More60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Houston author Laurie Roddy is all set to present tonight at the Westheimer REI store. The event kicks off at about 7:00pm, today October 6th. So get there early to check out the book and find out about all of...
Read MoreThe Phoenix Public Library has selected author Charles Liu's 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Phoenix (Including Tempe, Scottsdale and Glendale) as one of only six books selected for their Fall Reading List. Congratulations to Charles and the folks in Phoenix, with a little bit of...
Read MoreThe Just Passin’ Thru advanced reader copies have arrived just in time for the weekend! Books won’t be in stores for a few more weeks, but we’ll be down at the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance event this weekend.
Author Winton Porter will also be there this weekend signing books and speaking on an author panel. So if you’re there stop on by and say ‘hi’!
Click though the jump to read an overview of the book.
Attention Cincinnati! Here is a FREE hike download for you! It's taken from the pages of the recently released 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Cincinnati. So download this free file, lace up your boots and follow along as author Tammy York takes you out on the...
Read MoreThe Summer heat is here. It's time to level some professional advice as to where to hike and camp to make the most of your time out in the sun. Or you can get a head start on your plans for Fall and Winter and...
Read MoreNext week, May 11-15, has been declared Bike-to-Work Week by the League of American Bicyclists. If you can't consider pedal power every day for a week, maybe you could oil up your chain and join everyone on that Friday, May 15th for Bike-to-Work Day. It's...
Read MoreDavid Womack's latest post makes me glad that warmer weather is finally here, in my part of the country. Not too mention it sounds like a great ride (especially for those of us without capes in our closets!). And how can his bird's-eye views, not make...
Read MoreI love the story Tony Padegimas uses to open up his post: It is said that when the cynic philosopher Diogenes, who, among other things, was the first philosopher of the “Go-Lite” movement, saw a young boy drinking from a stream with his hands, the philosopher...
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