Next 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...
Read MoreThe other day we posted the Wilderness Press catalog online and today we're unleashing the Menasha Ridge Press and Clerisy Press joint-catalog into the wild as well. So check it out and pass it along. Once you get chance to 'flip' through the pages though, drop us...
Read MoreAuthor Steve Ausherman maintains a list of updates and changes to his popular hiking book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque. If you follow the link, you will find map supplements, new photos and additional coordinates to compliment the book's hiking routes and profiles. Steve...
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The website Planeta.com, self-described as a global journal of practical ecotourism, has just named Traveler’s Tool Kit: Mexico & Central America by Rob Sangster and Tim Leffel, a book of the year in its guidebook category. This is the third year that Planeta.com has featured Book of the Year Awards and the website reports that this year over 300 people participated by voting.
“This year’s competition was our most popular ever,” said Ron Mader, founder and host of the award-winning Planeta.com website. “We are very pleased to see this record turn-out.”
Mader went on to say that the award was created to improve the communication among Planeta.com, authors, publishers, and Planeta.com readers. “This award allows us to update our bibliographies, add links to author blogs, twitter and flickr galleries.”
Attention all smart, savvy, sophisticated ladies - it's time to get outside! We know it's cold, but Kim Lipker's latest book is sure to get you motivated, informed and hiking. Smart & Savvy Hiking: What Every Woman Needs to Know on the Trail answers questions...
Read MorePublishing books and maps about nature and outdoor adventures, we get to see A LOT of beautiful photographs. It's one of the perks of working here. Almost every photo that comes across our screens would make a nice wallpaper background...
Read MoreAfter nearly 10 years as Senior Editor for COASTAL LIVING Magazine, covering the shores of North America, Susan Haynes has expanded her geography to embrace the river, forest, and mountain terrain of Menasha Ridge Press. As Senior Acquisitions Editor, Susan is hot on the trail...
Read MoreIt's here and available for sale! The latest edition of Ron Dalby's Guide to the Alaska Highway has shipped, just in time for the gorgeous weather and unbelievable Alaska travel season. This fantastic guide goes beyond the lists and basic points of interest and draws on Ron's 35 trips worth...
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