Adventure Travel

a basic, visual guide to visiting The National Parks (Volume 1)

Photojournalist Zack Frank, best known for covering the War in Iraq and Hurricane Katrina, uses his unique perspective to document the beauty of the National Parks and scenic wonders of the American landscape. This guide was designed to make casual visits to the National Parks as rewarding and convenient as possible. Extensive color photography and park maps are featured throughout the ...

You Want Breakfast Now? A Mongol Rally Team Experience

The Mongol Rally – a 10,000 mile adventure, driving a pathetically underpowered car from the UK to Mongolia – all for charity. “You Want Breakfast Now? A Mongol Rally Experience” is the story of 3 young men from a tiny island in the Isles of Scilly who undertook this challenge in 2010. Despite living on a 2 square mile island, and 2/3rds of the team not having ...

South to Alaska: From the Heartland of America to the Heart of

Born in the dusty heart of Oklahoma in 1916, ten-year-old Melvin Owens dreams of living in Alaska. More than forty years later, to the astonishment of neighbors and friends, he single-handedly constructs the 47-foot Red Dog in his Arkansas backyard. After launching the boat in 1971, Melvin cruises along the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico where, in 1973, he begins an ...

A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago: St. Jean *

Now updated to include newer maps and photos—and lighter in weight to support carefree traveling—this comprehensive guidebook to the Camino de Santiago and its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of St. James. Overview route planners plus daily stage maps and detailed town plans help sojourners with all the advance ...

Destination Frightville: 13 U.S. Haunts to Visit If You Dare

Looking for interesting places to go on your next vacation? Destination Frightville: 13 U.S. Haunts to Visit If You Dare, explores thirteen of the most haunted places in the United States that you can visit and tour. Seven of the thirteen you can even spend the night! This book describes the location and background stories as well as what type of haunting is occurring currently. ...