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Like her 2011 book of a similarly-epic long trek around Lake Michigan, this grand hike on the shores of five magnificent bodies of freshwater explores the natural and human history of the Great Lakes, while raising important questions about preserving our wild places and protecting fragile ecosystems on which we all depend.

For Linda Cracknell, exposure to wind, rock, mist, and salt water is integral to her writing process. She follows Susan Sontag’s advice to “Love words, agonise over sentences, and pay attention to the world,” observing and writing her landscapes from the particulars of each moment. In this varied essay collection, Linda backpacks on a small island that is connected to the mainland only at low tide.

In this beautiful collection, 20 outstanding writers set out with old memories and new adventures. ‘I’ve always hated walking,’ Harland Miller offers as his precis, while Ingrid Persaud and Agnes Poirier consider the rituals of pilgrimage and protest march. ‘It isn’t a walking city,’ Kamila Shamsie writes of Karachi, though she strides across it regardless. On the shores of Foulness Island, Will Self hopes to avoid landmines. In a forest north of Berlin, Jessica J. Lee gets soaked, then lost.

Like a well-crafted stage play, Just Passin' Thru delivers one suspenseful scene after another. But in this historic setting a store on the Appalachian Trail called Mountain Crossings the characters who show up are no fictional creations. Like any good drama, there are the good guys (and gals) and the weirdos, too. Some show up once (and that’s enough), and some appear again and again. But all are united by two things: the author’s story-capturing talent, and whatever it is that lures them to attempt (or conquer) a 2,200-mile path that climbs and plummets from Georgia to Maine.

Walkactive - quite simply the easiest, cheapest and most convenient way to transform your body, for life. If you think that getting fitter and slimmer requires endless gym sessions, lots of equipment or a special diet, you couldn't be more wrong. With Walkactive you can start to see results in as little as two weeks just by doing something you do every day - walking! Diet and Movement Specialist Joanna Hall has developed a unique walking technique that can bring radical results, no matter what your age.

Walking is aerobic exercise; it is also the ‘superfood’ of exercise. Most of us do it every day to varying degrees and many of us do not fully appreciate the many proven benefits for the body and mind that you can get simply by taking regular walks. Author Russ Williams – a UK based broadcaster – has been a walker for many years and noticed a distinct upturn in his physical and mental health as a result of walking regularly.

In February 2019, award-winning writer Alex Roddie left his online life behind when he set out to walk 300 miles through the Scottish Highlands, seeking solitude and answers. In leaving the chaos of the internet behind for a month, he hoped to learn how it was truly affecting him - or if he should look elsewhere for the causes of his anxiety. The Farthest Shore is the story of Alex’s solo trek along the remote Cape Wrath Trail.

When the World Turns White, Will You Be Ready? Blizzards and whiteouts can arrive fast, last for days, and test even the toughest people and best-prepared homes. Whiteout Survival is the ultimate practical guide for anyone living in or traveling to regions where snowstorms can strike without warning. Inside this step-by-step survival handbook, you’ll learn exactly how to plan ahead, stay safe during the storm, and recover wisely when the snow clears. Whether you live in a city, a rural area, or off the grid, these proven tips will help you protect yourself, your family, and your home.

From peaceful forest retreats to rugged mountain hikes, your connection to nature should feel empowering—never risky. The Ultimate Outdoor Wellness Kits Handbook is the essential guide to designing personalized, practical, and holistic wellness kits for any terrain, climate, or activity.

David Le Breton mezcla en Elogio del caminar a Pierre Sansot y a Patrick Leigh Fermor, pero también hace que Bashô y Stevenson dialoguen sin preocuparse por el rigor histórico, pues el propósito de este exquisito libro no radica ahí, se trata solamente de caminar juntos, de intercambiar impresiones, como si estuviéramos en torno a una mesa en un albergue al borde del camino, por la tarde, cuando el cansancio y el vino nos hacen hablar.

I Vandrelyst inspirerer Ritt Bjerregaard og Christine Antorini til den gave, vandreture kan være, når man oplever det danske landskab, mærker vejret, dufter havet, bliver svedte og våde og også bidt af myg. Undervejs inviterer de to sig på besøg hos kvinder med noget på hjerte. De deler vandreglæden og får gode snakke i det fri. Mød bl.a. læge Bente Klarlund Pedersen, forsvarsminister Trine Bramsen, strikkedronning Marianne Isager og forfatter Elsebeth Egholm.

This book is a true story about the journey of a woman who steadily lost up to 25 pounds during a 6-month period, which averages to a realistic one pound a week, give or take. Like everyone else, she enjoys freely eating whatever she wants without giving thought to the type of food or the quantity.

Die Lieblingstouren der meistgewanderten Frau der Welt. "Welchen Weg können Sie mir denn empfehlen?" Diese Frage wird Wanderexpertin und Bestsellerautorin Christine Thürmer nach über 60.000 Kilometern zu Fuß wirklich immer und überall gestellt. Eine allgemeingültige Antwort zu finden ist schwer, denn Menschen sind verschieden.

With so many people struggling to lose weight and keep it off, what is the secret to losing weight and keeping it off for good? That is what Hike Your Way to Better Health and Happiness will show you. Following the three simple steps in this book, I went from being a couch potato to hiking almost 19 miles to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and back out one day. I have tried them all and failed them all, just like you, but the information in this book is altogether different from the rest!

Walking is a form of exercise that’s available to most people. You don’t need any special equipment other than some supportive walking shoes. And there’s no need for an expensive membership at a fitness center. I wrote this book to break down the myths about physical, mental, and spiritual walking, to share the successes and challenges of my lifelong walking journey, to provide strategies and tools to embrace different types of walking at every age and stage of life, and to help teach others about building physical, mental, and emotional resilience and inner strength.

Walking is the most natural means of getting around under your own steam and the only sustained dynamic exercise that is possible for nearly all of us to participate in. No special skills or equipment are required, and you can do it anywhere. Walking is flexible enough to be accommodated into occupational and domestic routines, as well as for leisure or specific fitness training. Exploring the evolutionary and historical importance of walking, this book uncovers how the principles that motivated people to walk in the past are even more relevant in the 21st century.

Toronto's only audio guide to the city's beautiful trails through wooded ravines, the scenic Humber, Don and Rouge river valleys and along wild sections of the Lake Ontario shore - where you feel miles out of the city, but are all within reach by public transit. This guide details how to reach the trails and guides you along the walk and tells you how to get back. It also shares interesting stories about people who explored these paths in earlier times.

El sendero de los Apalaches es una de las rutas a pie más largas del mundo, que serpentea por casi toda la Costa Este estadounidense. Sin apenas experiencia como excursionista, Bill Bryson decidió recorrer ese camino. Tenía muchas razones para emprender aquel reto: ponerse en forma, conocer mejor su país, adentrarse en un entorno natural único...

Nach über 45.000 Kilometern zu Fuß gilt Christine Thürmer als die Expertin fürs Langstreckenwandern und hat Antworten auf alle Fragen rund ums Weitwandern: Warum bereite ich mich besser am Computer als im Fitnessstudio auf eine Tour vor? Wieso sollte ich einen Müllsack mitnehmen? Welche Probleme können mich unterwegs erwarten? Und was an diesem Leben macht so unfassbar glücklich?

An ode to paths and the journeys we take through nature, as told by a gifted writer who stopped driving and rediscovered the joys of traveling by foot.