Trailside Guide Scuba Diving


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Gives practical advice on SCUBA diving, including choosing a dive school, getting certified, snorkeling, safety, how to descend, where to dive, underwater photography, night diving, and several other SCUBA topics.




Trailside Guide Rock Climbing


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Demonstrates safe climbing techniques, and tells how to transfer skills learned on practice walls to the outdoors.




Trailside Canoeing


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Discusses gear, strokes, camping by canoe, rules of moving water, white water, and water safety.




Fly Fishing


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The allure of fly fishing lies in its elegance and simplicity; there are easier ways to catch fish, but none is more rewarding. This guide provides step-by-step color instructions for fly fishing, from the basics of casting, knot tying, and stream reading to priceless tips on how to find and catch trout, bass, salmon, and saltwater fish on a fly. Color photos & drawings.




Sport Diver


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Snowshoeing


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The ancient, elegantly useful snowshoe has taken the outdoor sports scene by storm. With sales of snowshoes more than doubling every year this decade, snowshoeing rivals its trendy cousin snowboarding as the fastest growing winter sport in the United States.




More Everyday Wisdom


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Want to know why a forest smells different before it starts to rain? Or how long a pair of hiking boots should actually last? Find these answers and more in this pack-perfect book.More Everyday Wisdom provides brilliant improvisations for worst-case scenarios and advice to avoid the most common (and obscure) problems. These backcountry basics will help you plan your trips, become a better problem-solver, and learn to how to stay comfortable.




Islands Magazine


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Sport Diver


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Advanced Backpacking


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An expert long-distance backpacker shares secrets of the world's elite trekkers to make every hiker's adventure safer and more enjoyable.