Tags: Book
Documenting the history of the National Trails System
by Steve Elkinton, Author, “A Grand Experiment: The National Trails System at 50” (2018, Palmetto Press) Steve Elkinton, former National Park Service (NPS) Program Leader for the National Trails System, has compiled an illustrated history of how the System came about and how it has evolved…
Retracing the geology and history of the IAT
by Melanie Radzicki McManus, Author of “Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail” (2017, Wisconsin Historical Society Press) At 6 a.m. the air was already so thick and heavy it felt like I was breathing through a wet washcloth. I refused to ponder the day’s weather…
Scenic trails featured in ‘Great Hiking Trails of the World’
In association with the American Hiking Society, Karen Berger wrote a new book, “Great Hiking Trails of the World: 80 Trails, 75,000 Miles, 38 Countries, 6 Continents,” that was published this year by Rizzoli New York. She is also the author of the 2014 book,…