Tags: Books
Lewis & Clark NHT Junior Ranger Activity Book Engages Kids of All Ages
By Caitlin Campbell, Visual Information Specialist, Lewis and Clark NHT The Lewis and Clark Trail Junior Ranger program is now available at more than 30 locations in 13 States across the country. To earn a Junior Ranger badge, kids work on an activity book that…
All About the Appalachian Trail by Leonard M. Adkins
by Leonard M. Adkins, Author, All About the Appalachian Trail There are a few colorfully illustrated books about the Appalachian Trail for very young children. However, All About the Appalachian Trail is the very first written for readers in grades 4-8 that provides a complete…
My Way West by Elizabeth Goss
by Elizabeth Goss, Author, My Way West Between 1841 and 1884, more than 40,000 kids traveled west across North America on the Oregon and California Trails. These young emigrants had extraordinary experiences on their journeys, but they were ordinary people. Some were picky eaters, some…
“The National Trails System—An Illustrated History” by Steve Elkinton
by Steve Elkinton, Author The National Trails System: How did it happen? Steve Elkinton’s book, “The National Trails System—An Illustrated History,” traces the origins of long-distance trails across America, ties them to the cutting-edge conservation legislation of the 1960s and Earth Day, and explains how…
National Trails System 50th book to benefit PNTS
by Partnership for the National Trails System Adapted from news releases Steve Elkinton, former National Park Service (NPS) Program Leader for the National Trails System, has written the book, “A Grand Experiment—The National Trails System at 50.” Learn how the concept of a National Trails…
The trails are there for you
by Heather Anderson, Author “Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home” (2019, Mountaineers Books) The National Trails System has played a pivotal role in my life for the last 16 years. The day after I graduated college, I took my first steps northward from Springer Mountain, GA on…
America’s Great Hiking Trails
By Karen Berger, Author, “America’s Great Hiking Trails: Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, North Country Trail, Ice Age Trail, Potomac Heritage Trail, Florida Trail, Natchez Trace Trail, Arizona Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, New England Trail” (2014, Rizzoli with Partnership for the National…
The Appalachian Trail: Celebrating America’s Premier Hiking Trail
By Brian King, Author, “The Appalachian Trail: Celebrating America’s Premier Hiking Trail” (2012, Rizzoli with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy) For decades, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) leadership sought to have published a fuller history of the ATC and the Appalachian Trail (AT) than had circulated…