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208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Hinckley is perhaps the most internationally recognized authority on the subject of America's Main Street. This collection offers you the stories behind Route 66 icons such as Baxter Springs and Tucumcari, Meramec Caverns, Arroyo Seco Byway, Berghoff's and the Oatman Hotel, Munger Moss and Wigwam Motel, and dozens more. Hinckley also treats you to a fresh look at lesser known but deserving attractions too. At nearly a century old, Route 66 remains...
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223 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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In Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die, the newest addition to the Fifty Places series, Chris Santella explores the best destinations for the diverse sport of paddling. The book features the world's top spots for kayaking, rafting, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding. Destinations include the Grand Canyon, Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Baja California, Indonesia's Komodo Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula, as recommended by paddling experts. Compelling...
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"The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists...
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Taking hikers to some of the most scenic sections of the fabulous Grand Canyon National Park, this book includes short descriptions and maps of seventeen easy day hikes in the park. Hikes in this book are fairly short, usually (but not always) without big hills, and are on well-defined, easy-to-follow trails.
6) Grand Canyon
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"An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain"--
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1 audio disc (MP3) (12 hours 06 minutes) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Tomomi Hanamure, a Japanese citizen who loved exploring the rugged wilderness of the American West, was killed on her birthday May 8, 2006. She was stabbed 29 times as she hiked to Havasu Falls on the Havasupai Indian Reservation at the bottom of Grand Canyon. Her killer was an 18-year old Havasupai youth named Randy Redtail Wescogame who had a history of robbing tourists and was addicted to meth. It was the most brutal murder ever recorded in Grand...
15) Major impossible
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Nathan Hale's hazardous tales volume 9
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127 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
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John Wesley Powell always had the spirit of adventure in him. As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring. When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even after he lost most of his right arm, he continued to fight until the war was over. In 1869, he embarked with the Colorado River Exploring Expedition-- ten men in four boats-- to float through the Grand Canyon. Ten explorers went in, but only six came out....
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"Perfect for first-time visitors and seasoned campers alike, expert hiker John Annerino's Hiking the Grand Canyon is one of the most user-friendly and comprehensive guides to one of America's premier natural wonders. Hiking the Grand Canyon provides detailed, authoritative descriptions of more than one hundred of the area's best trails, from easier day hikes perfect for beginners to more rigorous, rim-to-river and cross-canyon treks that challenge...
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1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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"Heading south of the border, George Bauer travels to Mexico for a train ride to massive Copper Canyon. While it resembles Arizona's Grand Canyon, Copper Canyon is four times larger. George rides along with some visitors on the famous Chihuahua al Pacifico Railroad and explores the canyon. The program also includes a look at safety issues that women--especially older women--should consider when traveling alone to distant places. Seasoned travelers...
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112 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Next to Yosemite and the High Sierra, the Southwest was closest to Ansel Adams' heart. It was here, in the early 1930's, that he was inspired to make photography his life's work. He would return to the region again and again. In his words, "wherever one goes in the Southwest one encounters magic, strength, and beauty." Today the Grand Canyon is one of America's most popular national parks, hosting more than six million visitors each year. This special...
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A to Z mysteries.Super edition volume 11
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136 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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The star of their favorite television show is kidnapped at the Grand Canyon, and it is up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to find him.
20) Rim to river
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1 videodisc (49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An incredible visual journey of one of the greatest natural wonders on earth, The Grand Canyon.
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