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Southeast Missouri State University - Recreation

Director at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center
JD
Tanner
Carbondale, Illinois
I am the Director of Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center at Southern Illinois University and in my spare time write hiking and biking guides for Falcon Guides. I have been working with/for educational and non-profit organizations for the past 20 years. During that time I have taught college recreation courses, developed educational programs for the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, designed course and class curriculum, have created new programs like new student orientations and am currently working on a 2.5 million dollar mountain bike park project. Membership and partnership development, marketing, and project management are all skills I have honed during this time period as well.

I am a wanna be full-time adventurer and will be once I figure out how to pay bills while doing so.

Specialties: Project Management, Fundraising, Budget Management & Development, Administration, Outdoor Technical Writing, Environmental Skills and Ethics, Staff Development and Training, Backcountry Travel and Outdoor Living Skills Instruction, Expedition Leadership Training, Experiential Education, and Outdoor Pursuits.

Experience

    Education

    • Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

      M.S. Ed

      Recreation Administration
      Coursework included expedition planning, personnel management, budgeting, recreation trends and issues, and recreation theory. Thesis included student perceptions of wilderness leadership development during wilderness expeditions.

    • Southeast Missouri State University

      B.S.

      Outdoor Recreation
      Coursework included program development, facilitation, facility management, personnel management, and outdoor skills development. Also included an internship at the Southeast Missouri State University campus recreation center. Planned and executed activities and events for campus recreation.

    • Southeast Missouri State University

      Instructor


      Instructed courses for college students through the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation. In addition to instructing in a classroom and in the field, also developed course syllabi, and advised students.

    • Southern Illinois University

      Director at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center


      As the Director at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center, I oversee the operations of a 3100 acre outdoor education center in Southern Illinois, manage a 1.2 million dollar budget, manage 11 professional staff, 4 graduate assistants and 50 to 60 student staff. The Center serves Southern Illinois University, the region and the nation as an outdoor laboratory for experiential learning, a field site for research, and a provider of recreation therapy, outdoor education, personal and interpersonal growth experiences and hospitality service facilities.



    Publications

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Bike Rides Albuquerque & Santa Fe

      Falcon Guides

      Best Bike RidesAlbuquerque and Santa Fe describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Bike Rides Albuquerque & Santa Fe

      Falcon Guides

      Best Bike RidesAlbuquerque and Santa Fe describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

    • East of Yellowstone: A Hiker's Guide to Cody

      Sunlight Sports

      A hiking guide for Cody, WY that includes 20 hikes in and around the Cody area. Hikes included are shorter family hikes and longer intermediate to advanced level hikes. Cody is just east of Yellowstone National Park and is waiting for you to explore it. Find this guide at Sunlight Sports in downtown Cody.

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Bike Rides Albuquerque & Santa Fe

      Falcon Guides

      Best Bike RidesAlbuquerque and Santa Fe describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

    • East of Yellowstone: A Hiker's Guide to Cody

      Sunlight Sports

      A hiking guide for Cody, WY that includes 20 hikes in and around the Cody area. Hikes included are shorter family hikes and longer intermediate to advanced level hikes. Cody is just east of Yellowstone National Park and is waiting for you to explore it. Find this guide at Sunlight Sports in downtown Cody.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from scenic ridgetops to quiet valleys and cool hollows. Discover the petroglyphs strewn throughout the Rockywood Trail; stroll through a scenic mixed-hardwood trail on the Indian Point Trail; or explore some of the best remaining upland savannas in Missouri on the Chinquapin Trail.

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Bike Rides Albuquerque & Santa Fe

      Falcon Guides

      Best Bike RidesAlbuquerque and Santa Fe describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

    • East of Yellowstone: A Hiker's Guide to Cody

      Sunlight Sports

      A hiking guide for Cody, WY that includes 20 hikes in and around the Cody area. Hikes included are shorter family hikes and longer intermediate to advanced level hikes. Cody is just east of Yellowstone National Park and is waiting for you to explore it. Find this guide at Sunlight Sports in downtown Cody.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from scenic ridgetops to quiet valleys and cool hollows. Discover the petroglyphs strewn throughout the Rockywood Trail; stroll through a scenic mixed-hardwood trail on the Indian Point Trail; or explore some of the best remaining upland savannas in Missouri on the Chinquapin Trail.

    • Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Lace up your boots and sample fifty-nine of the finest trails in southern Utah’s Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument and the stunning 1.2-million-acre Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. With thorough descriptions and detailed maps, this book leads you to both well-known and little-used trails, and it includes several backpack trips and a wide variety of day hikes. Whether traveling down remote desert roads or up serene canyons, you will be rewarded with vivid memories and a yearning to return.

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Bike Rides Albuquerque & Santa Fe

      Falcon Guides

      Best Bike RidesAlbuquerque and Santa Fe describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

    • East of Yellowstone: A Hiker's Guide to Cody

      Sunlight Sports

      A hiking guide for Cody, WY that includes 20 hikes in and around the Cody area. Hikes included are shorter family hikes and longer intermediate to advanced level hikes. Cody is just east of Yellowstone National Park and is waiting for you to explore it. Find this guide at Sunlight Sports in downtown Cody.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from scenic ridgetops to quiet valleys and cool hollows. Discover the petroglyphs strewn throughout the Rockywood Trail; stroll through a scenic mixed-hardwood trail on the Indian Point Trail; or explore some of the best remaining upland savannas in Missouri on the Chinquapin Trail.

    • Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Lace up your boots and sample fifty-nine of the finest trails in southern Utah’s Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument and the stunning 1.2-million-acre Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. With thorough descriptions and detailed maps, this book leads you to both well-known and little-used trails, and it includes several backpack trips and a wide variety of day hikes. Whether traveling down remote desert roads or up serene canyons, you will be rewarded with vivid memories and a yearning to return.

    • Hiking Four Corners

      Falcon Guides

      Hiking the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos portraying the amazing scenery that makes up the Four Corners. This guide includes everything from serene high plains desert hikes in New Mexico and Arizona to trails that take hikers back through time as they reach the ancient ruins in the Utah canyons. Hikers will be directed to popular Colorado 14,000 foot peaks and less known hidden treasures in northwest New Mexico

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Bike Rides Albuquerque & Santa Fe

      Falcon Guides

      Best Bike RidesAlbuquerque and Santa Fe describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

    • East of Yellowstone: A Hiker's Guide to Cody

      Sunlight Sports

      A hiking guide for Cody, WY that includes 20 hikes in and around the Cody area. Hikes included are shorter family hikes and longer intermediate to advanced level hikes. Cody is just east of Yellowstone National Park and is waiting for you to explore it. Find this guide at Sunlight Sports in downtown Cody.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from scenic ridgetops to quiet valleys and cool hollows. Discover the petroglyphs strewn throughout the Rockywood Trail; stroll through a scenic mixed-hardwood trail on the Indian Point Trail; or explore some of the best remaining upland savannas in Missouri on the Chinquapin Trail.

    • Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Lace up your boots and sample fifty-nine of the finest trails in southern Utah’s Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument and the stunning 1.2-million-acre Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. With thorough descriptions and detailed maps, this book leads you to both well-known and little-used trails, and it includes several backpack trips and a wide variety of day hikes. Whether traveling down remote desert roads or up serene canyons, you will be rewarded with vivid memories and a yearning to return.

    • Hiking Four Corners

      Falcon Guides

      Hiking the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos portraying the amazing scenery that makes up the Four Corners. This guide includes everything from serene high plains desert hikes in New Mexico and Arizona to trails that take hikers back through time as they reach the ancient ruins in the Utah canyons. Hikers will be directed to popular Colorado 14,000 foot peaks and less known hidden treasures in northwest New Mexico

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Included in this book are short descriptions and maps of the author's favorite easy day hikes in Cedar Mesa, Paria Canyon, Grand Staircase, and Escalante Canyon. It will help you choose the best day hiking trails in this outstanding natural area. If you're going to be in southern Utah for a few days and want to find some great, easy hikes, this book is for you.

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Bike Rides Albuquerque & Santa Fe

      Falcon Guides

      Best Bike RidesAlbuquerque and Santa Fe describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

    • East of Yellowstone: A Hiker's Guide to Cody

      Sunlight Sports

      A hiking guide for Cody, WY that includes 20 hikes in and around the Cody area. Hikes included are shorter family hikes and longer intermediate to advanced level hikes. Cody is just east of Yellowstone National Park and is waiting for you to explore it. Find this guide at Sunlight Sports in downtown Cody.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from scenic ridgetops to quiet valleys and cool hollows. Discover the petroglyphs strewn throughout the Rockywood Trail; stroll through a scenic mixed-hardwood trail on the Indian Point Trail; or explore some of the best remaining upland savannas in Missouri on the Chinquapin Trail.

    • Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Lace up your boots and sample fifty-nine of the finest trails in southern Utah’s Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument and the stunning 1.2-million-acre Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. With thorough descriptions and detailed maps, this book leads you to both well-known and little-used trails, and it includes several backpack trips and a wide variety of day hikes. Whether traveling down remote desert roads or up serene canyons, you will be rewarded with vivid memories and a yearning to return.

    • Hiking Four Corners

      Falcon Guides

      Hiking the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos portraying the amazing scenery that makes up the Four Corners. This guide includes everything from serene high plains desert hikes in New Mexico and Arizona to trails that take hikers back through time as they reach the ancient ruins in the Utah canyons. Hikers will be directed to popular Colorado 14,000 foot peaks and less known hidden treasures in northwest New Mexico

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Included in this book are short descriptions and maps of the author's favorite easy day hikes in Cedar Mesa, Paria Canyon, Grand Staircase, and Escalante Canyon. It will help you choose the best day hiking trails in this outstanding natural area. If you're going to be in southern Utah for a few days and want to find some great, easy hikes, this book is for you.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes the Four Corners

      Falcon Guides

      Best Easy Day Hikes the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos portraying the amazing scenery that makes up the Four Corners. This guide includes everything from serene high plains desert hikes in New Mexico and Arizona to trails that take hikers back through time as they reach the ancient ruins in the Utah canyons. Hikers will be directed to popular Colorado 14,000 foot peaks and less known hidden treasures in northwest New Mexico

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Bike Rides Albuquerque & Santa Fe

      Falcon Guides

      Best Bike RidesAlbuquerque and Santa Fe describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

    • East of Yellowstone: A Hiker's Guide to Cody

      Sunlight Sports

      A hiking guide for Cody, WY that includes 20 hikes in and around the Cody area. Hikes included are shorter family hikes and longer intermediate to advanced level hikes. Cody is just east of Yellowstone National Park and is waiting for you to explore it. Find this guide at Sunlight Sports in downtown Cody.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from scenic ridgetops to quiet valleys and cool hollows. Discover the petroglyphs strewn throughout the Rockywood Trail; stroll through a scenic mixed-hardwood trail on the Indian Point Trail; or explore some of the best remaining upland savannas in Missouri on the Chinquapin Trail.

    • Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Lace up your boots and sample fifty-nine of the finest trails in southern Utah’s Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument and the stunning 1.2-million-acre Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. With thorough descriptions and detailed maps, this book leads you to both well-known and little-used trails, and it includes several backpack trips and a wide variety of day hikes. Whether traveling down remote desert roads or up serene canyons, you will be rewarded with vivid memories and a yearning to return.

    • Hiking Four Corners

      Falcon Guides

      Hiking the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos portraying the amazing scenery that makes up the Four Corners. This guide includes everything from serene high plains desert hikes in New Mexico and Arizona to trails that take hikers back through time as they reach the ancient ruins in the Utah canyons. Hikers will be directed to popular Colorado 14,000 foot peaks and less known hidden treasures in northwest New Mexico

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Included in this book are short descriptions and maps of the author's favorite easy day hikes in Cedar Mesa, Paria Canyon, Grand Staircase, and Escalante Canyon. It will help you choose the best day hiking trails in this outstanding natural area. If you're going to be in southern Utah for a few days and want to find some great, easy hikes, this book is for you.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes the Four Corners

      Falcon Guides

      Best Easy Day Hikes the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos portraying the amazing scenery that makes up the Four Corners. This guide includes everything from serene high plains desert hikes in New Mexico and Arizona to trails that take hikers back through time as they reach the ancient ruins in the Utah canyons. Hikers will be directed to popular Colorado 14,000 foot peaks and less known hidden treasures in northwest New Mexico

    • Best Easy Day Hikes St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes St. Louis includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow hikes in and around St. Louis, Missouri. Discover a landscape of diverse natural beauty, from the rolling hills of the Ozarks to the towering bluffs along numerous rivers, and from woodland bottoms and floodplains to glacier-carved southern Illinois.

    • Best Hikes Near St. Louis

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Here are forty of the best hikes, all of them within an hour’s drive of St. Louis, Missouri—from the bustling urban trails of historic Forest Park to the varied geography of southern Illinois to the rocky, rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks. Whether you’re in the mood for an easy nature walk, a day-long hike, or an overnighter, this guide offers it.

    • Hiking Ozarks

      Falcon Guides

      This guide details 40 of the very best hiking trails throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides trails for every type of hiker, from easy flat trails to mile-long excursions.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, Missouri includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes through the Ozarks. View the boyhood home of George Washington Carver on the Carver Nature Trail; stroll through a mixed hardwood forest on the Indian Point Trail; or enjoy a challenging workout along the Woods Fork Creek on the Red Trail.

    • Best Bike Rides Albuquerque & Santa Fe

      Falcon Guides

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      Sunlight Sports

      A hiking guide for Cody, WY that includes 20 hikes in and around the Cody area. Hikes included are shorter family hikes and longer intermediate to advanced level hikes. Cody is just east of Yellowstone National Park and is waiting for you to explore it. Find this guide at Sunlight Sports in downtown Cody.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Best Easy Day Hikes Missouri Ozarks includes descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, from scenic ridgetops to quiet valleys and cool hollows. Discover the petroglyphs strewn throughout the Rockywood Trail; stroll through a scenic mixed-hardwood trail on the Indian Point Trail; or explore some of the best remaining upland savannas in Missouri on the Chinquapin Trail.

    • Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Lace up your boots and sample fifty-nine of the finest trails in southern Utah’s Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument and the stunning 1.2-million-acre Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. With thorough descriptions and detailed maps, this book leads you to both well-known and little-used trails, and it includes several backpack trips and a wide variety of day hikes. Whether traveling down remote desert roads or up serene canyons, you will be rewarded with vivid memories and a yearning to return.

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      Falcon Guides

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    • Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Staircase-Escalante

      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      Included in this book are short descriptions and maps of the author's favorite easy day hikes in Cedar Mesa, Paria Canyon, Grand Staircase, and Escalante Canyon. It will help you choose the best day hiking trails in this outstanding natural area. If you're going to be in southern Utah for a few days and want to find some great, easy hikes, this book is for you.

    • Best Easy Day Hikes the Four Corners

      Falcon Guides

      Best Easy Day Hikes the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos portraying the amazing scenery that makes up the Four Corners. This guide includes everything from serene high plains desert hikes in New Mexico and Arizona to trails that take hikers back through time as they reach the ancient ruins in the Utah canyons. Hikers will be directed to popular Colorado 14,000 foot peaks and less known hidden treasures in northwest New Mexico

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      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

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      Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

      It’s not necessary to travel far from home for a great hike. With these information-packed guides in hand, readers have everything they need for the adventure they seek, from an easy nature walk to a multiday backpacking trip. Each hike includes: location, length, hiking time, level of difficulty, and if dogs can come along.

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