Mountain Bike Adventures In The Northern Rockies

Download or read book Mountain Bike Adventures in the Northern Rockies written by Michael McCoy and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These trips (nearly 40 of them) will lead the mountain biker to some of the most beautiful parts of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and South Dakota, and explain in detail how to explore them safely and responsibly, yet with all the thrills that mountain biking can produce. Follow routes that get you into the heart of backcountry within minutes of Missoula and Rapid City; find the low-traffic trails surrounding Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks (themselves off-limits to mountain bikes); discover the magnificent areas where no one goes The Big Hole Valley, the North Fork Flathead River.

Download or read book Mountain Bike Adventures in Washington's North Cascades and Olympics written by Tom Kirkendall and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * 60 mountain biking routes * Rating level identifies the most challenging routes * 90 photos and 60 detailed area maps This mountain biking guidebook for the North Cascades and Olympics offers routes from I-90 north to the Canadian border, as well as trails in the Olympic Mountains. These regions offer mountain bikers of all levels the choice of leisurely cruises on abandoned railroad grades, challenging tours of rarely used logging roads, and much more. With 60 routes to choose from, you'll have information on skill level required, distance, elevation gain, mileage, and best time of year to ride.

Download or read book Mountain Bikes on Public Lands written by Kit Keller and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sloane's Complete Book of All-terrain Bicycles written by Eugene A. Sloane and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1991 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains more than 300 photographs and 75 detailed drawings illustrating everything from helmets to handlebars and brake maintenance to off-road racing.

Download or read book Cycling the Great Divide written by Michael McCoy and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Cycling the Great Divide, 2nd Edition * Mountain bikers from around the world test their mettle on this 2,745-mile route each year * Ultra cycling, including this route through the Rockies, are increasing in popularity * 245 miles have been added to the route since the first edition was published and are now covered in this new update Mostly dirt roads, a little pavement, some single track, and 100% adventure await on the great Divide Mountain Bike Route from Canada to Mexico. Cyclists dream of and plan for this life-list trip that starts in Banff, Alberta and rolls through 2,745 miles of wild mountainous beauty all the way to antelope Wells, New Mexico. Michael McCoy and the Adventure Cycling Association (ACA) provide a segmented route guide for you to follow in its entirety or section ride to suit your schedule and stamina. This fully updated edition provides the information you need to stay on route and find food, water, bike supplies, and shelter (camp or stay in small-town accommodations) over the entire adventure. Updated content in the 2nd edition includes info on the 254 miles in Canada that were recently added to the route (with maps and photos), as well as changes and additions to the evolving trail, new resources to access on your trip, and new and revised maps.

Download or read book American Serengeti written by Dan Flores and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's Great Plains once possessed one of the grandest wildlife spectacles of the world, equaled only by such places as the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, or the veld of South Africa. Pronghorn antelope, gray wolves, bison, coyotes, wild horses, and grizzly bears: less than two hundred years ago these creatures existed in such abundance that John James Audubon was moved to write, "it is impossible to describe or even conceive the vast multitudes of these animals." In a work that is at once a lyrical evocation of that lost splendor and a detailed natural history of these charismatic species of the historic Great Plains, veteran naturalist and outdoorsman Dan Flores draws a vivid portrait of each of these animals in their glory—and tells the harrowing story of what happened to them at the hands of market hunters and ranchers and ultimately a federal killing program in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Great Plains with its wildlife intact dazzled Americans and Europeans alike, prompting numerous literary tributes. American Serengeti takes its place alongside these celebratory works, showing us the grazers and predators of the plains against the vast opalescent distances, the blue mountains shimmering on the horizon, the great rippling tracts of yellowed grasslands. Far from the empty "flyover country" of recent times, this landscape is alive with a complex ecology at least 20,000 years old—a continental patrimony whose wonders may not be entirely lost, as recent efforts hold out hope of partial restoration of these historic species. Written by an author who has done breakthrough work on the histories of several of these animals—including bison, wild horses, and coyotes—American Serengeti is as rigorous in its research as it is intimate in its sense of wonder—the most deeply informed, closely observed view we have of the Great Plains' wild heritage.

Download or read book Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies written by Doug Eastcott and published by Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been updated and expanded to keep up with the development of the sport and increased skill of riders. New rider-built routes, elevation profiles, and trails around Nordegg, Invermere, Cranbrook and Kimberley are all included. The guide covers over 200 trails in the Canadian Rockies and provides all the information you need to make your ride safe and fun. Trail descriptions are augmented by historical anecdotes and natural history notes.