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The Mountains Are Calling and I Must Go

True stories of the human spirit in the vast great wilderness, cookbooks to feed your adventurous stomach and how-to survival guides that would please John Muir.

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  • The Dog Who Took Me Up a Mountain

    How Emme the Australian Terrier Changed My Life When I Needed It Most

    Crandall, Rick L., 1943-
    A true story about changing your life, starting here in Aspen, Colorado.
    BookDeerfield Beach, Florida : Health Communications, Inc., [2019] — B CRANDALL
  • How lucky are we to have a gorgeous national park in our backyard?
    BookHelena, MT : Farcountry Press, [2014] — 978.869 YOUNG
  • Discover how Moab and Arches National Park used to be decades ago from the eyes of a former park ranger.
    Downloadable Audiobook[United States] : Tantor Media, Inc. : Made available through hoopla, 2011. — Streaming Hoopla Audiobook
  • How to Stay Alive in the Woods

    a Complete Guide to Food, Shelter, and Self-preservation-- Anywhere

    Angier, Bradford
    Well, how would you stay alive in the woods?
    eBookNew York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers : Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., 2001. — Overdrive eBook
  • Campfire Cooking

    Wild Eats for Outdoor Adventures

    Hoena, Blake
    Tired of hamburgers and hot dogs when camping? Your belly needs some inspiration.
    eBookCapstone, 2020
  • End of the Rope

    Mountains, Marriage, and Motherhood

    Redford, Jan,
    What's it like to be a woman climber when climbing has traditionally been dominated by men?
    BookBerkeley, California : Counterpoint Press, 2018. — B REDFORD
  • The Campout Cookbook

    Inspired Recipes for Cooking Around the Fire and Under the Stars

    Hanel, Marnie,
    Starving from all that fresh air? "The Campout Cookbook" has almost 100 recipes, plus stargazing, building a campfire and more.
    eBook[United States] : Artisan, 2018. — Hoopla eBook
  • The Stranger in the Woods

    the Extraordinary Story of the North Pond Hermit

    Finkel, Michael,
    Could you live 27 years away from society in the wilds of Maine?
    eBookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. — Overdrive eBook
  • Pilgrim's Wilderness

    A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier

    Kizzia, Tom
    How far can faith and madness take you in America's last great frontier of Alaska?
    eBookCrown, 2013
  • Smokejumper

    a Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters

    Ramos, Jason A.,
    One of my favorite memoirs of 2015: this guy jumps out of planes to save the forests. 'Nuff said.
    Downloadable Audiobook[New York] : HarperAudio, 2015. — Overdrive eAudiobook
  • On Trails

    An Exploration

    Moor, Robert
    Did you know that most of America’s highways are based on Native American footpaths which are based on ancient buffalo paths? Take a look into the history and philosophy of trails and why humans are drawn to them.
    eAudiobookNovel Audio, 2016
  • Picnics

    Delicious Recipes for Outdoor Entertaining

    Deseran, Sara
    Maybe hiking isn't your thing but perhaps a picnic is! Fresh air always gives me an appetite.
    eBookChronicle Books LLC, 2013
  • Away from city lights, take a look up and see the universe staring back down at you. (By the author of "Curious George"!)
    BookBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2016] — J 523.8 REY
  • The Outdoor Adventure Cookbook

    the Official Cookbook From the Ultimate Camping Authority

    Hey, all that fresh air is gonna make you hungry.
    BookNew York, NY : Oxmoor House, 2017. — 641.578 OUTDOOR
  • Wanderlust

    A Love Affair with Five Continents

    Eaves, Elisabeth
    15 years of travel and self-discovery across five continents to soothe wanderlust.
    eBookBasic Books, 2011
  • Under the Stars

    How America Fell in Love With Camping

    White, Dan, 1967-
    Fans of Bill Bryson will enjoy one man's journey across America to understand why we fell in love with camping.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt and Co., 2016. — 796.54 WHITE
  • If you can't get away, enjoy gorgeous photographs and imagine yourself in your own cabin.
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019. — 728.730973 LECKART
  • How to Eat in the Woods

    a Complete Guide to Foraging, Trapping, Fishing, and Finding Sustenance in the Wild

    Angier, Bradford,
    Forage, trap, and fish to your heart's content.
    BookNew York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal, 2016. — 641.303 ANGIER