RATING SYSTEMS

9 years ago

Rating systems are designed to inform readers of the difficulty. While the numbers appear to be objective, there is considerable…

WHY DID I WRITE THIS BOOK?

9 years ago

I wrote this book to collate and bring together all the information on both hiking and climbing in the West…

TRAIL TEMPLATE

9 years ago

TRAIL NAME   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ General description:     Difficulty: Elevation Gain:    Key elevations: Distance: Ascent Time: Map: Drive: 0.0.   _____  …

NEW TELESCOPES

9 years ago

It says something both odd and exceptional about our species that while we could rightly be preoccupied with the simple…

SHORTFIN MAKO SHARKS

9 years ago

Can the Ocean’s Fastest Shark Outswim Our Appetite for It? Overfishing could be threatening shortfin makos, treasured by fishermen for…

150 WAYS to ENJOY CANADA’S MOUNTAIN PARKS

9 years ago

ON THE TRAILS 1/ Lake O’Hara 2/ Pocaterra Ridge 3/ Big Beehive Trail 4/ Devil’s Thumb 5/ Highline Trail 6/…

MARINE SANCTUARIES – US

9 years ago

Why It’s Important to Save Our Seas’ Pristine Places - There’s growing evidence that preserving precious areas not only stops…

ORANGUTANS

9 years ago

Unlike gorillas and chimpanzees—fellow great apes that live in groups and can be followed and observed relatively easily—orangutans live mostly…

9 years ago

GALAPAGOS

9 years ago

A Warming Planet Jolts the Iconic Creatures of the Galápagos June 2017 National Geographic magazine. Suddenly Witman breaks the surface.…