Product Description

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR ANYONE WANTING TO HIKE INTO THE GRAND CANYON

AWARD-WINNING FINALIST:

National Best Books 2007 Award in the Travel:Guides Category!

2008 Benjamin Franklin Book Award in the Recreation/Sports Category!

Best First Book by New Publisher in the Arizona Book Publishing Association's 2008 Book Awards!

2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Travel/Travel Guides Category!

Have you ever wondered just what it takes to hike into the Grand Canyon? It is one of the most spectacular natural wonders in the world, and the only way to really see it in all its splendor is by going below the rim. On a partly cloudy day when the clouds cause shadows to undulate in, out, and around the multi-colored rock formations it is incomparable in its beauty. To venture and explore into the canyon is to gain a fresh perspective that very few of the nearly five million visitors each year ever dare to undertake.

This book is a common sense guide written especially for the first time day hiker or backpacker wanting to explore the Grand Canyon. It includes information on the kind of equipment one needs, how to apply for permits, rules and restrictions, trail descriptions, and other tips - all geared to the most popular, easily accessible, and only maintained trails into the canyon - the Central Corridor Trails (Bright Angel, South Kaibab and North Kaibab Trails). All other trails into the canyon are considered wilderness (unmaintained) trails, require advanced route finding skills, and are not recommended for first-time canyon hikers. Currently, no other hiking book focuses exclusively on these most popular and accessible trails. Information in the book is presented by first time author Brian Lane in a clear, concise, and entertaining manner, featuring full color maps and over fifty photos, providing the reader with a real sense of what it takes to hike the canyon.

Hikernut's Grand Canyon Companion is a must read for anyone thinking about hiking into the canyon!

Also...be sure to visit the author's Grand Canyon Hiker's Blog for updated information at: aSenseofNature.com

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36571 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-30
• Released on: 2007-04-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780979023002
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"Hikernut's Grand Canyon Companion combines the beauty, reverence and heart-opening joy of a National Geographic-like photo shoot with a commonsense, informational and inspirational format. Its fresh, direct and folksy style suggests the humor and etiquette required to live peaceably in nature among our four-legged (and two-legged) brothers and sisters. Brian Lane is a straight arrow and this one hits the target. Be prepared to shift through several brainwave states as Lane is a right/left kind of guy who moves easily from the poetic to the practical. If you get sidetracked while studying his evocative photos have no fear. A very comprehensive Index and Table of Contents will bring you gently back to your subject matter. He encourages the reader as well as cautions, modeling the type of initiative and soberness required for entering into a wilderness experience with the Grand Canyon. The reader feels as if he/she is walking down the trail with him. At certain junctures Lane swats the reader like a Mama Bear reminding him/her to keep respect for the wilderness, make a minimal impact and stay safe. To those who still heed Colin Fletcher's advice to take care of the ounces and the pounds will take care of themselves, Hikernut's Grand Canyon Companion is a gem that should be tucked into every backpack that descends into the glorious, majestic Grand Canyon. The paper has a lovely sheen that stands up to backcountry handling. It also makes Lane s photos pop and entice. Armchair travelers and hiking nuts alike will enjoy Brian Lane's fun-packed volume it s a real gourmet trail mix!" --Colleen Patterson, Tucson ,AZ

About the Author
In his first book author Brian Lane (AKA Hikernut) offers the kind of practical advice honed from fifteen years hiking the canyon. Author and artist, he has provided a wonderful mixture of text, illustrations, photographs, maps and graphics for planning your journey into the Grand Canyon.

Customer Reviews

A well done guide
If you like to hike, I highly recommend this book even if you are not planning a trip into the Grand Canyon.

Having ventured off the beaten path through the woods of New England, and flown over the Grand Canyon, I was interested in reading an easily digested book about hiking the GC; Mr. Lane has written, in my opinion, a winner.

Mr. Lane provides information about the trails, recommended equipment, the canyon and its history and hazards (as well as how to avoid them), necessary permits and generally how to have the most pleasant experience possible. He even provides charts of expected temperatures and sunrise/sunset times, as well as taking a few "side steps" to briefly describe a few of his experiences. Finally, the maps that populate the book are useful, and Mr. Lane is obviously a keen photographer.

The book is aptly named and perfectly sized to actually be carried during the hikes so there is no need to read and try to remember; take the book with you.

Grand Canyon Companion
This little book is packed full of useful information for anyone planning to hike the Bright Angel Trail (as we are) or other Grand Canyon trails. It is well written, has some great pictures, and provides excellent advice. I really liked this book!

Beautifully Photographed, a steal for the price
I would have expected a guide as well done as this to be twice the price. The author has taken some stunning photographs and backed them up with consise trail information. Makes me want to go back again soon. Excellent book.Hikernut's Grand Canyon Companion - A Guide to Hiking and Backpacking the Most Popular Trails Into the Canyon: Bright Angel, South Kaibab & North Kaibab Trails