Afoot and Afield in Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the most comprehensive hiking and biking books available. Alan Apt, author of the best-selling guidebook, Snowshoe Routes Colorado’s Front Range, carefully describes 170 adventures for people of all abilities and interests. He includes everything from easy access Front Range lakeside strolls, to high mountaineering peak climbs. The book even includes sections called, Great for Kids (of all ages); that are less ambitious but highly satisfying, easy gambols in the natural world.
HUNTER OR THE HUNTED? As mountain man Nate King and his family struggle to live free in the untamed country of frontier America, Nate and his neighbors have begun to find tracks and other signs of a being the Indians know as the Old Ones, a half-man, half-breed creature that preys on humans and kills simply for the sake of killing.
“A bluebear has 27 lives. I shall recount thirtreen-and-a-half of them in this book but keep quiet about the rest,” says the narrator of Walter Moers’s epic adventure. “Mine is a tale of mortal danger and eternal love, of hair’s breadth, last-minute escapes….”
Welcome to the fantastic world of Zamonia, populated by all manner of extraordinary characters, including Minipirates, Hobgoblins, Babbling Billows, the Spiderwitch, the Troglotroll, and the Mountain Maggot. It’s a land of imaginative lunacy and supreme adventure, wicked satire and epic fantasy, all mixed together and turned on its head.
Storytime is a brilliant story magazine packed with fun stories and gorgeous illustrations. Enjoy favourite stories old and new, plus a spooky poem too – just in time for Halloween! See Puss in Boots outwit an ogre, meet a pumpkin with big ideas, join Heidi on a mountain adventure and find out what happens to the boy who cried wolf! It’s all in our exciting new issue!
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its natural diversity — its forested areas, mountainous peaks, and coastal environments make for an array of outdoor experiences. Mountain bikers of all skill and intensity levels will find many exciting paths to take in this detailed and exhaustive guide.