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Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper

Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. in Flirting with Mermaids, he recounts the most memorable of them.He crosses the Western...

Death in Mount Rainier National Park: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness on the Northwest's Most Iconic Peak

Each year almost two million visitors come to Mount Rainier National Park. If they don’t follow safety warnings, they may find themselves victims of a climbing accident, or face-to-face with a mountain lion, or stuck in the fog and snow on the Muir...

Rockhounding Washington: A Guide to the State's Best Sites

This book provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best rockhounding sites in Washington, with valuable tips on what to tools to bring and how to conduct your search. Comprehensive lists of minerals or fossils for each site and excellent...

Hike It Baby: 100 Awesome Outdoor Adventures with Babies and Toddlers

New parents and parents of toddlers face unique challengeswhen it comes to planning outdoor trips. “Family-friendly trail” is often a misleading phrase, and doesn’t take young children under the age of 5 into consideration, whose safety and comfort...

The Death of the USS Thresher: The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster

On the morning of April 10, 1963, the world's most advanced submarine was on a test dive off the New England coast when she sent a message to a support ship a thousand feet above her on the surface: experiencing minor problem . . . have positive...

Discovering the John Muir Trail: An Inspirational Guide to America’s Most Beautiful Hike

From beginners to thru-hikers, Discovering the John Muir Trail has something for anyone that wants a connection with what Backpacker Magazine has called “The best hike in the world.” Taking on the JMT is a pilgrimage...

Silly Seals

Seals by nature are elusive and difficult to see in the wild; yet they are immensely popular, perhaps because they are so graceful and have some surprisingly human qualities, or perhaps it is because they are free to move between our world above the...

Goodnight, Seahorse

A child’s first introduction to creatures of the sea as a seahorse makes its way home to “bed.”

Great American Shipwreck Stories

Great American Shipwreck Stories is a magnificent collection of gripping accounts of a ship's encounter with a great whale or an overwhelming monsoon or a disastrous passage through the Straits of Magellan, leading to a wreck and a crew's harrowing...

Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?

Every inquisitive little girl wonders what it is really like to be a genuine princess. At the heart of Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? lives an energetic, spirited, and contemporary child who has lots of important questions for her mom. Do...

Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species

Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 speciesHow to identify not only what bird a feather came from but also what kind of feather it isRange maps and wing type given for each birdThis guide teaches birders to use the characteristics of wing...

California Missions

Londie Padelsky's gorgeous images of the California missions take the reader on a tour of these beautiful and historical structures. It is no wonder the missions draw so many visitors each year. Each one played an important role in the settling of the...