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Author Mankin, Donald A., 1942-

Title Riding the Hulahula to the Arctic Ocean : a guide to fifty extraordinary adventures for the seasoned traveler / Don Mankin and Shannon Stowell.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2008]
©2008

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  910.4 MANKIN    Check Shelf
Description 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Rediscover adventure -- Get ready! -- NORTH AMERICA: Riding the Hulahula to the Arctic Ocean (Alaska) -- Touring the islands of the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) -- Sea kayaking Baffin Island (Canada) -- Packing into the High Sierra backcountry the easy way (California) -- Floating thru time in Dinosaur National Monument (Utah) -- Sea kayaking Swaii Haanas in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Canada) -- LATIN AMERICA: Copper Canyon by rail, van & foot (Mexico) -- Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (Peru) -- Slowing down on Isla de Ometepe (Nicaragua) -- Kayaking in the Sea of Cortez (Mexico) -- Exploring the hidden gems of Brazil -- EUROPE: Hiking the Outer Hebrides (Scotland) -- Cycling, eating & drinking thru Tuscany (Italy) -- Greenland and the reluctant wife -- The Camino de Santiago: an adventure of body and soul (Spain) -- AFRICA: A walking safari in Zambia -- Tracking mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda) -- Exploring Tunisia's history, culture, and desert scenery -- Custom safari in the Okavango Delta (Botswana) -- ASIA: Temples and treks in the unreal reality of Bhutan -- Scenery, serenity, history, and culture in Laos -- Ethnic tribes and outdoor adventure in Guizhou (China) -- From the Brahmaputra River to the Malabar Coast (India) -- OCEANIA & ANTARCTICA: Visiting the jungle tribes of Papua New Guinea -- Sailing in the kingdom of Tonga -- Hanging out in Antarctica --
26 additional trips (in brief): Polar bear adventure (Manitoba) -- Wolves & wildlife (Yellowstone, Wyoming) -- Alaska indulgence -- Oregon lakes, lookouts & Shakespeare -- Amazon cruise (Brazil) -- Hiking the Galapagos (Ecuador) -- Patagonia (Argentina & Chile) -- Treasures of Trinidad & Tobago - Fiber arts in Oaxaca (Mexico) -- Trek Iceland -- Inn-to-Inn sea kayaking & hiking (Crete) -- Croatia's Dalmatian coast -- Spitsbergen Exploration Cruises (Arctic Norway) -- Self-guided cycling in the Loire Valley (France) -- Austrian bike/walk -- Ultimate Seychelles with Aldabra Atoll -- Ethiopian explorations -- On foot in the Serengeti (Tanzania) -- Morocco from Fez to Marrakech -- Bicycle Cambodia -- Secrets of Siam (Thailand) -- Mongolia: land of nomads -- Journey thru Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan -- From the Great Wall to Red Square: a Trans-Siberian railway adventure -- Insider's Vietnam by river, rail, bike & trail -- Hike New Zealand's Milford Track -- Sustainable tourism -- Volunteer adventure tourism.
Subject Adventure travel.
Added Author Stowell, Shannon, 1968-
ISBN 9781426202780 paperback
1426202784 paperback
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