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Exploring Our National Parks: A photographic and literary album; Volume 1
- Exploring Our National Parks, Book 1
- Narrated by: Michael Finney
- Length: 36 mins
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 219
On May 24, 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell, and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West. The Grand Canyon, not explored before, was as mysterious as Atlantis - and as perilous. The 10 men set out from Green River Station, Wyoming Territory, down the Colorado in four wooden rowboats. Ninety-nine days later, six half-starved wretches came ashore near Callville, Arizona.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Modern references take away
- By HC-2 NAS Norfolk '92 on 08-17-19
By: Edward Dolnick
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Lassoing the Sun
- A Year in America's National Parks
- By: Mark Woods
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
Many childhood summers, Mark Woods piled into a station wagon with his parents and two sisters and headed to America's national parks. Mark's most vivid childhood memories are set against a backdrop of mountains, woods, and fireflies in places like Redwood, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon national parks. On the eve of turning 50, and a little burned out, Mark decided to reconnect with the great outdoors. He'd spend a year visiting the national parks.
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3 out of 5 stars
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great narrator, lackluster story, wonderful themes
- By MT on 08-21-18
By: Mark Woods
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Wonderlandscape
- Yellowstone National Park and the Evolution of an American Cultural Icon
- By: John Clayton
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 113
Yellowstone is America's premier national park. Today Yellowstone is often a byword for conservation, natural beauty, and a way for everyone to enjoy the great outdoors. But it was not always this way. Wonderlandscape presents a new perspective on Yellowstone, the emotions that various natural wonders and attractions evoke, and how this explains the park's relationship to America as a whole.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating blend of history and storytelling
- By NC on 02-08-21
By: John Clayton
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Beyond the Trees
- A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic
- By: Adam Shoalts
- Narrated by: Adam Shoalts
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 100
What does it mean to explore and confront the unknown? Beyond the Trees recounts Adam Shoalts's epic, never-before-attempted solo crossing of Canada's mainland Arctic in a single season. It's also a multilayered story that weaves the narrative of Shoalts's journey into accounts of other adventurers, explorers, First Nations, fur traders, dreamers, eccentrics, and bush pilots to create an unforgettable tale of adventure and exploration.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Impressive accomplishment but a boring story
- By chris on 02-01-22
By: Adam Shoalts
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No Shortage of Good Days
- By: John Gierach
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story5 out of 5 stars 84
In No Shortage of Good Days John Gierach takes listeners from the Smokies in Tennessee to his home waters in Colorado, from the Canadian Maritimes to Mexico - saltwater or fresh, it's all fishing and all irresistible. As always he writes perceptively about a wide range of subjects: the charm of familiar waters, the etiquette of working with new fishing guides, night fishing when the trout and the mosquitoes are both biting, and fishing snobbery, a pitfall he seems to have largely avoided.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I fish, but rarely fly fish.. love Gierach’s work
- By BearheartRaven on 04-24-20
By: John Gierach
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Life Lived Wild
- Adventures at the Edge of the Map (Patagonia)
- By: Rick Ridgeway
- Narrated by: Rick Ridgeway
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 298
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Story5 out of 5 stars 266
At the beginning of his memoir Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map, Rick Ridgeway tells us that if you add up all his many expeditions, he’s spent over five years of his life sleeping in tents: “And most of that in small tents pitched in the world’s most remote regions.” It’s not a boast so much as an explanation. Whether at elevation or raising a family back at sea level, those years taught him, he writes, “to distinguish matters of consequence from matters of inconsequence.” He leaves it to his listeners to do the final sort of which is which.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The hypocrisy and boasting ego. Blood boiling.
- By Amazon Customer on 12-30-21
By: Rick Ridgeway
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The Man Who Walked Through Time
- The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the Grand Canyon
- By: Colin Fletcher
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4 out of 5 stars 39
In 1963 Colin Fletcher became the first man to walk the length of Grand canyon, below the Rim. It began with a dream, when he and a friend detoured from a cross-country trip to take a hurried look at the great natural wonder. Standing on the Rim, surrounded by the profound and almost mystical silence, Fletcher knew that something had happened to the way he looked at things. He also knew that the Canyon, with its depths and distances, cliffs, buttes, and hanging terraces, beckoned to him, calling him on a journey that would challenge both his body and his mind.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Eloquent
- By Bill J on 07-20-20
By: Colin Fletcher
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Epic Survival
- Extreme Adventure, Stone Age Wisdom, and Lessons in Living from a Modern Hunter-Gatherer
- By: Matt Graham, Josh Young
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 224
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 195
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 195
Early on in his life, Matt craved a return to nature. When he became an adult, he set aside his comfortable urban life and lived entirely off the land. In this riveting narrative that brings together epic adventure and spiritual quest, he shows us what extraordinary things the human body is capable of when pushed to its limits. He learns the secrets of the Tarahumara Indians, which help him run the 1,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail in just 58 days and endure temperature swings of 100 degrees.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Missed opportunity for what could have been a great book.
- By A. C. on 01-11-20
By: Matt Graham, and others
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu
- Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
- By: Mark Adams
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,907
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,701
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,701
Writer for the New York Times and GQ, Mark Adams is also the acclaimed author of Mr. America. In this fascinating travelogue, Adams follows in the controversial footsteps of Hiram Bingham III, who’s been both lionized and vilified for his discovery of the famed Lost City in 1911—but which reputation is justified?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spellbounding, exceptional vocals
- By KLewis on 09-19-15
By: Mark Adams
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Skywalker
- Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail
- By: Bill Walker
- Narrated by: Bill Walker
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 315
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 288
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Story4 out of 5 stars 287
The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT )is the perfect place for an average person to do something extraordinary. Bill Walker ("Skywalker"), who stands 6'11", might seem like anything but average. Yet in a brutally honest tone, he lays to bare all his considerable weaknesses and fears. Among these are crushing weight loss and fatigue, along with a fear of getting lost or a bear stealing his food. Nonetheless, he is bound and determined to hike the PCT which - at 2,663 miles - runs all the way from Mexico to Canada.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One persons account
- By Virginia on 03-30-15
By: Bill Walker
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In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond
- In Search of the Sasquatch
- By: John Zada
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
On the central and north coast of British Columbia, the Great Bear Rainforest is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, containing more organic matter than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. The area plays host to a wide range of species, from thousand-year-old western cedars to humpback whales to iconic white Spirit bears. According to local residents, another giant is said to live in these woods.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a relatable book
- By RJK on 07-14-19
By: John Zada
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Roadshow
- Landscape with Drums: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle
- By: Neil Peart
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 612
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 527
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 530
For 30 years, drummer, author, and songwriter Neil Peart had wanted to write a book about "the biggest journey of all in my restless existence: the life of a touring musician." Finally, the right time, and the right tour. In the summer of 2004, after three decades, 20 gold albums, and thousands of performances, the band Rush embarked on a 30th Anniversary World Tour. The "R30" tour traveled to nine countries, where the band performed 57 shows for more than half a million fans. Uniquely, Peart chose to do his between-show traveling by motorcycle, riding 21,000 miles of back roads.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable, even for a non-fan of Rush
- By Jim In Texas! on 10-04-14
By: Neil Peart
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The Art of Shralpinism
- Lessons from the Mountains
- By: Jeremy Jones
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Not a technical guide on snowboarding but, rather, a very personal approach to how to think about mountains, snow, and adventure, The Art of Shralpinism reflects the remarkable journey of snowboarding superstar Jeremy Jones. Drawing on the hundreds of journals he has kept over the years, Jones offers intriguing snapshots of time and place that include his own on-the-slope stories and white-out moments, as well as those of other prominent adventurers such as Jimmy Chin, Zahan Billimoria, and Christina Lusti.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must for any snowboarder
- By Anonymous User on 04-22-23
By: Jeremy Jones
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Still Life with Brook Trout
- By: John Gierach
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story5 out of 5 stars 65
John Gierach demonstrates once again that fishing, when done right, is as much a philosophical pursuit as a sport. Gierach travels to Wyoming and Maine and points in between, searching out new fly-fishing adventures and savoring familiar waters with old friends. Along the way he meditates on the importance of good guides, the challenge of salmon fishing, and the zen of fishing alone. On a more serious note, he ponders the damaging effects of disasters both natural and man-made.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A problem with casting
- By GrayKnight on 01-18-19
By: John Gierach
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Lost Among the Birds
- Accidentally Finding Myself in One Very Big Year
- By: Neil Hayward
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 272
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 243
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 241
Early in 2013 Neil Hayward was at a crossroads. He didn't want to open a bakery or whatever else executives do when they quit a lucrative but unfulfilling job. He didn't want to think about his failed relationship with 'the one' or his potential for ruining a new relationship with 'the next one'. And he almost certainly didn't want to think about turning 40. And so instead he went birding. Birding was a lifelong passion. It was only among the birds that Neil found a calm that had eluded him in the confusing world of humans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Know a Birder? This will help you Understand.
- By Carole T. on 08-27-17
By: Neil Hayward