Best National Parks In Missouri - April 2024

Hiking Trails of the Smokies

descriptions of every trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (excluding Quiet Walkways and Self-guiding Nature Trails).

• ASIN: 0937207152
• ASIN: 0937207152
• ISBN: 0937207152
• Brand: Brand: Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association
• Manufacturer: Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association

Base Camp Las Vegas: 101 Hikes in the Southwest

Situated in the heart of the magnificent Southwest, Las Vegas is surrounded by spectacular natural landscapes. Within easy reach are five national parks, including Zion, Grand Canyon, and Death Valley. Dozens of state parks, regional preserves, recreation areas, and public lands offer amazing variety, from sand dunes and salt flats to alpine meadows, waterfalls, and ancient forests. Unique plant and animal life as well as archaeology, paleontology, and fascinating Wild West history are all waiting to be discovered in this region, making Las Vegas an ideal basecamp: Hikers can enjoy solitude an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0997236949
• ASIN: 0997236949
• ISBN: 0997236949
• Manufacturer: Imbrifex Books

Natural Missouri: Working with the Land

In Natural Missouri: Working with the Land, Napier Shelton offers a tour of notable natural sites in Missouri through the eyes of the people who work with them. Over a period of three years, he roamed all over the state, visiting such different places as Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Pomme de Terre Lake, Mark Twain National Forest, the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Roaring River State Park, Prairie State Park, Ted Shanks Conservation Area, and Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. Along the way he interviewed professional resource managers and naturalists, biologists, interpreters, conse... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0826215823
• ASIN: 0826215823
• ISBN: 0826215823
• Brand: Brand: University of Missouri
• Manufacturer: University of Missouri

Hedy and her Amazing Invention (Amazing Women)

What else could someone known as the “world’s most beautiful woman” offer? How about inventing a technology that allows us to use Wi-Fi? In one of the first books written for children about the amazing life and work of actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr, and one of the final books written by Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Medal-winner Jan Wahl, readings will be entranced by all that Hedy accomplished on and off the big screen. Hedy and her Amazing Invention teaches kids about the pioneering scientific work and inspiring courage of Hedy Lamarr, the famous Hollywood actress who fou... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0998799998
• ASIN: 0998799998
• ISBN: 0998799998
• Manufacturer: Penny Candy Books

A Long Way from Home: Growing Up in the American Heartland

• ASIN: B000FBFMGG
• ASIN: B000FBFMGG
• Manufacturer: Random House

The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills

When it was first published in 1998, The Backpacker's Field Manual set the standard for comprehensive backpacking books. Now exhaustively updated to offer a more complete view of backpacking today, it covers the latest developments in gear—such as Global Positioning Systems and ultralight hiking equipment—first aid, and Leave No Trace comping, and includes a chapter devoted to outdoor leadership resources and basics. Beginners and experienced hikers alike will find this book indispensable for trip planning strategies and also as a quick reference on the trail for:BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS—how t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1400053099
• ASIN: 1400053099
• ISBN: 1400053099
• Brand: Random House
• Size: One Size
• Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press

A Sharp Solitude: A Novel of Suspense (4) (Glacier Mystery Series)

A gripping new mystery from the “fresh new voice in the thriller genre” (Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author) and author of The Wild Inside, set in the magnificent and brutal terrain of Glacier National Park—for fans of C.J. Box and Nevada Barr.In the darkening days of autumn, in a remote region near the Canadian border, a journalist has been murdered. Anne Marie Johnson was last seen with Reeve Landon, whose chocolate Labrador was part of an article she had been writing about a scientific canine research program. Now Landon is the prime suspect. Intensely private and paranoid... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501156330
• ASIN: 1501156330
• ISBN: 1501156330
• Brand: Atria Books
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

Review Guide For RN Pre-Entrance Exam

The Review Guide for NLN RN Pre Entrance Exam, Third Edition provides a sound basis for successful preparation for a nursing pre admission exam. It provides an overview of the math, science, and reading comprehension skills necessary for admission to AD and BS programs. This best selling study guide includes review questions and practice exams in each of the three test areas, and also includes helpful tips for test preparation and for becoming a more effective learner and test taker.

• ASIN: 0763762717
• UPC: 978076376711
• ASIN: 0763762717
• ISBN: 0763762717
• Brand: National League for Nursing (COR)
• Manufacturer: Jones & Bartlett Learning

The Power of Emergent Curriculum: Stories From Early Childhood Settings

Learn About the Power of Emergent CurriculumThis remarkable collection of stories from early childhood settings illustrates what is possible when using an emergent curriculum approach. The stories tackle unusual topics, such as assessingthe need for program rules, addressing the impact of a hurricane on classroom design, observing the empathy of toddlers, exploring children’s ideas about sculpture, and appreciating a long-term, multiage project in an after-school program. Overall, what readers witness is a rise in the quality of practice that results when responding to emerging topics.Respon... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1938113020
• ASIN: 1938113020
• ISBN: 1938113020
• Manufacturer: The National Association for the Education of Young Children

Wyoming (An Explorer's Guide) (Explorer's Complete)

This comprehensive guide to Wyoming includes all of the expected attractions as well as many more far-flung and offbeat adventures, extensive outdoor recommendations and details on the cultural opportunities that abound. From the windblown plains of Casper to the mountain peaks of the Wind River Range, there are famous gems and little-known treasures awaiting you in Wyoming. Revel in the state’s dramatic mountains and expansive rangelands, myriad arts and culture options, fascinating historical sites, and majestic national parks. Whether you’re interested in rodeos, cattle drives, and dude... [Read More]

• ASIN: 088150890X
• ASIN: 088150890X
• ISBN: 088150890X
• Brand: Brand: Countryman Press
• Manufacturer: Countryman Press

Don't Look Behind You!: A Safari Guide's Encounters With Ravenous Lions, Stampeding Elephants, And Lovesick Rhinos

Incredible true tales from a world-renowned safari guide and celebrated author Romantic notions aside, being a safari guide isn't always particularly enjoyable or glamorous. Quite often it is beset with challenges, like having to spend a night in a thorn tree with marauding hyenas below. But safari guide Peter Allison lives for such moments. Here, the author of the widely praised Whatever You Do, Don't Run details his time spent in safari camps not only in Botswana but also in South Africa, Mozambique, and Namibia―places he loves, despite how much it feels like they might just be trying to ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1599214695
• ASIN: 1599214695
• ISBN: 9781599214696
• Manufacturer: Lyons Press

The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game

Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base¬ball when he risked his life's savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important—and funniest—figures in the game's history.Von der Ahe picked up the team for one reason—to sell more beer. Then he helped gather a group of ragtag professional clubs together to create a maverick new league that would fight the haughty National League, reinventing big-league baseball to attract Americans of all classes. Sneered at as “The Beer and Whiskey... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1610393775
• ASIN: 1610393775
• ISBN: 1610393775
• Manufacturer: PublicAffairs

The Bucket List: A Novel

“Emotional, hilarious, and thought-provoking.”—People *#1 Cosmo Best New Books of Summer* *Best Reads of Summer—PureWow* “Witty, sexy.” —Los Angeles Times “A crowd-pleaser.”—Publishers Weekly “A compelling, thoughtful take on a very real women's health issue; confidently sexy.”—Kirkus Reviews From the author of the critically acclaimed “lively and engrossing parable for women of all generations” (Harper’s Bazaar) The Regulars­ comes a deeply funny and thoughtful tale of a young woman who, after discovering she has the breast cancer gene, embarks on an unforget... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501173022
• ASIN: 1501173022
• ISBN: 1501173022
• Brand: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
• Manufacturer: Atria/Emily Bestler Books

Down the Yellowstone

• ASIN: B005LXJ7AU
• ASIN: B005LXJ7AU

2017 P BU Ozark Riverways, Missouri National Park NP Quarter Brilliant Uncirculated US Mint

Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Ozark National Scenic Riverways. This merchant mill was used to convert wheat into flour. Much of the original milling equipment is still in place, and visitors to the park can tour the mill. Ozark National Scenic Riverways was established in 1964 to protect 134 miles of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers in the Ozark Highlands of southeastern Missouri. The park encompasses 80,785 acres of unique natural resources, including a world-class spring system that is unparalleled in North America, more than 400 caves, and other s... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07FM7B24R
• UPC: 635682610157
• ASIN: B07FM7B24R

The National Parks : America's Best Idea

This evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative--the companion volume to the 12-hour PBS series--delves into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 through to the most recent additions

• UPC: 10830872
• Model: 101963
• Rating: 5.0

10 best of everything national parks: 800 top pick - paperback: 9781426207341

Covers national historical parks, monuments and battlefields, and scenic trails and features lists including the best lodges, hippest hikes, and most stunning star-gazing sites, as well as park-ranger anecdotes and travel

• UPC: 14703430
• Rating: 4.0

The best rocky mountain national park hikes (paperback): 9781937052058

* Hikes chosen and reported on by experienced members of the Colorado Mountain Club * A wide variety of hikes, from family-and wheelchair-friendly to challenging and strenuous options for hardier trekkers * Fit in your

• UPC: 21851049

Best Easy Day Hikes Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks

"The best day hikes in Zion and Bryce National Parks, including maps and mile-by-mile hike

• UPC: 23781678
• Model: 790138

50 Best Short Hikes: Utah's National Parks

Utah's five national parks--Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion--hold some of the most awe-inspiring geology on the planet. Each park offers visitors the dramatic scenery that invites exploration and discovery. In 50 Best Short

• UPC: 26739730

Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks

With hikes in Glacier and Waterton varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including

• UPC: 335852073

Hiking grand canyon national park : a guide to the best hiking adventures on the north and south rim: 9781493023004

Fully revised and updated, Hiking Grand Canyon National Park provides first-hand descriptions and detailed maps for all of the park's developed trails as well as tips on safety, hiking with children, access, and services. This

• UPC: 51651241

Best Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park

Day hikes in Maine's Acadia National Park, the first national park east of the Mississippi and one of the most popular destinations in the park

• UPC: 196485429

Best Easy Day Hikes Joshua Tree National Park

Vols. for 2nd. ed. (2011)- by Polly and Bill

• UPC: 14175750
• Rating: 4.0

50 best short hikes in utah's national parks: 9780899979120

Utah's five national parks--Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion--hold some of the most awe-inspiring geology on the planet. Each park offers visitors the dramatic scenery that invites exploration and discovery.In 50 Best Short Hikes

• UPC: 972434627