Adventuring along the Lewis and Clark Trail by Elizabeth Grossman.
Travel guide traces the Corps of Discovery's 1804-1806 route across ten states to the Pacific Ocean. Excerpts from Lewis and Clark's journals provide perspective on ecological changes that have taken place since their expedition. Also includes tips on hiking, biking, canoeing, and kayaking adventures. Gives useful contact information. RC 56639

The Bear in the Attic by Patrick McManus.
Thirty-six humorous sketches about adventures and mishaps while hunting, fishing, and camping in the great outdoors. In the title piece, McManus entertains his granddaughter by recalling some childhood hijinks with a bear named Pooky who hibernated in his attic. RC 55676

Be Expert with Map & Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook by Bjorn Kjellstrom.
An experienced outdoorsman describes the fundamentals of map and compass reading for traveling outdoors, whether along highways or through wilderness. He also promotes this activity as a sport called orienteering and provides information on organized and competitive orienteering. RC 21648, BR 5651

Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston.
Spring 2003. Author’s account of becoming trapped while hiking in the Utah wilderness. The twenty-eight-year-old recalls the five days he spent alone in a canyon pinned in place by a boulder. Describes his desperate decision to amputate his own arm, rappel down, and seek help. Strong language. RC 58934

Close to the Wind by Pete Goss.
Goss, a former Royal Marine, describes his work toward the goal of sailing in the Vendée Globe, a single-handed round-the-world race. During the realization of his dream, Goss risks both the race and his own life by heroically saving a fellow competitor whose boat sank in a storm. Strong language. RC 49357

Dances with Trout by John Gierach.
Eighteen "fish stories." Though he is a serious fisherman, the author is not too involved in the sport to enjoy its quirkiness. An apt storyteller, he evokes a sense of being outdoors alongside a river and enjoying the rigors of fly-fishing. A party of five friends stalking salmon in Scotland have a rousing good time, even with a total catch of one fish. By the author of Trout Bum (RC 28522). Some strong language. RC 41760

The Fish's Eye: Essays about Angling and the Outdoors by Ian Frazier.
Seventeen essays reflect the author's lifelong concern for the environment and his passion for fishing, whether in a city park or off the Florida Keys. Frazier is more interested in people and places than in the fine points of angling technique or the catch itself. RC 56002

Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters by Derek Lundy.
Depicts the grueling and perilous 27,000-mile Vendee Globe solo sailing race, which circumnavigates Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. Narrates the 1996 contest through the eyes of the sixteen competitors as they endure fifty-foot waves and hurricane-force winds in the world's most hostile seas. RC 50690

The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told editedE by Lamar Underwood.
Twenty-nine essays by notable authors about hunting and nature in a wide variety of places. Includes pieces by Patrick O'Brian, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, and Tom Kelly. RC 57782

The Last Frontier edited by Jill Shepherd.
Fifty-eight of Alaska magazine's most compelling tales of survival, exploration, and adventure published between 1935 and 2002. Articles about diverse topics from wildlife management issues to heroic sled dogs depict the fantastic landscape and its inhabitants as well as record the ever-changing face of America's largest state. RC 59082

The L.L. Bean Guide to the Outdoors by William A. Riviere.
A long-time columnist for the "Boston Globe," who is also a former lumberjack and Maine Guide, tells you how to choose and use clothing and equipment for the outdoors. Includes information on weather-forecasting instruments, backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, cooking utensils, snowshoes, skis, knives and axes, and compasses. RC 19276

One Hundred Years of Hunting: The Ultimate Tribute to Our Hunting Heritage edited by Voyageur Press.
A collection of eighteen hunting tales by notable historical persons and outdoor writers celebrating an American sporting activity over most of the past century. Includes Grover Cleveland's "Quail Shooting" (1906), Ernest Hemingway's "Remembering Shooting-Flying: A Key West Letter" (1935), and Jimmy Carter's "Learning to Hunt" (1988). RC 57592

They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? by Patrick F. McManus.
Tongue-in-cheek tales about a sportsman's life. McManus celebrates the hidden pleasures, and the opportunities for disaster, in the recreations of camping, hunting, and fishing. Includes amusing accounts of his dog Strange and an incorrigible old woodsman, Rancid Crabtree. RC 56691, BR 15723

We Swam the Grand Canyon by Bill Beer.
In 1955, the author and John Daggett set out to swim the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. This was daredeviltry and illegal. Their equipment was primitive: army-surplus rubber boxes, thin rubber shirts, woolen long johns, and swim fins. They also took a movie camera to record the adventure, which took twenty-six days. RC 29828