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The Ultimate Desert Handbook: A Manual for Desert Hikers, Campers and Travelers Paperback - 2003 - 1st Edition
by G. Mark Johnson
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It had taken most of the day to climb it.
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Discover the joys of desert camping, hiking, and travel
Harsh, yet hauntingly beautiful; arid, yet teeming with life; inhospitable, yet profoundly peaceful--the earth's deserts beckon the poet and the backpacker, the artist and the adventurer. If you're heading into the desert, however, you should know what to expect, what to look for, and how to withstand extreme desert conditions.
Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, The Ultimate Desert Handbook is your complete guide to hiking, exploration, and survival in fascinating but unforgiving desert terrain. It gives you the crucial information you need to make the most of any desert sojourn, including detailed descriptions of North American deserts, their plants and wildlife, and their distinctive geological features. You'll also find the most comprehensive tutorial on desert navigation ever published and expert advice on equipment, safety, and first-aid techniques. You'll learn how to:- Select the perfect desert campsite Manage your water supply
- Share the landscape with desert wildlife Maintain vehicles in desert conditions
- Protect yourself with the right clothing and equipment Be at home in a vast and elemental terrain
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- Title The Ultimate Desert Handbook: A Manual for Desert Hikers, Campers and Travelers
- Author G. Mark Johnson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher International Marine Publishing, Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.
- Date 2003-04-16
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780071393034 / 007139303X
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.5 in (23.11 x 18.54 x 1.27 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Travelers, Hiking
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002156764
- Dewey Decimal Code 613.69
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