Whether backyard with the kids or at your favorite state park, camping is a great summer activity. Here are some fireside books to help you plan and execute the perfect camping experience.
ISBN: 0899333400
Includes detailed topographic maps, back roads, recreation sites, GPS grids, for outdoor recreation and everyday travel.
Camping and Hiking Encyclopedia by
ISBN: 9781098291327
The Camping and Hiking Encyclopedia allows readers to explore outdoor opportunities. Alongside information that ranges from RV camping to backcountry hikes, readers will learn about ways to prepare for a camping or hiking trip as well as ways to safely enjoy their time in nature.
ISBN: 0935050000
Serving as a guide to the skills and spirit of the woodland experience, "Ways of the Woods" is a storehouse of practical information and step-by-step guides aimed at helping the reader to know the forested lands of this country more intimately and enjoy them more fully. It is the story of his 50-year love affair with what the author likes to call the greenwood. It's about such activities as building shelters, orienteering, tree-felling, and organized camping, but it's also about what it FEELS like to engage in those activities and do them well.
The Children's Heritage Sourcebook by
ISBN: 9781599621678
Parents, educators, teens, and children will find inspiration for back-to-roots living. Not only a resource for teachers and homeschooling parents, The activities, eighty-five recipes, and projects are complementary and pertinent to the curriculum of kindergarten through eighth grade, with some specific to the teen years. Seasonal cooking, pickling, and gluten-free sourdough making; natural history and information on raising and caring for animals like horses, quail, dogs, and rabbits; and craft and garden activities such as natural dyes, wreaths, flower crowns, and making your own herbal soap and skincare are all included.
ISBN: 9781604694994
"This is the ultimate guide, and Chris is the undisputed heavyweight champion of foraging in the South." --Sean Brock, author of Heritage and chef of McCradys, Minero, and Husk The Southeast offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Chris Bennett as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Southeast Foraging include clear, color photographs, identification tips, guidance on how to ethically harvest, and suggestions for eating and preserving. A handy seasonal planner details which plants are available during every season. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.