Hiking the Beartooths (Paperback)

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Very few places on earth match the unbridled beauty of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, nearly a million acres of high-elevation splendor, about a thousand lakes, Montana's tallest peaks, nearly 300 miles of trails, and hundreds more miles of off-trail routes. Most of the range is granite, three billion years old. Bill Schneider, Falcon publisher and author of Hiking the Beartooths, calls this wilderness a "masterpiece of the National Forest System" and "an angler's paradise." Arctic grayling and several varieties of trout are found in the lakes and streams there. On one trail called The Beaten Path (not nearly as crowded as it sounds), the reader is advised of looming distractions-too many trout, too many great views, too many fields of juicy berries. Hiking the Beartooths, formerly The Trail Guide to the Beartooths, is the only comprehensive sourcebook for exploring this spectacular backcountry. Detailed maps, elevation charts, up-to-date fishing information, and tips on no-trace camping and wilderness safety, including bear precautions, make this required reading for your next vacation in "nature's penthouse." Put it in your pack, in a place where you can refer to it easily and often.

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This book is the only comprehensive sourcebook for exploring this spectacular country. Detailed maps, elevation charts, up-to-date fishing information, and tips on no-trace camping and wilderness safeting, including bear precautions, make this required reading for your next vacation in 'nature's penthouse.' Put it in your pack in a place where you can refer to it easily and often.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Falcon (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560444274
• ISBN-13: 978-1560444275
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,707,915 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable, March 19, 1999

By A Customer

I live in southwest Montana, and I can say that this is really the best resource for those who want to explore the Beartooths. The amount of information provided for each hike is amazing - what an undertaking it must have been to put this together! The result is a very readable, most informative guide. There's a reason that there aren't a plethora of guides to the Beartooths on the market - it's been done right the first time.