New Books for 2003 at Bored Feet Press

Island of Maui Topographic Recreation Map

Earthwalk Press

Now the best map available for a trip to Maui is hot off the press from Earthwalk.This 6-color map covers the entire island at a scale of 7/8" to the mile.

Geologic Trips
Sierra Nevada

Ted Konigsmark

If you have ever wondered how the rocks and scenery of the Sierra Nevada were formed, take this geologic guide with you on your next trip. Written for the non-geologist, this detailed guide describes 116 of the geologic attractions of the Sierra

Searching for Joaquin
Myth, Murieta and History in California

Bruce Thornton

This fascinating, thought-provoking and ground-breaking book has so very much to offer—enough history and myth to enthrall any Californian —the great human influx and clash of cultures of the Gold Rush.

Beyond Mt. Si
The Best Hikes within 85 Miles of Seattle

John Zilly

Finally, the best hikes within 85 miles of Seattle are all available in one book. Ranging from 3 to 18 miles, these trails take you to the Cascade's most pristine spots: mountain lakes, meadows, and peaks, every one of them a manageable day trip.

Kissing the Trail
Greater Seattle Mountain Bike Adventures
Revised and expanded 3rd edition

John Zilly

The Northwest's bestselling mountain bike guide gets even better. It details the best mountain bike trails within 85 miles of Seattle, with the best directions and maps.

Dog Packing in National Parks
How a Pack Dog Became a Service Dog

Jane Cox

This book presents useful information on backpacking and hiking with a dog fitted with a backpack. It also tells how the Americans with Disabilities Act allows people who qualify to hike with their pack dog on trails in national parks.

America's Vanishing Landscapes
The Western States

Photography and text by Wayne Williams
Preface by Andy Lipkis, founder of Tree People

Heroic images in vivid color depict some of the greatest of the West's natural landscapes: mountains, rivers, deserts, forests, lakes and coastlines. Williams has spent the last ten years exploring and shooting wilderness landscapes.

Dragonflies of California and Common Dragonflies of the Southwest
A Beginner’s Pocket Guide

Kathy Biggs

This first and only dragonfly field guide for California and its neighboring states provides clear, concise identification information and stunningly clear color photos of 60 species of dragonflies and damselflies, plus full info for 17 similar species.

Mendocino
A Painted Pictorial

Kevin Milligan

This inviting book features over 80 of Kevin Milligan's evocative paintings of Mendocino village. His historical text examines the days as a bustling redwood lumber port, as well the evolution into an artist's community.

The Getaway Guide to California

Roger Rapaport

This up-to-date guide features the best itineraries for coast, mountains, Wine Country, Mendocino, redwoods, San Francisco, Monterey, Yosemite, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

Day Trips with a Splash
Northeastern Swimming Holes

Pancho Doll

This latest Splash Guide covers more than 200 remote swim holes in seven eastern states from Maine to Virginia. Most choices involve a short hike to reach the natural pool, some involve more difficult scrambling or longer hikes.

Visual Guide to Native and Naturalized Coastal County Plants from Santa Cruz to Mendocino

George Pikkarainen

This innovative guide, created for beginners and people unfamiliar with taxonomic language, uses thousands of small color photos and 52 icons along with brief text to clearly organize more than 520 species of plants.

The Savage View
Charles Savage, Pioneer Mormon Photographer

Bradley W. Richards, M.D.

The only full length biography of an excellent western photographer who emigrated to Utah in 1855, then captured more than 50 years of western landscapes, faces,and places.

Photographers in Arizona 1850-1920
A History and Directory

Jeremy Rowe

This book presents a 70-year visual history of a legendary land, an exciting window into one of the most colorful periods and places in our western heritage.

Pillow of Dreams

Peter Jan Honigsberg
Illustrated by Tony Morse

Just looking at Margaret Bunny's magic pillow makes anyone sleepy. And if you put your head on the pillow, fabulous dreams are guaranteed. But when Newberry Mole steals the pillow, his dreams become nightmares.

Armful of Memories

Peter Jan Honigsberg
Illustrated by Tony Morse

Newberry Mole gets rich quick by selling off his grandparents' heirlooms. Overcome by seller's remorse, Newberry tries to find a way to reclaim these family treasures, realizing that what really matters most are the memories that make family life a joy.

Natives, Newcomers, Exiles, Fugitives
Northern California Writers and their Work

Jonah Raskin

In this book Jonah Raskin examines thirty northern California writers (fifteen of them women) and their work in the context of the region in which they live and the literary community there.

Vineyard Simple
How to Build and Maintain Your Own Small Vineyard

Tom Powers

Finally a book that makes home vineyard planting and wine grape growing accessible to anyone with even a little spare land. Tom Powers has created a how-to book filled with valuable information for the novice viticulturist.

Artist‘s Choice
The Photographs of Rod Dresser

Photographs and text by Rod Dresser, Introduction by Dale Stulz

Rod Dresser, one of Ansel Adams’ last students, is acclaimed for the remarkable quality of his prints and for his perceptive and popular workshops. This volume, includes a diverse range of landscape, architectural, still life and figure studies.

San Francisco Keepsake Wallet

Photography by Robert Holmes and Joanne Bolton

This little keepsake book has 67 full-color images of the sights visitors want of the City by the Bay including the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Park, North Beach, Chinatown, cable cars, crooked Lombard Street.

Beyond the Comfort Zone
Confessions of an Extreme Sports Junkie

Bruce Genereaux

In this compelling narrative for both armchair and actual adventurers, the author explains the hows and whys of four extreme sports—class five kayaking, extreme skiing, rock climbing and adventure racing.

I Should Have Stayed Home
The Worst Trips of Great Writers

Edited by Roger Rapaport and Marguerita Castanera

In this original classic anthology of the worst trips, 50 top writers— including Isabel Allende, Jan Morris, Barbara Kingsolver, Paul Theroux, Mary Morris, Tony Wheeler and Helen Gurley Brown— tell of their greatest travel disasters.

I've Been Gone Far Too Long
Field Trip Fiascoes and Expedition Disasters

Edited by Monique Borgerhoff-Mulder and Wendy Logsdon

Here are the stories of 30 research scientists who go off the deep ends of the earth. From bush pilots and endangered species to Land Rover nightmares, these hair-raising tales will keep readers up past dawn.

The Getaway Guide to the American Southwest

Richard Harris

One of America's leading travel writers takes readers on a grand tour of the Southwest from Mesa Verde to the Grand Canyon. From national parks to the top restaurants in Santa Fe, this guide covers the best of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

I Really Should Have Stayed Home
Worst Journeys from Harare to Eternity

Edited by Roger Rapaport and Bob Drews

In this outrageously funny anthology of vacation horror stories, readers will spend one too many nights in Tunisia and flee nightmarish holiday around the world.

I Should Have Just Stayed Home
The Worst Trips of Great Writers

Edited by Roger Rapaport and Bob Drews

Latest in the series has lots of surprises, more scary and hilarious travel tales.

The Getaway Guide to the John Muir Trail

Guy Saperstein

The guide offers practical advice for neophytes and experienced hikers alike, as well as first class reading for armchair adventurers.