The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader, California: Adventure, History, and Legend on the Long-Distance Trail Contributor(s): Hughes, Rees (Editor), Lewis, Corey (Editor), Uyeki, Amy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1594855080 ISBN-13: 9781594855085 Publisher: Mountaineers Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Hiking - Travel | Special Interest - Hikes & Walks - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) |
Dewey: 917.9 |
LCCN: 2011022381 |
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.73" W x 8.96" (1.01 lbs) 303 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description:
Need more from the PCT Readers? Editors Rees Hughes and Corey Lewis are sharing stories from the trail on their website, pcttrailsidereader.com. Submit your own images or stories from the trail, or simply get lost in the tales from other travelers... |
Contributor Bio(s): Lewis, Corey: - COREY LEWIS is Professor of Creative Writing and Literature at Humboldt State University, where he also supervises the Wilderness Orientation Program. The author of the award-winning Reading the Trail (University of Nevada Press, 2005), Dr. Lewis lives in Arcata and has hiked the California section of the PCT extensively. AMY UYEKI is a visual artist whose work has been published in national magazines and books and has appeared in Print's Best Logos and Designs, Print Magazine, East/West Magazine, and Simple Screenprinting. She has won numerous awards including an International Achievement Award from the IFAI for banner design for the Redwood National and State Parks, a Visual Arts Fellowship from the California Arts Council for printmaking, and is a recipient of numerous grants, including the NEA, California Council for the Humanities and the New Langton Arts Initiative. She has worked extensively with wood block prints and lino cut prints. Learn more about her work on her website. REES HUGHES has trekked extensively in countries such as Nepal and Tanzania, but nowhere has been more enchanting for him than the Pacific Crest Trail which he began walking in 1981. Since then, he has been a devoted section-hiker. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington and retired in 2008 from his position as an administrator at Humboldt State University where he is actively involved with experiential education programs. He lives in Arcata, California. |