The Outdoors Almanac

by Len McDougall

For backpackers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes, here is an almanac of practical information certain to be a trusted reference.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580800351
• ISBN13: 9781580800358
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Burford Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Bible for outdoors people.

This book would probably be better titled "The Outdoors Bible," because it contains just about everything an outdoors person of any experience level might need to know. McDougall takes the mystery out of orienteering, tells the reader what to look for when buying anything from boots to backpacks, and even covers snowshoeing in enough detail to make me buy one of the models he recommended. At the back of the book are several Indian fables about nature that are engagingly written and entertaining enough to read aloud around the campfire. If you're an outdoors person, this book is a very good one to have on your bookshelf or in your backpack.