No comments about Snowshoe Routes New England: Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine (Snowshoe Routes).

1 comments about Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution: Achieve a Lifetime of Health, Weight-Loss and Vitality By Discovering the Activity You Love.

1. I moved to Manhattan two years ago to begin my first post-collegiate job. I ran competitively in college and thought that running would be the easiest, not to mention most convenient, way to stay in shape once I had entered the working world. However, I ran into one problem...well, maybe two, or three, or four. It's dark before work and it's dark after work. It's too cold, too hot, and/or too cozy under my covers. Without my college teammates expecting me at practice, the motivation to get out and run was less than lacking. Walking past the Barnes and Noble in Lincoln square, I noticed a copy of The Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution in the window. I had heard of Chelsea Piers, but never really took the time to explore its offerings. So, I went into Barnes and Noble and browsed through the book. Needless to say, I bought a copy. I've also done some research on the Chelsea Piers website to find classes for the sports that seem to best match my personality and found out that the Field House at Chelsea Piers offers evening adult gymnastics and rock-climbing classes for all levels. So, it turns out you don't have to be a kid to enjoy exercise and make physical fitness fun! I definitely recommend this book for anyone who's sick of the treadmill and is ready for a change to make this year's New Year's resolution stick.

2 comments about Snowshoeing Through Sewers: Adventures in New York City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia.

1. I gotta give the author some credit for participating in activities than millions of Americans do every day - canoeing, biking, hiking, etc. However, very, very few Americans do this along overdeveloped NJ highways or in urban drainage ditches that were once bucolic streams, so I give Mr. Rockland many bonus points for originality.

   Rockland has a sharp, entertaining writing style that held my interest throught this book, and this collection of stories was a great complement to Looking for America on the NJ Turnpike, his first work.




2. I was assigned this book back in 1998 when I took Prof Rockland's Urban Adventure course at Rutgers University one summer. I always got very nervous when the professor assigned a book that (s)he wrote. Was I pleasantly surprised! I was inspired, I was in awe of the adventures.
   
   I recommend this book to anyone who wants to get insprired to take an urban adventure - just walk out your door, and explore your hometown, see what you discover!

No comments about Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing, Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley.

No comments about Ski and Snowshoe Trails in the Adirondacks.

No comments about Snowshoe Routes: Adirondacks & Catskills (Snowshoe Routes).

No comments about Winter Trails New York: The Best Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Trails (Winter Trails Series).

1 comments about The Vail Hiker and Ski Touring Guide.

1. Being a naturalist hiking guide, I reccomend this book to everyone! Detailed directions to the trailhead, accurate difficulty ratings, fairly accurate times (on the trail, that is!) Thorough descriptions of most of the best hikes in the Vail area.

2 comments about Building Snowshoes and Snowshoe Furniture.

1. Great detailed information on a nearly dead art form, making snowshoes. The sections on snowshoe furniture are terrific, tons of example and ideas. Detailed, concise information on the best wood, drawing and plans for the molds and information on "How To" do instead of just pictures of completed product. The most complete resource I've found anywhere!



2. I was actually looking for a nativist type manual on snowshoes, so I was not too taken with the idea of using nylon cord instead of rawhide for the webbing, but the illustrations are superb. If you are perplexed on how to "weave" snowshoes, this book is great. Also the author recommends boiling wood to soften it for shaping, instead of the more conventional steaming approach, and seems to not notice that boiling changes the structure of wood much more than steam. Good/Great descriptions of the various styles of snowshoes, furniture ideas are OK but not innovative. A good resource for starting out, not as much "needed" for experienced woodworkers.

No comments about AMC's Best Day Hikes in the White Mountains: Four-Season Guide to 50 of the Best Trails in the White Mountain National Forest (Amc's Best Day Hikes).