Аннотация
The Ultimate Desert Handbook is the first truly comprehensive handbook on
desert travel and exploration, presenting the desert not as an alien
environment to be overcome or endured, but rather as a fascinating opportunity
for anyone eager to learn about and enjoy a different kind of outdoors
experience. Assuming no prior desert know-how, this detailed guide is intended
for hikers, backpackers, campers, and 4WD vehicle travelers, along with a wide
range of other adventure enthusiasts pursuing their chosen activities into the
desert - rock climbers, birding enthusiasts, pilots, nature lovers, and
wildlife/landscape photographers. Even dayhikers and occasional visitors to
desert destinations will find the book easy to understand and extremely
useful. The Ultimate Desert Handbook is packed with information and includes
descriptions and histories of deserts around the world, a complete survey of
the North American deserts, their indigenous peoples, plants, and wildlife;
expert advice, including historical background and the latest technical
developments in desert hiking, backpacking, camping, equipment, footwear, and
clothing. Also included are chapters on desert mountain biking, first aid,
wildlife observation & photography (including tips on film cameras, digicams,
and night optics), desert hazards and survival, finding & treating water from
all manner of desert sources, as well as preparing and using desert vehicles
and animal transport. Last but not least is the most thorough section on
desert navigation ever published - from using the stars to map, compass,
sextant, and the Global Positioning System - and easy-to-follow advice on
everything from selecting a low-impact campsite to signaling and rescue
communications. * A Ragged Mountain Press Outdoors Paperback * 5½ × 8½ * 291pp
* 80 photos and illustrations.
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