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Keokee Co. Publishing recently began a line of guidebooks under the imprint of Keokee Books. Written by local writers, these books will cover our splendid corner of the world with trail guidebooks for hikers, bikers, climbers and hopefully paddlers, complete with maps, history and geology. |
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Climber's Guide to North Idaho Climber and writer Thaddeus Laird has rendered his years exploring the region's rock crags and alpine peaks into the region’s most comprehensive climbing guide yet. Canvassing both popular and little-known climbing areas, climbing scores of named and unnamed routes and snapping scores of photographs, Laird also collected data from Spokane veteran climber John Roskelley, and the unflappable Randall Green, author of the original “Idaho Rock.” The result is a smart, up-to-date guide to the region’s top climbs with more than 100 illustrations and maps, and detailed route descriptions for 13 different climbing sites. Nonfiction. 224 pages, 6"x9" softbound |
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On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: During the last great Ice Age some 15,000 years ago, the Pacific Northwest was repeatedly decimated by cataclysmic floods unlike anything of modern times. Giant ancient lakes such as Glacial Lake Missoula were created as lobes of the massive ice sheets blocked river valleys. These “ice dams” broke time and again over the millennia, sending walls of ice-laden water, miles wide and hundreds of feet deep, racing over the land at speeds up to 80 mph – scouring the landscape and leaving a fascinating geologic record. Geologist Bruce Bjornstad has written the most comprehensive guide book yet to the incredible landforms scoured out by the Ice Age floods in the Mid-Columbia Basin. "On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods" explores the origins and mysteries of the great floods and describes each of 19 geologic features they left behind. It is also a hands-on field guide to features, trails and tours in the Mid-Columbia Basin where we may see today the awesome power of the ancient floods. Nonfiction. 320 pages, 6”x9” softbound |
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Trails of the Wild Selkirks: South of the Canadian Border Author Dennis Nicholls hiked about 1,300 miles to research this book covering more than 170 hikes. The Selkirk Mountains of northeastern Washington and northern Idaho hold a fantastic variety of landscapes, from lush rain forests to dry grasslands to the cirques and granite of its high peaks. These wonderful wildlands also remain home to wildlife found almost nowhere else in the lower United States, including grizzly, woodland caribou, lynx and wolves. An indispensable guide for hikers, the book also identifies trails suitable for mountain bikers and includes detailed descriptions of trails, numerous maps and photos and a features chart to help readers more easily find trails with major points of interest such as lakes, waterfalls, old-growth forest, lookouts and peaks. Nicholls also provides an absorbing natural history for the range, along with several essays drawn from his own adventures wandering the Selkirks. Whether you’re a visitor to the area, or long-time resident, "Trails of the Wild Selkirks" will help you explore and appreciate these little-known wildlands. Nonfiction. 336 pages, 6"x9" softcover, maps and photos, appendixes |
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Trails of the Wild Cabinets Second edition due on or about July 28, 2008 "Trails of the Wild Cabinets" is a hiker’s and biker’s bible for the Cabinet Mountains – the magnificent mountain range stretching from north of Sandpoint, Idaho, 150 miles southeast into Montana. Revised by inveterate hiker Jim Mellen, the second edition has more hikes and corrections and changes to trails. This indispensable guide for hikers also also includes an appendix identifying trails suitable for mountain bikers. The book has detailed descriptions for 85 trails, numerous maps and photos, and a features chart to help readers more easily find trails with major points of interest, such as lakes, waterfalls, old-growth forests, lookouts and peaks. The second edition also includes GPS coordinates for each trailhead, as well indexes by trail name and number, gear and "Leave No Trace" ethics. Author Dennis Nicholls also provides a sketch of the range's human and natural history, and he livens up the text with essays drawn from his own hikes into the Cabinets. Nonfiction. 176 pages, 6"x9" softcover, 86 maps and photos, appendixes |
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Keokee Books are available through bookstores, online though our affiliated Sandpoint General Store, or by phone directly from Keokee Co. Publishing. Click for ordering and shipping information. |
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