Base Camp Reno: 101 Hikes from Sage to Snow by Barile, Christopher
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Base Camp Reno: 101 Hikes from Sage to Snow by Barile, Christopher

Base Camp Reno: 101 Hikes from Sage to Snow

Imbrifex Books
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$27.95

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BASE CAMP RENO: 101 HIKES FROM SAGE TO SNOW is the third title in the Base Camp Hiking Guides series. Authors Christopher and Elizabeth Barile have hiked thousands of miles together while carrying their two young children on their backs. Both Christopher and Elizabeth have advanced degrees in chemistry from Stanford University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Christopher is a chemistry professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Elizabeth is an artist and educator.
  • Major markets include the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and other regions known for high interest in outdoor recreation
  • Includes hikes in the Lake Tahoe area popular with hikers the world over
  • 101 day hikes, all within an hour's drive from downtown Reno
  • Regional maps showing all trailheads in each chapter; route and elevation map for each hike
  • Detailed description of each hike, including flora, fauna, geology, and history
  • More than 300 color photographs
  • Caloric burn for each hike based on a ground-breaking study the authors completed for the U.S. Army
  • Index and multiple detailed appendices allow readers to choose hikes to match their interests, abilities, and available time
  • Precise elevation and distance calculated using Python technology for each hike
  • Hikes by interest: waterfalls, rock scrambling, bird watching, petroglyphs, wild horses, and many more

    Author: Christopher Barile, Elizabeth Barile
    Publisher: Imbrifex Books
    Published: 04/05/2022
    Pages: 376
    Binding Type: Paperback
    Weight: 1.75lbs
    Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d
    ISBN13: 9781945501586
    ISBN10: 1945501588
    BISAC Categories:
    - Sports & Recreation | Hiking
    - Travel | United States | West | Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT,
    - Sports & Recreation | Walking

    About the Author
    Christopher (PhD) and Elizabeth (MSc.) Barile have hiked over 200 trails in Nevada and California while pregnant or carrying their two young children on their backs. They are alumni of Stanford University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Chris is currently a chemistry professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. They live in the beautiful city of Reno and have hiked over a thousand miles here. Although they have published dozens of scientific papers, this work is their first book.