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Backpacker magazine's Predicting Weather: Forecasting, Planning, and Preparing (Backpacker Magazine Series) - Softcover

Ballard, Lisa

 
9780762756568: Backpacker magazine's Predicting Weather: Forecasting, Planning, and Preparing (Backpacker Magazine Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 076275656X ISBN 13: 9780762756568
Verlag: Falcon Guides, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Backpacker Magazine's Weather informs readers about how weather happens, how to predict and recognize weather patterns, identify cloud formations and know what they mean, develop weather awareness from basic meteorological concepts, and more. This handy pocket-sized guide is 96 pages, includes two popouts, and incorporates color photos, charts, and illustrations as needed throughout the interior.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

It is Lisa Densmore's television work that has made her a recognized authority on hiking and backpacking, particularly in the northeast. She has written, produced and hosted numerous shows and feature segments, including "Tricks of the Trail" (RSN) which won an International Teddy Award for "best instruction program devoted to the outdoors", and for "Gear Guide" (OLN) which won two Telly Awards. On "Windows to the Wild" (PBS), which is still on-air, Lisa takes viewers on hiking adventures where they can enjoy the scenic beauty of a particular wilderness area while learning about its natural history, flora and fauna. Lisa was also the co-host and field producer for "Wildlife Journal" (PBS) for which she received three Emmys©! On "Wildlife Journal", Lisa introduced viewers to various backcountry activities - including hiking and camping - with an emphasis on safety and conservation.

Lisa is also an award-winning freelance writer and a nationally recognized nature photographer whose articles and images have appeared in magazines as diverse as Adirondack Life, Backpacker and Women in the Outdoors. She has published literally hundreds of articles over the last two decades. She is also the author of six books: Ski Faster (McGraw-Hill, 2000), Best Hikes with Dogs: New Hampshire & Vermont (The Mountaineers Books, 2006), Hiking the Green Mountains (FalconGuides, 2009), Hiking the White Mountains (FalconGuides, 2010), and Hiking the Adirondacks (FalconGuides 2010).

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Backpacker magazine's Predicting Weather brings you essential mind gear from the two most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Learn how weather happens, how to predict and recognize weather patterns, how to identify cloud formations and know what they mean, how to prepare for and deal with adverse weather conditions, and how to develop weather awareness. Perfect for pack or pocket, this book breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and portable information useful in the field. Full-color photos and illustrations complement concise, clear text, introducing you to basic and intermediate skills needed to safely and successfully get by in the outdoors.

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Verlag
Falcon Guides
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
076275656X
ISBN 13 
9780762756568
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
96
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Nicht verfügbar
Verantwortliche Person
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
info@simonandschuster.nl

Herculesplein 96
Utrecht
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