Heather Balogh Rochfort est l'auteure de deux livres et une écrivaine indépendante à temps plein. Elle se spécialise dans les activités de plein air et les voyages d'aventure, des passions qui éclairent profondément son travail. Vous la trouverez plus probablement à dormir à la belle étoile sur le flanc d'une montagne avec son mari et sa fille que dans n'importe quelle ville. Elle contribue également régulièrement à The Weather Channel en tant qu'experte en randonnée.
Choose the Right Gear, Plan Your Ultimate Trip, Cook Hearty and Energizing Trail Meals, Be Prepared for Emergencies, Conquer Your Backpacking Adventures
Offering practical advice and insights, this guide helps readers prepare for an enjoyable backpacking adventure. Drawing from the author's experiences on the Just a Colorado Gal blog, it covers essential tips on gear selection, route planning, and safety measures, ensuring both novice and seasoned backpackers can make the most of their outdoor excursions.
Celebrating the strength and achievements of over twenty adventurous mothers, this book features personal stories from both legendary and emerging figures in the hiking community. Each profile highlights a favorite hike, detailing personal challenges and philosophies, while offering practical tips for readers to enhance their hiking and life experiences. Stunning color photographs accompany the narratives, alongside essential hike information such as maps, specifications, and GPS coordinates, enriching the reader's journey into the world of hiking.
A celebration of athleticism, wisdom, and skill—Women Who Hike profiles over twenty of America’s most inspiring women adventurers ranging from legends to the rising stars of today. The book is both inspirational and aspirational as each adventurer tells her story in her own words through featuring their favorite hike, highlighting personal challenges, accomplishments, and philosophy, as well as providing readers with practical how-to suggestions on maximizing not only their own potential in hiking but in life. The profiles are complemented by stunning color photographs. Each profile includes a map of the hike being profiled, hike specs, miles and directions, GPS coordinates to the trailhead, and a sidebar of something noteworthy about the hike, the location, or the adventurer.Featured 1. Ingrid Backstrom2. Teresa Baker3. Gina Bégin4. Katie Boué5. Jainee Dial & Lindsey Elliott6. Caroline Gleich7. Sarah Herron8. Shanti Hodges9. Kristin Hostetter10. Jen Hudak11. Rue Mapp12. Hilary Oliver13. Haley Robison14. Elyse Rylander15. Shawnté Salabert16. Ambreen Tariq17. Kalen Thorien18. Mirna Valerio19. Jolia Varela20. Pamela Zoolalian
