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Welcome to our online store. Looking for something you can't find? Email us at help@ecolitgy.com and we'll do our best to help you out. Paddling Illinois: 64 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak by Mike Svob and Judith Ettenhofer. Svob, a nationally recognized expert on paddle sports, gives his personal account of water travels across the state. He gives one of the few written records of paddling the Mackinaw River -- and with good reason. Svob has participated in several Mackinaw Canoe Club outings. Each trip description includes put-ins, camping info, parking, and lots of other inside information. Grab your paddle and experience the only guidebook to Illinois rivers. Take a journey with Mike Svob through the state's diverse and beautiful geology, wildlife, and scenery. Paddling Illinois is an invaluable guide for any canoe or kayak enthusiast. 8.5 inches x 11 inches, 160 pages Geology Underfoot in Illinois MOUNTAIN PRESS - Illinois--a flat and boring state with nothing but cornfields and crowded expressways, right? Balderdash! Geology Underfoot in Illinois scratches the Prairie State's surface to expose geologic diversity that stretches back more than a billion years. Copious illustrations and witty, page-turning prose guide readers on geologic walking or driving tours of thirty-seven sites in Illinois. Enjoy an unexpected exploration of Chicago's architectural geology. Embark on a fault-seeking expedition in Mark Twain's big-river country. Or try moraine-surfing on Interstates 55 and 74. With a touch of curiosity and Geology Underfoot in Illinois in hand, you will view the state with a new sense of wonder. Raymond Wiggers, an Illinois native, holds a bachelor's degree in geology from Purdue University. He served as editor and curator of publications for the Illinois State Museum, as an environmental geologist for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and as a National Park Service botanist and environmental educator. Wiggers has written several books, including The Plant Explorer's Guide to New England (Mountain Press, 1994) and The Amateur Geologist (Franklin Watts). Wiggers currently resides in Beach Park, Illinois. 317 pages - 6 x 9 inches, Publication date: 1996 Hiking Illinois : Susan L. Post Human Kinetics Publishers say - This is your complete guide to the most interesting and scenic day hiking trails in Illinois. No matter what part of the state you want to explore or how easy or hard a trek you want, this handy book will lead you to the right trail. Hiking Illinois features the following: Detailed descriptions of 100 trails, including the length of trail, estimated time to hike it, and a difficulty rating 143 easy-to-read park and trail maps A map of each featured trail, with the points of interest labeled and their distances from the trailhead given Practical information on how to get to parks, the park hours, available facilities, permits and rules, and a contact address and phone number A convenient trail-finder grid, which provides a summary of each trail's features and location in the book section on nearby points of interest, with contact phone numbers Hiking Illinois makes it easy to enjoy self-guided tours of trails in scenic areas in the north, central, and south sections of the state. You'll discover beautiful trails in 59 featured spots, including Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area, Moraine Hills State Park, Beall Woods, and Mississippi Palisades State Park. Author Susan Post is a professional naturalist and a native of Illinois who brings to life the history, terrain, flora, and fauna of each area. And her descriptions of nearby recreational and sightseeing destinations ensure that you won't miss anything on your trip. Whether you live in Illinois or are just visiting, there's no better way to discover the natural beauty of the state than with Hiking Illinois. About the Author Susan Post has worked as a research biologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey since 1978. As she's gone about her job, working on such projects as sampling streams for threatened and endangered plants and sampling soybean and horseradish fields for insect pests, Susan has crisscrossed Illinois and become well-acquainted with the natural areas of the state. Susan is the coauthor of Illinois Wilds , a book that showcases the state's natural areas. She also has written numerous articles on the fauna and flora of Illinois for such publications as the Nature of Illinois and the Illinois Steward Magazine. An accomplished nature photographer, Susan had had her pictures published in a number of regional magazines, including the Forests of Illinois and Michigan Natural Resources Magazine. Susan is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She resides in Champaign, Illinois, and enjoys taking photographs, traveling, and collecting American folk art in her leisure time. Publication Date April 1997. Page Count: 224.