Where The Waters Divide: A Walk Across America Along the Continental Divide
by Karen Berger
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This is the story of one couple's 3,000-mile trek along America's backbone, from a dusty border town in Mexico to the snowfields of Glacier National Park on the boundary with Canada. Along the way they must cope with long stretches of trail without water and others with deep snow; for much of the journey, they must navigate with no trail at all. A tale of adventure, this is also a story of the American West and the ways in which it has been "used, crossed, inhabited, cursed, logged, grazed, show more and climbed." The authors write with insight about the history, environment, and politics of the region as they pass through grazing lands and reservations, mines and ghost towns, and miles and miles of wilderness. show lessTags
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My wife and I hiked the Colorado portion of the Continental Divide trail in 1981, and things haven't changed much since then. Maps are outdated, trails on the map don't exist on the ground, cows share many of your water supplies, and you will soon become excellent with map and compass. But, that said, it is always a joy to read about someone's experience covering ground you know well.
Karen Berger goes to a lot of trouble to fill you in on the details of the politics of land and wildlife management in the West. And she does a good job of covering the important elements of the hike, so you have a good sense of what the walking was like.
Karen Berger goes to a lot of trouble to fill you in on the details of the politics of land and wildlife management in the West. And she does a good job of covering the important elements of the hike, so you have a good sense of what the walking was like.
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Karen Berger has hiked more than 17,000 miles on six continents. She is one of approximately thirty people who have thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail. She is the author of nine books about outdoor adventure, and she has been a contributing editor to Backpacker magazine, and a hiking editor show more for GORP.com. Berger is currently a columnist for Scouting magazine show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1993
- Important places
- Continental Divide Trail, USA
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Travel, Sports and Leisure, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 917.304 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in North America United States subdivisions and modified standard subdivisions Travel; guidebooks
- LCC
- F721 .B47 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Rocky Mountains. Yellowstone National Park
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- 64
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 1
