NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GUIDES TO AMERICA’S OUTDOORS
Middle Atlantic, Southern Rockies and Alaska Are Added to Nature Adventure Series

WASHINGTON—National Geographic Books has expanded its Guide to America’s Outdoors series with volumes on the Middle Atlantic, Southern Rockies and Alaska.

The richly illustrated books describe nature adventures in parks, preserves, forests, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas. They guide readers to the best nature sites, describing the landscape, animals, trees, wildflowers and outdoor facilities found in each one.

Written by acclaimed authors with extensive knowledge of their region, each book includes:

• Author-guided hikes that lead readers along favorite trails, pointing out natural highlights along the way;
• More than 20 high-quality maps and 150 superb color photographs;
• Complete visitor and resource information, including size and location of each attraction, best time of year to visit, driving tours and opportunities for hiking, cycling, camping, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, hot-air ballooning and much more; and
• Fascinating vignettes on the history, culture and wildlife of each region.

GUIDE TO AMERICA’S OUTDOORS: MIDDLE ATLANTIC (National Geographic Books, ISBN 0-7922-7748-1, April 2001, $24), by Ann Jones with photography by Skip Brown, focuses on six areas: Atlantic Seacoast, Piedmont and Highlands, Appalachians, Allegheny High Plateau, Inland Coast, and Adirondack Mountains.

From Maryland’s Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Pennsylvania’s Promised Land State Park to New York’s Finger Lakes, Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Gorge, MIDDLE ATLANTIC uncovers a host of delightful surprises for the outdoors enthusiast.

GUIDE TO AMERICA’S OUTDOORS: SOUTHERN ROCKIES (National Geographic Books, ISBN 0-7922-7749-X, April 2001, $24), by Gary Ferguson, John Clayton and Maureen Keilty, with photographs by George Huey, describes five regions: Colorado Plateau, Utah High Plateaus, Wasatch Range & Uinta Mountains, Northern Colorado Rockies and Southern Colorado Rockies.

Among the 60 major sites featured in this guide are Mesa Verde National Park and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado, the Grand Canyon in Arizona, Utah’s Zion National Park and the Rio Grande National Forest, which spans Colorado and New Mexico.

GUIDE TO AMERICA’S OUTDOORS: ALASKA (National Geographic Books, ISBN 0-7922-7747-3, May 2001, $24), by Nan Elliot and Tom Walker, with photography by Michael Melford, covers the state’s Southeast, South Central, Interior, Southwest and Arctic regions. Must-see Alaskan natural treasures include Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Iditarod National Historical Trail, Kodiak Island Archipelago and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.

Packed with in-depth, up-to-date information, these practical, pocket-sized guides help readers immerse themselves fully in the beauty, variety and adventure of the great American outdoors.

Other guides in the series include New England, Southeast, Northern Rockies, Southwest, Far West and Pacific Northwest.

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April 2001