Book description
Lace up your hiking boots for the next in Lonely Planet's highly successful Epic Hikes series, this time exploring 50 of the Americas' most rewarding treks and trails. From Canada's longest hut-to-hut hike, the Sunshine Coast Trail, to a descent through Havasu Canyon in the USA, and the Santa Cruz Trail of northern Peru, we cover a huge variety of themes and experiences across routes that range from one-day walks to multi-day treks. Each of the featured hikes includes: First-person accounts from writers who have completed the hike Challenge level grading: easy / harder / epic Inspirational photography, maps and practical information to follow in the writer's footsteps Orientation toolkit: when is the best time of year to hike, how to get there, special equipment required Expert travel advice: where to stay, recommended tours, the best places to eat Suggestions for similar hikes 50 epic hikes across the Americas, including: The Chilkoot Trail, Alaska (USA) Joshua Tree Trail, California (USA) Highline Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana (USA) Halawa Valley, Hawaii (USA) Wonderland Trail, Washington (USA) Huemul Circuit, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Argentina) The Black Rock Lodge Summit Hike (Belize) Wild Pacific Trail (Canada) Isla Navarino (Chile) Tayrona National Park (Colombia) Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica) Comandancia de la Plata and Pico Turquino (Cuba) Boiling Lake Hike (Dominica) Quilotoa Loop (Ecuador) The Arctic Circle Trail (Greenland) Camino del Cobre (Mexico) Santa Cruz Trail (Peru) With a vibrant cover illustrated by Ross Murray, this beautiful hardback continues this collectible series. Whether you're a seasoned hiker, a novice embarking on your very first trek, or looking for a gift to suit an adventurer in your life, Epic Hikes of the Americas will inspire a lifetime of epic journeys on foot. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
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Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
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Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience