Hike Smart: Tips and Tactics for Improving Your Treks

By Ann Marie Brown and Terra Breeden

Are you a first-timer about to take your inaugural trek? Are you veteran hiker looking to be even more efficient when enjoying the sport you love? Are you someone in between? Then look no further than expert trekker Ann Brown’s Hike Smart, the definitive guide to efficient and enjoyable hiking for all levels of experience.

Compiling knowledge from over thirty years of hiking, Hike Smart includes hundreds of tips, tactics, and techniques all aimed at helping you become a better hiker. Within these pages, you’ll find:

Dozens of trail dos and don’ts
Pointers on choosing the right gear for your hikewith an emphasis on boots and packs
Advice on negotiating different terrains
Recommendations on how-to deal with unexpected on-trail situations
Stories and interviews from hikers who’ve conquered tough trails
Beautiful color photos of some of America’s most majestic hikes
And much more!

So whether you’re about to embark on your first hike or your hundred-and-first, Hike Smart is the only guide you’ll need to ensure that you have your most enjoyable, and smartest trek yet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Release date: Apr 18, 2017
• ISBN: 9781510708525

Ann Marie Brown

Ann Marie Brown is the author of more than thirteen hiking guide books and is a dedicated California outdoorswoman. Brown’ s work has appeared in Sunset, VIA, Backpacker, and California magazines. She regularly writes and edits for several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club and National Resources Defense Council. Brown lives in South Lake Tahoe, California.