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Ameritrekking Adventures: Exploring Devils Tower National Monument by
Series: Trek, 1.3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,610. Language: English. Originally Published: May 14, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hiking, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Rocks & minerals, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Regional
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 13 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1995 visit to Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming. The visit took place in the same year as the first Ameritrek, the subject of the main book...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Exploring White Bird Battlefield Nez Perce National Historical Park by
Series: Trek, 1.6. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,570. Language: English. Originally Published: June 2, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Museums of the World, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Biography » Native Americans, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » General, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 18 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1995 visit to White Bird Battlefield Nez Perce National Historical Park in Idaho. It is in the vicinity of the Salmon River, also known as The River of No...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Visiting Hells Canyon in Idaho by
Series: Trek, 1.7. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,390. Language: English. Originally Published: June 8, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Essays & Travelogues, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Essays, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Regional
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 19 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1995 visit to Hells Canyon in Idaho. According to Wikipedia, Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America. At one point the top-to-bottom...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Visiting Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona by
Series: Trek, 1.8. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,530. Language: English. Originally Published: June 16, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Museums of the World, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Astronomy, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Natural disasters, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Sky observation
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 23 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's 1995 visit to Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona. When he showed up he was handed a brochure that proclaimed "You are at one of the most extraordinary places...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Visiting the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona by
Series: Trek, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,550. Language: English. Originally Published: July 2, 2020 by Joseph G. Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Cultural heritage, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder » General, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 25 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's 1995 visit to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Although the details are disputed, there really was a gunfight at the O.K. Corral, a man named Wyatt Earp...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing Texas's Guadalupe Peak by
Series: Trek, 1.2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,620. Language: English. Originally Published: July 15, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 26 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's 1995 hike to the top of Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. Guadalupe Peak is the Texas highpoint, or highest naturally occurring...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Exploring Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument by
Series: Trek, 1.4. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,280. Language: English. Originally Published: May 21, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Museums of the World, Nonfiction » History » American, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Biography » Native Americans, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapters 14 and 15 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1995 visit to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana. The visit took place in the same year as the first Ameritrek, the subject...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Visiting Wounded Knee in South Dakota by
Series: Trek, 1.1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,740. Language: English. Originally Published: June 20, 2019 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Military biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Biography » Native Americans, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 8 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This booklet is about the author's 1995 visit to Wounded Knee in South Dakota, the site of a massacre of Native Americans in 1890. You can travel vicariously to that infamous place and sample the writing at...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing South Dakota's Harney Peak by
Series: Trek, 1.1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,980. Language: English. Originally Published: July 7, 2020 by Joseph G. Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Adventure, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 10 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's hike to the top of Harney Peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota in the year 1995. Harney Peak is the South Dakota highpoint, or highest naturally occurring...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Exploring Saguaro National Park by
Series: Trek, 1.9. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,790. Language: English. Originally Published: June 24, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Museums of the World, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Ecosystems & habitats / wilderness, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Ecosystems & Habitats / Deserts
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 24 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's 1995 visit to Saguaro National Park in Arizona. The mysterious and vaguely humanlike saguaro cactus is one of the iconic symbols of the American West. They...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Visiting Crazy Horse and Mt Rushmore in South Dakota by
Series: Trek, 1.2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,780. Language: English. Originally Published: April 30, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Biography » Native Americans, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Essays & Travelogues, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 11 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's visit to the Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore, both in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The visit took place in the same year as the first...
Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful by
Series: Trek, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 117,140. Language: English. Originally Published: June 12, 2019 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation & inspiration, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Adventure, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » History » North America » USA
Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful is the tale of Accountant Joe, a corporate cubicle rat who was told he had saved too much vacation time and had to use it up. So he did. He hit the road with a map and a camera and a notebook. He returned weeks later after driving 8,000 miles through 23 states. Along the way he found friends, national parks, Native American...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Exploring Craters of the Moon National Monument by
Series: Trek, 1.5. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,130. Language: English. Originally Published: May 28, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hiking, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Backpacking, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Nature, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Natural resources
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 20 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Discovering America the Beautiful. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1995 visit to Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. After my visit the Monument was greatly expanded and its present name is Craters of the Moon...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Exploring Cedar Breaks National Monument by
Series: Trek, 2.6. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,360. Language: English. Originally Published: August 25, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » National Parks, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Ecotourism, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapters 22 and 23 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1996 visit to Cedar Breaks National Monument in southern Utah. The visit took place in the same year as the second Ameritrek. In this booklet, you can...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing Mississippi's Woodall Mountain by
Series: Trek, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,410. Language: English. Originally Published: October 7, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 36 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's 1996 visit to Mississippi's highpoint, Woodall Mountain. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. Woodall Mountain is the 47th...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Exploring Bryce Canyon National Park by
Series: Trek, 2.7. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,480. Language: English. Originally Published: September 1, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Biography » Environmentalists & naturalists, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Ecotourism, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 24 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1996 visit to Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah. The visit took place in the same year as the second Ameritrek, the subject of the main book. In...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing Wisconsin's Timms Hill by
Series: Trek, 2.3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,060. Language: English. Originally Published: August 4, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » Travel » National Parks, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 8 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1996 visit to Wisconsin's highpoint, Timms Hill. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. Timms Hill is the 39th-highest...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing Florida's Britton Hill by
Series: Trek, 2.1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,810. Language: English. Originally Published: July 21, 2020 by Joseph G. Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Museums of the World, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Biography » Environmentalists & naturalists, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Essays & Travelogues, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 3 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's 1996 visit to Florida's highpoint, Britton Hill. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. Florida's highpoint is the lowest of...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing Oklahoma's Black Mesa by
Series: Trek, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,340. Language: English. Originally Published: September 29, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » History » Biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 33 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's 1996 visit to Oklahoma's highpoint, Black Mesa. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. Black Mesa is the 23rd-highest...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing North Dakota's White Butte by
Series: Trek, 2.4. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,260. Language: English. Originally Published: August 12, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Adventure, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 12 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's1996 visit to North Dakota's highpoint, White Butte. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. White Butte is the 30th...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing New Mexico's Wheeler Peak by
Series: Trek, 2.8. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 24,390. Language: English. Originally Published: September 15, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Ecotourism, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 29 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. Here you can read the true tale of the author's visit to New Mexico's highpoint, Wheeler Peak. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. Wheeler Peak is the 8th-highest...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Exploring Capulin Volcano National Monument by
Series: Trek, 2.9. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,370. Language: English. Originally Published: September 22, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Ecotourism, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Essays & Travelogues, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 31 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1996 visit to Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico. The visit took place in the same year as the second Ameritrek, the subject of the main book...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing Michigan's Mount Arvon by
Series: Trek, 2.2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,130. Language: English. Originally Published: July 28, 2020 by Joseph G. Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests » Adventure, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 7 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Stalking the Wild Thirteeners. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the true tale of the author's 1996 visit to Michigan's highpoint, Mount Arvon. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. Mount Arvon is the 13th-lowest...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Highpointing Minnesota's Eagle Mountain by
Series: Trek, 3.1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 15,530. Language: English. Originally Published: October 13, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Travel » Budget, Nonfiction » Travel » Hikes & walks, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 3 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Finding the Lost River Range. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's visit to Minnesota's highpoint, Eagle Mountain. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. Eagle Mountain is the 37th-highest...
Ameritrekking Adventures: Visiting Missouri Headwaters State Park by
Series: Trek, 3.2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,230. Language: English. Originally Published: October 20, 2020 by Joseph Whelan. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » National Parks, Nonfiction » Travel » Museums of the World, Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » Biography » Environmentalists & naturalists, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 6 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Finding the Lost River Range. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet. This short story tells the tale of the author's visit to Missouri Headwaters State Park. The park is in Montana, not Missouri. The visit took place in the same year (1997) as the third Ameritrek, the subject of...