{"product_id":"best-hikes-with-kids-oregon-9781680510799","title":"Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon","description":"For this new and fully revised edition, veteran author Bonnie Henderson partnered with Zach Urness, hiker, writer, and parent of young children. \u003ci\u003eBest Hikes with Kids: Oregon\u003c\/i\u003e gets kids excited about the outdoors early, and creates in them a passion that lasts a lifetime. This second edition covers 121 hikes, most within an hour's drive of major population centers--such as Portland, Salem, Ashland, and Bend. Other features of the guide include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew \"Great Getaways\"--weekend or vacation destinations around the state with hiking trails and other family-fun activities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Best of\" lists that highlight groups of top 5 hikes with special features to help parents select trips their kids will enjoy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImproved access details, including GPS trailhead coordinates and info on permits and fees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNotes about barrier-free or ADA-accessible trails and suitability for jogging strollers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTips and strategies for hiking with kids--how to motivate them, what's appropriate for different ages, sidebars with games, nature facts, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcise, accurate driving directions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFull color photos throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrness, Zach:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Award-winning journalist \u003cb\u003eZach Urness\u003c\/b\u003e is the Outdoors Content Producer for the Statesman Journal, where his columns, essays, and features focus on outdoor recreation, the environment, state parks, federal forests, and legislation impacting outdoors directly or indirectly. He also freelances for the Associated Press and, prior to his position at the Journal, he was the outdoors editor and sports writer for the Grant Pass Daily Courier, and has written and reported for the Eugene Register-Guard and The Oregonian. A native of Minnesota, Zach's college studies included Environmental Studies and his first reporting job out of college was in Polson, Montana, where he began to hone his outdoor journalism skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He is the co-author and author of two other guidebooks. A hiker, biker, whitewater kayaker, fly-fisherman and climber, Zach spends almost every outside-the-office moment rambling the Beaver State's forests, mountains and rivers. He lives with his wife and young child.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenderson, Bonnie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBonnie Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e is author of two guidebooks, \u003ci\u003eDay Hiking: Oregon Coast 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest Hikes with Kids: Oregon 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Next Tsunami: Living on a Restless Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and Oregon Book Awards finalist \u003ci\u003eStrand: An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris\u003c\/i\u003e. When she is not on the coast, she lives in Eugene, Oregon.","brand":"Mountaineers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644589281554,"sku":"9781680510799","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d50f722-3b54-495d-adde-bb5958a6cdec.jpg?v=1733116931","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/best-hikes-with-kids-oregon-9781680510799","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}