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Size: 8 1/2″ x 10 1/2″
Hardcover, 192 pages
190 full color illustrations plus maps
Published 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7892-1020-3
On every continent, in every age, people have marveled at the wonders of the natural world. Unlike vehicular transportation, walking allows the traveler to experience these wonders on a vivid sensuous level, enjoying all the sights, sounds, and smells of a beautiful landscape. In Walking the World’s Natural Wonders, traveler Jon Sparks takes readers on a guided tour across 34 such landscapes, profiling the world’s most magnificent walking routes from the mountains of Hawaii to England’s Jurassic Coast.
Accompanied by stunning photography from around the globe, Sparks’s vibrant text will appeal to anyone with a sense of adventure. Each of the 34 profiles also contains a regional map and a facts and figures box detailing route distance and altitude, optimal travel season, accommodation options, and more. Covering six continents and some of the world’s most gorgeous scenery, Walking the World’s Natural Wonders is the perfect inspiration for your next walking adventure.
With the eye-catching photography, you can travel the World without leaving your living room! Each Continent featured has breath-taking photography, your own personal guide, Jon, who shares his personal experiences with a detailed eye that you don’t normally find. The facts and figures, which includes a map of the area so that you can get an idea of the lay of the ground, When to visit, which I especially like having that information! The accomodations available, and the very helpful, special considerations, which consists of what supplies you will need that are not provided. Also, permits and restrictions for that particular area, so that you can have a worry free adventure! This is just a sampling of all the information found in this book.
If you’re one to get out and hike, you’ll especially be enticed by this book! The allure of beauty and ruggedness come together in such an influential way that everyone will appreciate and enjoy!
Jon Sparks is an award-winning photographer and writer specializing in landscape and outdoor subjects. His greatest passions are walking, climbing, and cycling, but he has also tried his hand at sailing, snorkeling, kayaking, canyoning, cross-country skiing, trekking, and climbing. His work has taken him around the world and he has shared his experiences in more than 15 books, including Spirit of the Lake District. He lives in Lancashire, England.
Meet Jon Sparks.. 
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Benedict Allen who writes the Foreword in Walking The World’s Natural Wonders is a world-renowned explorer. His travels across the globe have taken him to places as diverse as the Amazon River basin, the Gobi Desert, Papua New Guinea, and the Bering Strait. He is the author of numerous travel books, including The Skeleton Coast (1997) and Into the Abyss (2006).
A Special Thanks goes out to Michaelann over at 
for the opportunity to review this Beautiful “coffee table” book!
Would you like a Chance to Win a Copy of this Magnificent Book? Be sure to stop by our First Anniversary Blog Party where Michaelann has generously offered one for our Readers! 
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