Smart & Savvy Hiking will walk readers through the basics of the outdoor world and how to have a fulfilling outdoor experience. Information will be presented in a way that offers women unique ways to experience the outdoors, through journaling, goal setting, and checklists. Women of all outdoor-ability levels will be engaged.



Hiking mistress and trail master Kim Lipker starts with the assumption that, Yes!, females are indeed at home in the wilderness. This unique guide is packed with essential how-to information, wit, wisdom, and tips on everything from safety, to basic equipment, to hiking while pregnant. Whether new to the sport or a veteran, Smart & Savvy Hiking prepares females to have fun, enjoy, and be safe on a day hike through the woods, weekend blast in the desert, or extended journey on a long trail. Daring? Of course. Dangerous? No way. Divine? In every possible way.

Smart & Savvy Hiking will walk readers through the basics of the outdoor world and how to have a fulfilling outdoor experience. Information will be presented in a way that offers women unique ways to experience the outdoors, through journaling, goal setting, and checklists. Women of all outdoor-ability levels will be engaged.



Hiking mistress and trail master Kim Lipker starts with the assumption that, Yes!, females are indeed at home in the wilderness. This unique guide is packed with essential how-to information, wit, wisdom, and tips on everything from safety, to basic equipment, to hiking while pregnant. Whether new to the sport or a veteran, Smart & Savvy Hiking prepares females to have fun, enjoy, and be safe on a day hike through the woods, weekend blast in the desert, or extended journey on a long trail. Daring? Of course. Dangerous? No way. Divine? In every possible way.

TRAILHEAD
Preface: Take a Hike, Girlfriend!

Part 1: High 5 Reasons to Walk the Walk
1. Banish Those Stir-Crazy Blues--and Change Your Indoor/Outdoor Ratio
2. Work Your Body
3. Calm Your Mind
4. Strike a Balance
5. Become Nature's Steward

Part 2: Ready! Set! Go!
1. Get Organized - the no-sweat way
2. Pick the Place, Pick the Hikes
3. Go Shopping!
4. Gear Up
5. Got Maps?
6. Pack a Picnic

Part 3: Hit the Trail
1. Fit Hiking
2. Sensual Hiking
3. Wildlife Communities
4. Games for You and Your Family
5. Picture Perfect
6. We {heart} Mother Earth

Part 4: Mama Told Me (there'd be days like this)!
1. First Aid
2. Knots and Fires
3. Wicked Weather and Natural Hazards
4. Growling Beasts
5. Trail Violence

Part 5: For Women Only
1. Hiking Companions
2. Bathroom Breaks
3. Pregnant and Hiking
4. Babies, Kids, Teens and Hiking
5. Special Needs and Hiking
6. Aging and Hiking

Part 6: Smart & Savvy Life List

Part 7: After Sundown

Part 8: Special Section: Journaling the Journey

Appendix A: Books for Your Backpack
Appendix B: World Wide Web Trail Map

Plus Smart & Savvy Extras, Quotes, and Trail Mix (myths, hints, tips, and anecdotes)