Appalachian Great Outdoors

Botanizing, birding, hunting, tracking, hiking, biking, paddling, skiing, motorcycling, climbing, horseback riding, orienteering, farming, foraging, and more -- here's a small sampling of the many resources we recommend for enjoying the natural splendor of the southern highlands.  See a selection from our map collection here.

Hiking the Shining Rock and Middle Prong Wildernesses By Tim Homan Cover Image
$20.64
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ISBN: 9781561456666
Published: Peachtree - August 7th, 2012

Wherever Waters Flow: A Lifelong Love Affair with Wild Rivers By Doug Woodward Cover Image
$26.95
ISBN: 9780977931408
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Published: Headwaters Publishing - January 1st, 2006

High Vistas:: An Anthology of Nature Writing from Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains, Volume II, 1900-2009 (Natural History) By George Ellison Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9781596293564
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Published: History Press - November 18th, 2011

Camping and Woodcraft By Horace Kephart, George Ellison (Introduction by), Janet McCue (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Horace Kephart, George Ellison (Introduction by), Janet McCue (Introduction by)
$14.95
ISBN: 9780937207703
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Published: Great Smoky Mountains Association - May 16th, 2017

Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians By Jennifer Frick-Ruppert Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780807871164
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Published: University of North Carolina Press - April 15th, 2010

Mountain Passages: Natural and Cultural History of Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains (Natural History) By George Ellison Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781596290440
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Published: History Press - June 1st, 2005

High Vistas:: An Anthology of Nature Writing from Western North Carolina & the Great Smoky Mountains, Vol. I, 1674-1900 (Natural History) By George Ellison Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9781596293557
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Published: History Press - July 1st, 2008

A History of Hunting in the Great Smoky Mountains (Sports) By Bob Plott Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9781596294585
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Published: History Press - September 1st, 2008

The Story of the Plott Hound: Strike & Stay By Bob Plott Cover Image
$24.99
ISBN: 9781596292628
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Published: History Press - December 1st, 2007

$19.95
SKU: 9781889596211

Hiking the Carolina Mountains By Danny Bernstein Cover Image
$23.95
ISBN: 9781889596198
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Published: Milestone Press (NC) - March 15th, 2007

Great Waterfalls of North Carolina: A Guide for Hikers, Photographers, and Waterfall Enthusiasts By Neil Regan Cover Image
$21.95
ISBN: 9781933251707
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Published: Blair - March 1st, 2010

Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians By Patricia Kyritsi Howell Cover Image
$24.94
ISBN: 9780977490509
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Published: Botanologos, Inc. - January 19th, 2006

Appalachian Wildflowers By Thomas E. Hemmerly Cover Image
$30.95
ISBN: 9780820321813
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Published: University of Georgia Press - April 27th, 2000

Eastern Cougar: Historic Accounts, Scientific Investigations, New Evidence By Chris Bolgiano (Editor), Jerry Roberts (Editor) Cover Image
By Chris Bolgiano (Editor), Jerry Roberts (Editor)
$19.95
ISBN: 9780811732185
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Published: Stackpole Books - July 27th, 2005

A History of Whitewater Paddling in Western North Carolina: Water Wise By Will Leverette Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781596294356
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Published: History Press - June 1st, 2008

Natural Histories: Stories from the Tennessee Valley (Outdoor Tennessee Series) By Stephen Lyn Bales Cover Image
$29.95
ISBN: 9781572335615
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Published: Univ Tennessee Press - April 15th, 2007

Swarm Tree: Of Honeybees, Honeymoons and the Tree of Life (Natural History) By Doug Elliott Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781596296756
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Published: History Press - May 1st, 2009

Best Hikes with Dogs North Carolina By Karen Chavez Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781594850554
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Published: Mountaineers Books - October 15th, 2007

Camping And Woodcraft: Handbook Vacation Campers Travelers Wilderness By Horace Kephart, Jim Casada (Contributions by) Cover Image
By Horace Kephart, Jim Casada (Contributions by)
$29.95
ISBN: 9780870495564
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Published: Univ Tennessee Press - April 25th, 1988

On the Spine of Time: A Flyfisher's Journey Among Mountain People, Streams & Trout (Pruett) By Harry Middleton Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780871088925
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Published: Westwinds Press - March 1st, 1997

Zoro's Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods By Thomas Rain Crowe Cover Image
$21.95
ISBN: 9780820328621
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Published: University of Georgia Press - September 1st, 2006

Chattooga: Descending Into the Myth of Deliverance River By John Lane Cover Image
$24.95
ISBN: 9780820327754
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Published: University of Georgia Press - September 1st, 2005

Out Under Sky Of Great Smokies: A Personal Journal By Harvey Broome Cover Image
$44.93
ISBN: 9781572331136
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Published: Univ Tennessee Press - February 21st, 2001

The Wild East: A Biography of the Great Smoky Mountains (New Perspectives on the History of the South) By Margaret L. Brown Cover Image
$41.17
ISBN: 9780813020938
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Published: University Press of Florida - March 2nd, 2001

A Peterson Field Guide To Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides) By Roger Tory Peterson Cover Image
$22.99
ISBN: 9780395926222
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Published: Mariner Books - September 1st, 1999

Reptiles and Amphibians of the Smokies By Stephen G. Tilley, James E. Huheey Cover Image
$9.95
ISBN: 9789372073065
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Published: Great Smoky Mountains Association - April 9th, 2004

The Highlands-Cashiers Outdoor Companion By Brian A. Boyd Cover Image
$8.95
ISBN: 9781893651159
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Published: Fern Creek Press - August 6th, 2008

Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas: A Field Guide to Favorite Places from Chimney Rock to Charleston (Southern Gateways Guides) By Kevin G. Stewart, Mary-Russell Roberson Cover Image
$29.95
ISBN: 9780807857861
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Published: University of North Carolina Press - February 26th, 2007

Wildflowers of the Smokies By Peter White Cover Image
$14.95
ISBN: 9780937207208
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Published: Great Smoky Mountains Association - June 30th, 2003

Trees of the Smokies By Steve Kemp Cover Image
$11.95
ISBN: 9780937207093
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Published: Great Smoky Mountains Association - August 24th, 2006

Ferns of the Smokies By Murray Evans Cover Image
$8.95
ISBN: 9780937207451
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Published: Great Smoky Mountains Association - July 11th, 2005

Backpacking Overnights: North Carolina Mountains, South Carolina Upstate By Jim Parham Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781889596280
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Published: University of Georgia Press - April 1st, 2013

Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail: Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail By Bill Walker Cover Image
$13.14
ISBN: 9781460999424
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - March 12th, 2011

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