ORC Library Books
Please stop by the Outdoor Resource Center if you need some information about outdoor medicine, or climbing in the Bay Area, or even cooking in the outdoors. We have a large selection of books that are FREE to check out for a week. We also have a binder filled with local outdoor adventure resources. We look forward to helping you create your own adventure!
Check out our HUGE Library Inventory list below!
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Soares, John R. | 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California 2nd Edition |
| Spring, Vicky | 100 Hikes in California's Central Sierra and Coast Range 2nd Edition |
| Heid, Matt | 101 Hikes in Northern California |
| Soares, Marc J. | 75 Year-Round Hikes in Northern California |
| Bryson | A Walk in the Woods |
| American Alpine Club | Accidents in North American Mountaineering 2003 |
| Berger | Advanced Backpacking |
| Long, John | Advanced Rock Climbing |
| Olsen, John | Adventure Sports Mountain Biking |
| O'Bannon, Allen | Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backpackin' Book |
| Sherer, Glenn | America's National Trails Journeys Across Land and Time |
| Murie, Olaus J. | Animal Tracks |
| Smith, Richard P. | Animal Tracks and Signs of North America |
| Long | Attacked |
| Smith, Dave | Backcounry Bear Basics |
| Miller, Dorcas | Backcountry Cooking |
| Van Tilburg, Christopher | Backcountry Snowboarding |
| Hall, Adrienne | Backpacking |
| Backhurst, Paul | Backpacking California |
| Backhurst, Paul | Backpacking California |
| Yaffe, Linda Frederick | Backpacking Gourmet |
| Older, Jules | Backroad & Offroad Biking |
| Waterman | Backwoods Ethics A Guide to Low-Impact Camping and Hiking |
| Schulte-Peevers | Baja California |
| Kjellstrom, Bjorn | Be Expert with Map & Compass |
| White, Richard E. | Beetles |
| Bogar, Mike | Best Groomed Cross-Country Ski Trails in Oregon |
| Nelson, Dan A. | Best of the Pacific Crest Trail Washington 55 Hikes |
| Sherman, John | Better Bouldering |
| Sherman, John | Better Bouldering |
| Story, David | Bicycling America's National Parks Claifornia |
| Gass, Michael Ph.D. | Book of Metaphors Volume II |
| Thomas, Ramsay | Building Your Own Indoor Climbing Wall |
| Audubon | Butterflies |
| Kricher, John | California and Pacific Northwest Forests |
| Huegel, Tony | California Coastal Byways Cackcountry Drives for the Whole Family |
| Huegel, Tony | California Desert Byways Backcountry Drives for the Whole Family |
| Steinstra, Tom | California Hiking |
| Tawrell, Paul | Camping and Wilderness Survival |
| McMahon, Richard | Camping Northern California |
| McMahon, Richard | Camping Southern California |
| Tawrell, Paul | Camping Surival Summer |
| Scott, David | Camping's Little Book of Wisdom |
| Gullion, Laurie | Canoeing |
| Harrison, Dave | Canoeing |
| Jacobson, Cliff | Canoeing |
| Jacobson, Cliff | Canoeing & Camping Beyond Basics |
| Gullion, Laurie | Canoeing and Kayaking |
| Vantilburg, Christopher | Canyoneering Beginning to Advanced Techniques |
| Boga, Steven | Caving |
| Swart, Peter | Caving: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques |
| Value, Bob | Classic Rock Climbs McConnells Mill State Park Pennsylvania |
| Davis, Laird | Classic Rock Climbs No. 18 Castle Rags California |
| Swain, Todd | Classic Rock Climbs No. 28 Red Rocks Nevada |
| Florine, Hans | Climb On! Skills for More Efficient Climbing |
| Watts, Alan | Climber's Guide to Smith Rock |
| Long, John | Climbing Anchors |
| Porcella, Stephen F. | Climbing California's Fourteeners |
| Anderson, Jay | Climbing California's Mountains |
| Rubine, David | Climbing Guide: Pinnacles National Monument |
| Jones, Chris | Climbing in North America |
| Benti, Wynne | Climbing Mt. Whitney, the Complete Guide for Hiking and Backpacking |
| Knight, T. | Climbing Tales of Terror Wicked Lies & Malicious Slander |
| Sale, Richard | Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains |
| Soles, Clyde | Climbing: Expedition Planning |
| Lewis & Cauthorn | Climbing: From Gym to Crag |
| Long, John & Duane Raleigh | Clip & Go! Tips & Tricks for the Modern Sport Climber |
| Fergus, Leonard C. | Common Edible & Poisonous Plants |
| Gray, Melissa | Cooking the One Burner Way |
| Gray, Melissa | Cooking the One Burner Way 2nd Edition |
| Gray, Melissa | Cooking the One Burner Way 2nd Edition |
| McCoy, Micheal | Cycling the Great Divide |
| Gierlich, Marisa | Cycling USA West Coast |
| Semb | Day Hikes on the Pacific Crest Trail California |
| Secor, R.J. | Denali Climbing Guide |
| Schaffer, Jeffery P. | Desolation Wilderness and the South Lake Tahoe Basin |
| Martin, James | Digital Photography Outdoors |
| Meuninck, Jim | Edible Wild Plants & Useful Herbs 2nd Edition |
| Gookin, John | Environmental Education Notebook |
| Berger, Karen | Everyday Wisdom |
| Hutchinson, Derek C. | Expedition Kayaking 4th Edition |
| Hattingh, Garth | Extreme Rock & Ice 25 of the World's Greatest Climbs |
| DeMund, Tom | Feather River Contry- Adventure Trails |
| Angier, Bradford | Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants |
| Angier, Bradford | Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants |
| Angier, Bradford | Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants |
| Kroese, Mark | Fifty Favorite Climbs |
| Audubon | Fishes Revised Edition |
| Hughes, Dave | Fly Fishing Basics |
| Kugach, Gene | Fly Tier's Handbook |
| Parker, Paul | Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques 3rd Edition |
| Glaros, Lou | Freestyle Canoeing Contemparary Paddline Technique |
| Glaros, Lou | Freestyle Canoeing Contemparary Paddline Technique |
| Selters, Andy | Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue 2nd Edition |
| Wuerthner, George | Grand Canyon a Visitors Campanion |
| Winnett, Thomas | Guide to the John Muir Trail |
| Long, John | Gym Climb! |
| Clark, William S | Hawks of North America 2nd Edition |
| Selters, Andy | High Sierra Hiking Guide Triple Divide Peak |
| Winnett, Thomas | Hiker's Guide to the High Sierra Mt. Whitney |
| Schaffer, Jeffery P. | Hikers Guide to the High Sierra Tuolumne Meadows |
| Schaffer, Jeffery P. | Hikers Guide to the High Sierra Yosemite |
| Berger, Karen | Hiking and Backpacking A Trailside Guide |
| Cunningham, Bill | Hiking California's Desert Parks |
| Lewon, Dennis | Hiking California's Trinity Alps Wilderness |
| Schneider | Hiking Grand Teton National Park |
| Litton, Evie | Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest 4th Edition |
| Mock, John | Hiking in the Sierra Nevada |
| Mock, John | Hiking in the Sierra Nevada |
| Salcendo-Chouvre | Hiking Lassen Volcanic National Park |
| Wilson, Dave | Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen |
| Scheidt, Laurel | Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks |
| Adkison, Ron | Hiking Southern California |
| Schaffer, Jeffery P. | Hiking the Big Sur Country the Ventana Wilderness |
| Dunegan, Lizann | Hiking the Oregon Coast |
| Hamilton, Linda A. | Hiking the San Fransisco Bay Area |
| Parr, Barry | Hiking the Sierra Nevada |
| Swedo, Suzanne | Hiking Yosemite National Park |
| Horst, Eric J. | How to Climb 5.12 |
| Tilton, Buck | How to Die in the Outdoors |
| Meyer, Kathleen | How to Shit in the Woods 2nd Edition |
| Meyer, Kathleen | How to Shit in the Woods 2nd Edition |
| Williamson, Sheri L. | Hummingbirds of North America |
| Wilkerson, James M.D. | Hypothermia, Frostite and other Cold Injuries |
| Gadd, Will | Ice & Mixed Climbing: Modern Technique |
| Lowe, Jeff | Ice World Techniques and Experiences of Modern Ice Climbing |
| Audubon | Inscects & Spiders |
| Borror, Donald J. | Insects |
| Krakauer | Into the Wild |
| Krauzer, Steven M. | Kayaking a Trailside Guide |
| Twight, Mark | Kiss or Kill Confessions of a Serial Climber |
| Burton Jr, Kenneth S. | Knots |
| Raleigh, Duane | Knots & Ropes for Climbers |
| Jacobson, Cliff | Knots for the Outdoors |
| Schaffer, Jeffery P. | Lassen Volcanic Park & Vicinity |
| Schaffer, Jeffery P. | Lassen Volcanic Park & Vicinity |
| McGivney, Annette | Leave No Tace, 2nd Edition |
| Ajango, Deb | Lessons Learned II: Using Case Studies & History to Improve Safety Education |
| Renner, Jeff | Lightning Strikes |
| Conners, Tim and Christine | Lipsmackin' Backpackin' |
| Lewis, Moynier | Mammoth Area Rock Climbs: Climbers Guide to Eastern Sierra |
| Jacobson, Cliff | Map and Compass |
| NOLS | Master Educator Handbook |
| Wilkerson, James M.D. | Medicine For Mountaineers |
| Child, Greg | Mixed Emotions Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child |
| Berger, Karen | More Everyday Wisdom |
| Gauthier, Mike | Mount Rainer A Climbing Guide |
| Toyoshima, Tim | Mountaibike Emergency Repair |
| Menard, Mark M. | Mountain Biking Chico |
| McGehee, Roger | Mountain Biking Northern California |
| Mills, Susanna & Herman | Mountain Biking: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques |
| Audubon | Mushrooms |
| McKnight, Kent H. | Mushrooms |
| Pousers, Phil | NOLS Climbing Instructor Notebook |
| Pearsin, Claudia | NOLS Cookery 5th Edition |
| Gookin, John | NOLS Leadership Educator Notebook |
| Gookin, John | NOLS Wilderness Educator Notebook |
| Boga, Steven | Orienteering the Sport of Navigation with Map and Compass |
| Bratt, Ian | Orienteering: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques |
| Blick, Rick | Outdoor Adventures San Francisco Bay Area |
| Shenk | Outdoor Careers 2nd Edition |
| Shenk, Ellen | Outdoor Careers 2nd Edition |
| Graham, John | Outdoor Leadership Technique, Common Sense & Self-Confidence |
| Graham, John | Outdoor Leadership Technique, Common Sense & Self-Confidence |
| Hattingh, Garth | Outdoor Survival: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques |
| Eschmeyer | Pacific Coast Fishes |
| Schaffer, Jeffery P. | Pacific Crest Trail Northern California |
| Schifrin, Ben | Pacific Crest Trail Southern California |
| Niehaus, Theodore F. | Pacific States Wildflowers |
| Dillard Annie | Pilgrim at Tinker Creek |
| Brock and McMillen | Red Rock Canyon |
| Barnes, Greg | Red Rocks Climbing |
| Sugerman, Deborah A. | Reflective Learning Theory and Practice |
| Audubon | Reptiles and Amphibians |
| Bechdel, Les | River Rescue a Manual for Whitewater Safety |
| Huser, Verne | River Running 2nd Edition |
| Jensen, Jamie | Road Trip USA |
| Toula, Tim | Rock 'N' Road: An Atlas of North American Rock Climbing Areas |
| Black, Tresa | Rock Climbimg: The San Francisco Bay Area |
| Black, Tresa | Rock Climbimg: The San Francisco Bay Area |
| Vogel, Randy | Rock Climbing Joshua Tree |
| Vogel, Randy | Rock Climbing Joshua Tree |
| Carville, Mike | Rock Climbing: Lake Tahoe |
| Carville, Mike | Rock Climbing: Lake Tahoe |
| Swain, Todd | Rock Climbing: Red Rocks |
| Swain, Todd | Rock Climbing: Red Rocks |
| Reid, Don | Rock Climbing: Yosemite Free Climbing |
| Reid, Don | Rock Climbing: Yosemite Free Climbs |
| Audubon | Rocks and Minerals |
| Pough, Fredrick H. | Rocks and Minerals |
| Robinson, John | Sea Kayaking Illustrated |
| Weiss, Hal | Secrets of Warmth for Comfort or Survival |
| Fasulo, David J. | Self-Rescue |
| Lindgren, Louise | Sew and Repair your Outdoor Gear |
| Lindgren, Louise | Sew and Repair your Outdoor Gear |
| Tilton, Buck | Sex in the Outdoors 2nd Edition |
| Audubon | Shells |
| Huegel, Tony | Sierra Nevada Byways Backcountry Drives for the Whole Family |
| Richins, Paul Jr. | Ski and Snowboard Summits in California Mt. Shasta to Mt. Whitney |
| Goldman, Greg | Snow Boarding: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques |
| Soares, Marc J. | Snowshoe Routes Northern California |
| Prater, Gene | Snowshoeing: 4th Edition |
| Prater, Gene | Snowshoeing: From Novice to Master |
| Hampton, Bruce | Soft Paths 3rd Edition |
| Glaros, Lou | Solo Canoeing on Quiet Water |
| Rogers, Susan Fox | Solo on Her Own Adventure |
| Mis | Spooky Campfire Stories |
| Pasachoff, Jay M. | Stars and Planets |
| Childs, Geof | Stone Places |
| Simpson, Joe | Storms of Silence |
| Davenport, Greg | Surviving Coastal and Open Water |
| Davenport, Greg | Surviving Cold Weather |
| Davenport, Greg | Surviving the Desert |
| Dugard | Surviving the Toughest Race on Earth |
| Cain, Jim | Teamwork & Teamplay |
| Kelsey, Michael R. | Technical Slot Canyon Guide to the Colorado Plateau |
| Wood, Robert S. | The 2 Oz. Backpacker |
| Ferguson, Sue A. | The ABCs of Avalanche Safety 3rd Edition |
| Marrone, Teresa | The Back-Country Kitchen |
| Curtis | The Backpackers Field Manual |
| Hutchinson, Derek C. | The Basic Book of Sea Kayaking |
| Owen, Peter | The Book of Outdoor Knots |
| Budworth, Geoffrey | The Book of Practical Fishing Knots |
| Burgess, Adrian & Alan | The Burgess Book of Lies |
| Hattingh, Garth | The Climber's Handbook |
| Seidman, David | The Essential Sea Kayaker 2nd Edition |
| Michaelis, Bill | The Game and Play Leaders Handbook |
| Croft, Peter | The Good, The Great, and The Awesome: Top 40 High Sierra Rock Climbs |
| Austin, Mary | The Land of Little Rain |
| Bigon, Mario | The Morrow Guide to Knots |
| Nealy, William | The Mountain Bike Way of Knowledge |
| Muir, John | The Mountains of California |
| Selters, Andy | The Mt. Shasta Book |
| Selters, Andy | The Mt. Shasta Book |
| Kavanagh | The Night Sky |
| Jacobson, Don | The One Pan Gourmet |
| Fleming, June | The Outdoor Idea Book |
| Lyons & Burford | The Outward Bound and Compass Handbook |
| Randall, Glenn | The Outward Bound Backpacker's Handbook |
| Landry, Paul | The Outward Bound Canoeing Handbook |
| Brown, Tom Jr. | The Scince and Art of Tracking Nature's Path to Spiritual Discovery |
| Sibley, David Allen | The Sible Guide to Bird Life and Behavior |
| Sibley, David Allen | The Sible Guide to Birds |
| Hauserman, Tim | The Tahoe Rim Trail |
| Schaffer, Jeffery P. | The Tahoe Sierra A Natural Guide to 112 Hikes in the Northern Sierra |
| Brown, Tom Jr. | The Tracker |
| Barnes, Scottie | The Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Navigation |
| Fleming, June | The Well-Fed Backpacker |
| Penny, Richard | The Whitewater Sourcebook |
| Martin, Claudine | The Wilderness Chef |
| Petzoldt, Paul | The Wilderness Handbook |
| Rutstrum, Calvin | The Wilderness Route Finder |
| Brown, Tom Jr. | Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation |
| Brown, Tom Jr. | Tom Brown's Field Guide to the Forgotten Wilderness |
| Brown, Tom Jr. | Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants |
| Lewis, Peter | Topropping |
| Horst, Eric J. | Training for Climbing |
| Audubon | Trees |
| Richins, Paul Jr | Trekking California |
| Floyde, Rob | Tuolumne Topropes |
| Geary, Don | Using a Map & Compass |
| Geary, Don | Using a Map & Compass |
| Geary, Don | Using a Map & Compass |
| Adkison, Ron | Utah's National Parks |
| Foster, Steven | Venomous Anima;s and Poisonous Plants |
| Brady, Michael | Waxing and Caring of Skis and Snowbaords |
| Kavanagh | Weather |
| Hodgson, Michael | Weather Forecasting 2nd Edition |
| Peterson, Roger Troy | Western Birds |
| Opler, Paul A. | Western Butterflies |
| Foster, Steven | Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs |
| Stebbins, Robert C. | Western Reptiles and Amphibians 3rd Edition |
| Petrides, George A. | Western Trees |
| Jackson, Eric | Whitewater Paddling Strokes & Concepts |
| Jackson, Eric | Whitewater Paddling Strokes & Concepts |
| Addison, Graeme | Whitewater Rafting: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques |
| Nealy, William | Whitewater Tales of Terror |
| Schneider, Anny | Wild Medicinal Plants |
| Schneider, Anny | Wild Medicinal Plants |
| Willis | Wild: Stories of Survival |
| Waterman | Wilderness Ethics |
| Tilton, Buck | Wilderness First Responder |
| Davenport, Greg | Wilderness Living |
| Forgey, William M.D. | Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines |
| Stackpole & Brooks | Wilderness Mountaineering 2nd Edition |
| Stackpole & Brooks | Wilderness Mountaineering 2nd Edition |
| Powers, Phil | Wilderness Mountaineering, 2nd Edition |
| Burns, Bob | Wilderness Navigation 2nd Edition |
| Gookin, John | Wilderness Wisdom Quotes for Inspirational Exploration |
| Audubon | Wildflowers |
| Peterson, Roger Troy | Wildflowers Northeastern/North-Central North America |
| Stark, Peter | Winter Adventure A Complete Guide to Winter Sports |
| Lanza, Michael | Winter Hiking and Camping |
| NOLS | Wlderness Madicine Handbook |
| Niemi, Judith | Women in the Outdoors |
| Kulier, Jennifer | Women's Mountain Biking a Trailside Guide |
| Wuerthner, George | Yellowstone a Visitors Companion |
| Schaffer, Jeffery P. | Yosemite National Park |