Eric's latest guidebook is available now. Explore fifty of the best hikes in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula A user-friendly format offers the reader a rich, easily scanned menu of hike options. The Hike Finder section lists recommended hikes by category such as the 23 hikes that lead to waterfalls. Whether you are seeking a memorable short stroll, or a challenging trek, difficulty ratings make your selection a well-informed one. Accurate directions and detailed trail maps keep you on course while alluring photographs illustrate the choices. Author Eric Hansen walked 900 miles to find the greatest hiking adventures in the U.P.  208 pages  Paperback $16.95  Publisher: Falcon  ISBN: 0-7627-2588-5 Eric’s essay on the U.P.'s rich natural heritage and the threat from sulfide mining received first prize for newspaper conservation and environmental writing in the annual Excellence in Craft awards of the Outdoor Writers Association of America. The essay originally ran in the Chicago Tribune. Download  It was a big trout. It was a good trout. A good, big trout. (pdf) Stand by Your Land "I would ask you to go to www.savethewildup.org for complete background on the citizen's campaign to stop ill-advised sulfide mining proposals in the U.P. Then consider writing a letter to Michigan Governor Granholm. Inform her that the U.P. is our spiritual homeland - not a candidate for a sulfide mining sacrifice zone." Eric Hansen Interested in exploring the Trap Hills? Download this guide. Short, Sweet, and Spectacular, The Best One Mile Hikes in the Trap Hills (pdf) Besides the 4 hikes featured in his U.P. book, Eric describes several shorter hikes to great viewpoints.

Also by Eric... Discover 64 of the best hikes in Wisconsin Lace up your boots and sample more than sixty trails in the Badger State. From the Lake Superior shoreline to the Lake Michigan plain, Wisconsin offers hikers vast hardwood and evergreen forests, abundant wildlife, pristine waters, and ample opportunities for solitude. Veteran hiker and outdoor writer Eric Hansen will introduce you to these trails and more. Use this guide for:   • • • accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trails difficulty ratings for each hike detailed trail maps recommended hikes by category Whether you are a day-tripper or a long-distance hiker, old hand or novice, you’ll find trails suited to every ability and interest throughout Wisconsin.  226 pages  Paperback $16.95  Publisher: Falcon  ISBN: 0-7627-1172-8

Eric Hansen is a writer and traveler with a lengthy resume of exploring the inspiring landscapes of the American West and Upper Great Lakes. His writing credits include extensive work for Backpacker magazine, as well as other journals. He is a veteran of 22 treks to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and successful ascents of most of the high peaks of Glacier National Park. Eric walked a memorable 1,700 miles while researching his northern Michigan and Wisconsin guidebooks. Presentations: Slide Shows and Keynote Speeches Eric has an extensive history of attracting overflow crowds to his slideshow presentations and keynote speeches. His talks illustrate the memorable landscapes of Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula, and the Grand Canyon. Contact Eric for scheduling and other details. "Eric Hansen, in his hiking book and in person, is an unusual mix of practicality and poetry. He helps hikers to stay on elusive trails and he prompts all of us to think about the larger meaning of the traversed landscape. What exactly is special about the U.P.? What is the power of this landscape? I look forward to an evening of practical advice and thoughtful reflection, all presented with great photos." Jon Saari, president of the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition, in the Marquette Mining Journal  Contact Eric Hansen