Adventurous Vacations includes hard facts on insurance, safety and health tips, a list of books for deeper involvement, and excellent map sources. Readers bring the desire and adventurous spirit, the book provides the rest. Whether you're biking down the rim of Haleakala Volcano, ballooning past Mount Rushmore, hang gliding from the dunes in Kitty Hawk, or snowshoeing the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, this book answers every call to adventure.