National Outdoor Book Awards-Literature
1. 
Landscapes of the Interior: Re-Explorations of Nature and the Human Spirit
by:
Don Gayton
4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings 2. 
The Sacred Place: Witnessing the Holy in the Physical World
by:
W. Scott Olsen
4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings 3. 
Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child
by:
Greg Child
4.15 avg rating — 157 ratings 4. 
The Lost River: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Transformation on Wild Water
by:
Richard Bangs
4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings 5. 
On Celtic Tides: One Man's Journey Around Ireland by Sea Kayak
by:
Chris Duff
3.93 avg rating — 253 ratings 6. 
Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China, & Vietnam
by:
Erika Warmbrunn
3.91 avg rating — 277 ratings 7. 
Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge
by:
Jill Fredston
4.16 avg rating — 1,250 ratings 
9. 
A Blistered Kind of Love: One Couple's Trial by Trail
by:
Duffy Ballard
3.78 avg rating — 965 ratings 
11. 
Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow: The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure
by:
Maria Coffey
3.93 avg rating — 635 ratings 12. 
At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness
by:
Peter Stark
3.79 avg rating — 78 ratings 
15. 
Backcast: Fatherhood, Fly-Fishing, and a River Journey Through the Heart of Alaska
by:
Lou Ureneck
3.56 avg rating — 144 ratings 
18. 
Halfway to Heaven: My White-knuckled--and Knuckleheaded--Quest for the Rocky Mountain High
by:
Mark Obmascik
3.92 avg rating — 905 ratings 19. 
Rowboat in a Hurricane: My Amazing Journey Across a Changing Atlantic Ocean
by:
Julie Angus
4.09 avg rating — 210 ratings 20. 
Just Passin' Thru: A Vintage Store, the Appalachian Trail, and a Cast of Unforgettable Characters
by:
Winton Porter
4.11 avg rating — 1,055 ratings 21. 
Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave
by:
Peter Heller
3.82 avg rating — 2,176 ratings 22. 
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
by:
Philip Connors
3.97 avg rating — 4,538 ratings 23. 
Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail
by:
Suzanne Roberts
3.83 avg rating — 1,956 ratings 24. 
Before They're Gone: A Family's Year-Long Quest to Explore America's Most Endangered National Parks
by:
Michael Lanza
3.57 avg rating — 353 ratings 25. 
The Ledge: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Rainier
by:
Jim Davidson
3.94 avg rating — 1,901 ratings 26. 
Closer to the Ground: An Outdoor Family's Year on the Water, in the Woods and at the Table
by:
Dylan Tomine
4.25 avg rating — 751 ratings 27. 
I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail
by:
Gail D. Storey
3.68 avg rating — 1,083 ratings 28. 
Small Feet, Big Land: Adventure, Home, and Family on the Edge of Alaska
by:
Erin McKittrick
4.04 avg rating — 163 ratings 29. 
Paddlenorth: Adventure, Resilience, and Renewal in the Arctic Wild 3.70 avg rating — 203 ratings
31. 
Fast into the Night: A Woman, Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the Iditarod Trail 4.09 avg rating — 633 ratings
32. 
Portage: A Family, a Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life
by:
Sue Leaf
3.97 avg rating — 174 ratings 