Country Walks Near Washington

Country Walks Near Washington
Author: Alan Hall Fisher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 484
Release: 1996
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780961496357

IF YOU LIVE in the Greater Washington region, the excursions described here are close at hand. The walks explore our area's outstanding national, state, and local parks and extensive trail networks. Some of the trails are also suitable for ski touring and bicycling. Each chapter of Country Walks Near Washington includes an overview, detailed directions, one or more maps (there are sixty in all), and extensive commentary.

Country Walks Near Baltimore

Country Walks Near Baltimore
Author: Alan Fisher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780981552033

This book is for people who want an outing in the country without spending half the day getting there and back. If you live in the Baltimore region, the excursions described here are close by The walks show our area's outstanding state and local parks and national wildlife refuges.

Walking Baltimore

Walking Baltimore
Author: Evan Balkan
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2013-02-26
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0899977014

Presents a collection of thirty-three self-guided walking tours of Baltimore highlighting cultural attractions, historical sites, museums, monuments, religious institutions, outdoor acitivies, shopping, and restaurants for each route.

Explorer's Guide Maryland

Explorer's Guide Maryland
Author: Leonard M. Adkins
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2013-06-04
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581571755

Maryland offers an abundance of natural and cultural riches, so make this guidebook your compass to it all. Limitless exploration and entertainment opportunities await travelers and residents alike, and this thoroughly revised edition of Explorer’s Guide Maryland is the perfect companion for every excursion. The best restaurants, places to stay, and activities for every budget and interest are laid out in an easy-to-navigate guide as useful on the bookshelf as it is in the glove compartment. Descriptions and listings cover the whole state, including the quiet Eastern Shore; picturesque, historic Annapolis; the heart of downtown Baltimore; the many historical sites dotting the southern region; and the scenic northwestern mountains.

The Great Road

The Great Road
Author: James D. Dilts
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 594
Release: 1996-10-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780804726290

This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad contributes not only to the railway history but to the history of the development of the United States in the 19th century. 80 illustrations.

Hiking Maryland and Delaware

Hiking Maryland and Delaware
Author: Terry Cummings
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2023-05-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493078801

Hiking Maryland and Delaware explores sixty-two easy-to-follow, and easy-to-get-to hikes. Weaving the natural history and rich cultural history of two of our nation's oldest states, the author guides you through the rugged mountains, old-growth hardwood forests, salt-marsh wildlife preserves, and Piedmont stream valleys that attracted settlers to the region more than three centuries ago.

Best Easy Day Hikes Baltimore

Best Easy Day Hikes Baltimore
Author: Heather Sanders Connellee
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0762793368

Best Easy Day Hikes Baltimore includes detailed maps and concise descriptions for twenty easy-to-follow hikes near Baltimore, Maryland. Discover top-notch trails and preserves that take you away from city life and show you a different side of Baltimore. Look inside for: • Half-hour strolls to half-day adventures • Mile-by-mile directions • Trail Finder for best hikes with dogs, children, nature, rivers, lakes, and the ocean • GPS coordinates