Explorer's Guide Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains (Fourth Edition)

Explorer's Guide Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains (Fourth Edition)
Author: Jim Hargan
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2012-06-04
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581577885

In a new, updated edition, this comprehensive guide offers full coverage of both sides of the Tennessee–North Carolina divide. In a new, updated edition, this comprehensive guide offers full coverage of both sides of the Tennessee–North Carolina divide. Spend some time in the woods in two of the most popular national parks in the country—Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. You’ll find the best scenic drives, boating, horseback riding, fishing, rock climbing, skiing, and golf, and great local produce, crafts, music, historic homes, and museums in brick-fronted downtowns and bucolic artists’ colonies.

An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels

An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels
Author: Charles D. Spornick
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2003
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0820324388

The author lovingly reconstructs the journey of eighteenth-century naturalist William Bartram, retracing his painstaking survey of the flora, fauna, and cultures of the American Southeast. (Travel)

Blue Ridge Parkway - Best Easy Day Hikes

Blue Ridge Parkway - Best Easy Day Hikes
Author: Randy Johnson
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-03-02
Genre: Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)
ISBN: 9780762755264

These short, easy leg stretchers along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina include at-a-glance information and maps that help readers decide which hikes are best for them. Watch Randy Johnson's Video Selections

Selected Climbs in North Carolina

Selected Climbs in North Carolina
Author: Yon Lambert
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2002
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780898868555

* Packed with 450 of the coolest climbs in 10 of the hottest climbing areas in North Carolina* Nail-biting action photos from professional climbing photographer Harrison Shull* Individual route descriptions feature 1st ascent background and more detail about the climbs* 1st totally new guide to N. Carolina since 1992. It is the first time that the climbing areas Rumbling Bald and Big Green have appeared in the same guide. It also includes new areas such as the North Face of WhitesideMountain, Chockstone Chimney Wall in Linville Gorge and Middle Hawksbill.* Each chapter includes a separate history section and detailed directions* N. Carolina also has some of the best bouldering areas in the SoutheastDon't think of North Carolina for a climbing destination? Think again. Located in the southern Appalachians, intimidating granite domes, steep quartzite walls, and a variety of terrain offering short and long climbs will whet the appetites of beginning to more advanced climbers.The 10 climbing areas are organized into three geographical regions: Piedmont including Moore's Wall; Stone Mountain; Crowders Mountain; the Northern Blue Ridge covering the infamous Linville Gorge-often referred to as the Grand Canyon of North Carolina; Ship Rock; and the Southern Blue Ridge with Looking Glass, Rumbling Bald, Cedar Rock, Big Green, and Whiteside Mountain.

North Carolina Waterfalls

North Carolina Waterfalls
Author: Kevin Adams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2016
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780895876539

250 of the best waterfalls found in North Carolina with full descriptions, comprehensive directions, and four-color photographs.

Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Author: Randy Johnson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2010-03-16
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0762762179

Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty-two easy-to-follow hikes in America’s most popular national park, home to one of the most pristine ecosystems on the East Coast. Featured walks lead to stunning scenery, from waterfalls and wildflowers to historic and interpretive sites, as well as spectacular views. Look inside for: • Thirty-minute strolls to full-day adventures • Hikes for everyone, including families • Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps • Trail Finder for best hikes for backpackers, waterfalls, history buffs, children, or great views • GPS coordinates

Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway

Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway
Author: Victoria Logue
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2010-08-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0897329082

Flowing among the beautiful mountains and valleys of Virginia and North Carolina, the 469-mile-long Blue Ridge Parkway is a true American jewel. Built to expose motorists to nature as well as to preserve its beauty, the Parkway still delivers unrivaled beauty today. Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway is filled with information useful to those traveling the Parkway and is detailed with color photographs throughout. It highlights the many significant points of interest located on and nearby the Parkway, including Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi, Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, and Mabry Mill, one of the most photographed sites on the Parkway. Also noted are locations of overlooks, waterfalls, and tunnels as well as key entry and exit points along the Parkway. The guide features a brief history of the Parkway itself, a look at the surrounding geology and human history of the area, and an extensive wildflower bloom calendar. The book is organized mile-post to mile-post, appropriate for travelers who are driving the entire Blue Ridge Parkway or only a small section.

Walking the Blue Ridge

Walking the Blue Ridge
Author: Leonard M. Adkins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)
ISBN: 9780807854907

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Bay Area Ridge Trail

Bay Area Ridge Trail
Author: Elizabeth Byers
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0899979068

Find Solitude and Dramatic Views Around San Francisco Bay Everyone needs a break from their daily life. Escape to the oak-studded grasslands and tranquil forests of the Bay Area Ridge Trail. Hike, bike, or ride through nine counties with the official guide endorsed by the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. Discover dramatic coastlines, a range of ecosystems, former Mexican ranchos, vistas that inspired Spanish explorers, and more. Join author Elizabeth Byers—a founding board member of the council—and Jean Rusmore, and choose from 75 trail segments on a network of paths that ring San Francisco Bay. Make your way through parks and public lands like Mount Tamalpais State Park and Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. Trips range from a 2.5-mile excursion over the Benicia-Martinez Bridge to a 12.5-mile traverse of Bolinas Ridge. You can also link several trips together to create a continuous trek that is 20, 40, or even 80 miles long. Each trip includes summary information, like distance, accessibility, regulations, and facilities, as well as an easy-to-read map. Comprehensive trail directions help to ensure that you always know where to go, while details on the region’s history and culture entertain you along the way. Grab the updated, full-color edition of Bay Area Ridge Trail and start planning your next adventure. The perfect outing is closer than you think.