Hiking North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains

Hiking North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains Review

Hiking North Carolina s Blue Ridge Mountains (formerly titled Hiking North Carolina's Blue Ridge Heritage), lists 72 day hikes, ranging in length from 1 to 13 miles. Each one includes everything you need to know to get out on the trail: clear maps and detailed directions, trailhead GPS coordinates, mileage and elevation gain, trail highlights, fees and hiking regulations, and even books and movies related to each hike location. It also includes three auto tours with shorter walks.

Throughout the book, Bernstein discusses the unique history of specific trails and hiking areas, from moonshining and the origins of NASCAR in Stone Mountain s Wilkes County to Moses H. Cone s Flat Top Manor on the Blue Ridge Parkway. HIkers can follow the path of the Overmountain Men during the Revolutionary War, visit the fragile environment of Bat Cave Preserve in Hickory Nut Gorge, and walk beneath the monumental and controversial Linn Cove Viaduct. All the hikes lie within the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, designated by Congress in 2003.

100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina: Coastal Carolina/ Piedmont/ Blue Ridge Parkway/ Pigsah National Forset/ Great Smoky Mountains

100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina: Coastal Carolina/ Piedmont/ Blue Ridge Parkway/ Pigsah National Forset/ Great Smoky Mountains Review

The guide to 100 hikes in North Carolina that you don't want to miss!

Each hike is the cream-of-the-crop with

full-color topographical maps, elevation profiles, and over 100 stunning photographs.

Trails-at-a-Glance chart to help find the hikes you want quickly and easily.

The most up-to-date info on public lands acquisition and regulations. North Carolina is the ideal hiking state: dramatic mountain hikes in the Southern Appalachians, lots of rolling trails near high population centers in the Piedmont, diverse hikes that few people know about on the Coastal Plain. The varied climates of the state make for a wide array of hiking opportunities, sure to provide some favorites for everyone. Whether you thrive off of an intense heart-pounding climb with a sweeping vista as a reward or prefer a smoother terrain filled with interesting historical tidbits, there is a classic hike for you.

Backpacking North Carolina: The Definitive Guide to 43 Can't-Miss Trips from Mountains to Sea (Southern Gateways Guides)

Backpacking North Carolina: The Definitive Guide to 43 Can't-Miss Trips from Mountains to Sea (Southern Gateways Guides) Review

Backpacking North Carolina: The Definitive Guide to 43 Can't-Miss Trips from Mountains to Sea (Southern Gateways Guides) Feature

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Joe Miller brings us the first-ever stand-alone guidebook to backpacking in North Carolina, a state long known as a terrific backpacking destination. Covering 43 of the best trips the state has to offer, Backpacking North Carolina provides all the information necessary for beginning and experienced backpackers alike to enjoy hiking destinations from the mountains to the coast. Each trip description offers key maps and navigation information, including water sources and camping spots, as well as trip highlights and special considerations. Miller offers tips for enriching the experience, such as filling dark nights with stargazing and other activities, and gives advice for backpacking with children. Offering his expertise in a way that emphasizes the accessibility of backpacking, Miller encourages a wide range of nature lovers to give it a try, perhaps for the first time. Several "best-of" lists are included, featuring trips with exceptional nature study opportunities, water recreation, and easy excursions for beginners. Backpacking North Carolina takes the reader deep into a state full of natural wonder and adventure.
Backpacking North Carolina has all the essentials for planning your trip, whether a quick weekend getaway or a longer adventure:
•Trips for beginner and expert backpackers alike
•Helpful essays to introduce each trail and its features
•Gear and safety advice for year-round backpacking
•Major points of interest highlighted on each trip
•Family-friendly trails and easy bailouts for when hiking with children
•Detailed trail maps and directions to trailheads
•Elevation profiles for each hike
•Estimated hike times and level of difficulty
•Camping permit requirements
•GPS coordinates for water sources and good camping spots
•Bullet lists of best trips for fishing, bird watching, waterfalls, and more

Memoirs of Grassy Creek: Growing Up in the Mountains on the Virginia-North Carolina Line (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 1)

Memoirs of Grassy Creek: Growing Up in the Mountains on the Virginia-North Carolina Line (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 1) Review

Born on January 5, 1907, Zetta Hamby spent much of her life in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia, and, during a rich, rural life experienced the advent of the telephone, the automobile, electricity, radio, television and the airplane. Families, homes, schooling, amusements, home remedies, weddings and funerals, politics, health, world war, race relations, the telephone-those are among the topics touched on in this firsthand look at rural Appalachia in the early decades of the present century. Sometimes poignant, often humorous, and surely authentic, these chapters are yet another reminder of recent history that is all too quickly being lost.

100 Practically Perfect Places in the North Carolina Mountains

100 Practically Perfect Places in the North Carolina Mountains Review

Looking for the best attractions in the Tar Heel Mountains? Here is a book that guides you to the best waterfalls, peaks, towns and cities, outdoor recreation opportunities, museums, homes of noted Tar Heels, and even to the best churches and graveyards. If you buy only one mountain guide book, this is the one you will enjoy for years and years to come.