Author: Jim Hargan
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 0881505773
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
A lively, comprehensive guide to the southern Appalachians, from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia. With visitation levels that rival Orlando and New York City, the southern Appalachians draw a huge array of weekenders, adventurers, and long-term visitors. This book offers historical insight, outdoor adventure, and all the information most travelers need to plan and enjoy their journey. This guide also serves as an insider's handbook to the nine national parks, offering active travelers the best access points and trailheads for kayaking, biking, and hiking excursions. In addition, this comprehensive guide to the region includes opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, and vacation cabins; hundreds of dining reviews, from barbecue to four-star cuisine; up-to-date maps; an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip planning; and handy icons that point out family-friendly establishments, wheelchair access, places of special value, and lodgings that accept pets.
Explorer's Guide The Shenandoah Valley and Mountains of the Virginias
Author: Jim Hargan
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 0881505773
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
A lively, comprehensive guide to the southern Appalachians, from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia. With visitation levels that rival Orlando and New York City, the southern Appalachians draw a huge array of weekenders, adventurers, and long-term visitors. This book offers historical insight, outdoor adventure, and all the information most travelers need to plan and enjoy their journey. This guide also serves as an insider's handbook to the nine national parks, offering active travelers the best access points and trailheads for kayaking, biking, and hiking excursions. In addition, this comprehensive guide to the region includes opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, and vacation cabins; hundreds of dining reviews, from barbecue to four-star cuisine; up-to-date maps; an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip planning; and handy icons that point out family-friendly establishments, wheelchair access, places of special value, and lodgings that accept pets.
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 0881505773
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
A lively, comprehensive guide to the southern Appalachians, from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia. With visitation levels that rival Orlando and New York City, the southern Appalachians draw a huge array of weekenders, adventurers, and long-term visitors. This book offers historical insight, outdoor adventure, and all the information most travelers need to plan and enjoy their journey. This guide also serves as an insider's handbook to the nine national parks, offering active travelers the best access points and trailheads for kayaking, biking, and hiking excursions. In addition, this comprehensive guide to the region includes opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, and vacation cabins; hundreds of dining reviews, from barbecue to four-star cuisine; up-to-date maps; an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip planning; and handy icons that point out family-friendly establishments, wheelchair access, places of special value, and lodgings that accept pets.
Explorer's Guide Virginia
Author: Candyce H. Stapen
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 0881509116
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
With Explorer’s Guides, expert authors and helpful icons make it easy to locate places of extra value, family-friendly activities, and excellent restaurants and lodgings. Regional and city maps help you get around and What’s Where provides a quick reference on everything from tourist attractions to off-the-beaten-track sites. Virginia is for lovers—lovers of history, the outdoors, sport, and fine food! Hike and kayak at Belle Isle State Park; soak up Revolutionary history in Colonial Williamsburg; sample Piedmont wines and Eastern Shore crab cakes; or visit Arlington National Cemetery. From ocean to mountains, wildlife sanctuaries to caves, Virginia’s joys are endless.
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 0881509116
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
With Explorer’s Guides, expert authors and helpful icons make it easy to locate places of extra value, family-friendly activities, and excellent restaurants and lodgings. Regional and city maps help you get around and What’s Where provides a quick reference on everything from tourist attractions to off-the-beaten-track sites. Virginia is for lovers—lovers of history, the outdoors, sport, and fine food! Hike and kayak at Belle Isle State Park; soak up Revolutionary history in Colonial Williamsburg; sample Piedmont wines and Eastern Shore crab cakes; or visit Arlington National Cemetery. From ocean to mountains, wildlife sanctuaries to caves, Virginia’s joys are endless.
Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Northern Virginia: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mountains to Chesapeake Bay (Fourth Edition)
Author: Leonard M. Adkins
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581576072
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Great hikes plus the natural and human history of each area. From the rugged summits of the Allegheny Mountains to the gentle shores of Chesapeake Bay, this new edition explores more than 360 miles of pathways with up-to-date information on trail closures, route changes, and new territory. It offers a rich selection of hikes for every degree of physical stamina and for any amount of time you have available, as well as an in-depth exploration of the human and natural history that contributes to the compelling story of the region, noting historic events that occurred nearby and how the landscape itself helped shape those events.
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581576072
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Great hikes plus the natural and human history of each area. From the rugged summits of the Allegheny Mountains to the gentle shores of Chesapeake Bay, this new edition explores more than 360 miles of pathways with up-to-date information on trail closures, route changes, and new territory. It offers a rich selection of hikes for every degree of physical stamina and for any amount of time you have available, as well as an in-depth exploration of the human and natural history that contributes to the compelling story of the region, noting historic events that occurred nearby and how the landscape itself helped shape those events.
Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads
Author: Andrea Sutcliffe
Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
ISBN: 9780895871817
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The 13 tours cover the area from Harpers Ferry to Roanoke. History, folklore, and interesting antecdotes are provided for the sites along the routes. Black-and-white photographs and maps are included.
Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
ISBN: 9780895871817
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The 13 tours cover the area from Harpers Ferry to Roanoke. History, folklore, and interesting antecdotes are provided for the sites along the routes. Black-and-white photographs and maps are included.
The Undying Past of Shenandoah National Park
Author: Darwin Lambert
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
ISBN: 1461663989
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A history of this national park written in conjunction with its 50th anniversary.
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
ISBN: 1461663989
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A history of this national park written in conjunction with its 50th anniversary.
Hiking Virginia
Author: Bill Burnham
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493031279
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Winner of a National Outdoor Book Award Honorable Mention, Hiking Virginia is indispensable for exploring the Commonwealth. Authors Bill and Mary Burnham breath fresh air into popular Virginia destinations, and explore commonly overlooked yet equally dramatic hikes. Explore the history of a young American nation; watch stories of lost cultures come alive; and imagine the ghosts of Indian raiders, moonshiners, and outlaws haunting the backcountry routes of the past. Packed with notes on plants, trees, and geology, plus a list of local attractions and "good eats and sleeps" for the weary hiker, Hiking Virginia covers the Commonwealth's outdoors from the sea shores to the mountain slopes, past and present. Also included is a special section detailing the Appalachian Trail through Virginia, taking thru-hikers along the six-week route from Damascus, Virginia to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Inside readers will find: full-color photos, detailed color maps, accurate route profiles showing the ups and downs of each hike, tips on equipment, trip planning, hiking with dogs and children, accurate directions, difficulty ratings, trail contacts, and more.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493031279
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Winner of a National Outdoor Book Award Honorable Mention, Hiking Virginia is indispensable for exploring the Commonwealth. Authors Bill and Mary Burnham breath fresh air into popular Virginia destinations, and explore commonly overlooked yet equally dramatic hikes. Explore the history of a young American nation; watch stories of lost cultures come alive; and imagine the ghosts of Indian raiders, moonshiners, and outlaws haunting the backcountry routes of the past. Packed with notes on plants, trees, and geology, plus a list of local attractions and "good eats and sleeps" for the weary hiker, Hiking Virginia covers the Commonwealth's outdoors from the sea shores to the mountain slopes, past and present. Also included is a special section detailing the Appalachian Trail through Virginia, taking thru-hikers along the six-week route from Damascus, Virginia to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Inside readers will find: full-color photos, detailed color maps, accurate route profiles showing the ups and downs of each hike, tips on equipment, trip planning, hiking with dogs and children, accurate directions, difficulty ratings, trail contacts, and more.
The Planting of New Virginia
Author: Warren R. Hofstra
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801882715
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
An important addition to scholarship of the geography and history of colonial and early America, The Planting of New Virginia, rethinks American history and the evolution of the American landscape in the colonial era.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801882715
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
An important addition to scholarship of the geography and history of colonial and early America, The Planting of New Virginia, rethinks American history and the evolution of the American landscape in the colonial era.
Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia
Author: Randall Sanger
Publisher: Best Waterfalls by State
ISBN: 9781591938668
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This revised and updated guidebook profiles more than 100 waterfalls in the states of Virginia and West Virginia, all scouted first-hand by expert local photographer Randall Sanger.
Publisher: Best Waterfalls by State
ISBN: 9781591938668
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This revised and updated guidebook profiles more than 100 waterfalls in the states of Virginia and West Virginia, all scouted first-hand by expert local photographer Randall Sanger.
A Cyclist's Guide to the Shenandoah Valley
Author: Randy Porter
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Historian's Guide to Loudoun County, Virginia: Colonial laws of Virginia and county court orders, 1757-1766
Author: John T. Phillips (II.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description