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Author: Erin Gifford Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1493069500 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
Virginia Summits guides readers to the very best hikes to peaks in the state. Organized geographically, this book features worthy summit hikes that range from an elevation of 3,000 feet to more than 5,000 feet. From world-renowned summit hikes like Old Rag at Shenandoah National Park to high points that can be tackled by even novice hikers, the variety and range of Virginia’s summits offer something to hikers of all skill levels. Look inside to find a trail finder that highlights best hikes for kids, sunsets/sunrise viewing, rock scrambles, and wildlife viewing.
Author: Erin Gifford Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1493069500 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
Virginia Summits guides readers to the very best hikes to peaks in the state. Organized geographically, this book features worthy summit hikes that range from an elevation of 3,000 feet to more than 5,000 feet. From world-renowned summit hikes like Old Rag at Shenandoah National Park to high points that can be tackled by even novice hikers, the variety and range of Virginia’s summits offer something to hikers of all skill levels. Look inside to find a trail finder that highlights best hikes for kids, sunsets/sunrise viewing, rock scrambles, and wildlife viewing.
Author: Jim Hargan Publisher: The Countryman Press ISBN: 1581579470 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 464
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.
Author: Allen De Hart Publisher: ISBN: 9780807854716 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
In this new edition of the most comprehensive guide to the trails of Virginia, Allen de Hart gives directions to and descriptions of more than 1,400 trails, noting nearby points of interest, botanical and zoological features, and characteristics of the region's terrain. From the mountains to the coast, he covers all national, state, county, and city recreational areas with hiking or interpretive trails accessible to the public. Maps and photographs supplement the descriptions. The third edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect the addition of hundreds of miles to the state's trail systems, showing which trails are best suited for foot traffic, bicycles, and horses, and which trails are handicapped-accessible. The book also includes information on how to prepare for hikes, more comprehensive introductions to parks and scenic areas, and sections on Native American and pioneer trails. This is an indispensable guide for hikers, walkers, birders, anglers, and anyone interested in exploring the Old Dominion's wealth of natural areas. *More than 1,400 trails, including all national, state, and local recreational areas *Virginia's best trail guide--now with 400 additional trails *Includes hundreds of miles of newly developed trails In this new edition of the most comprehensive guide to the trails of Virginia, Allen de Hart gives directions to and descriptions of more than 1,400 trails, noting nearby points of interest, botanical and zoological features, and characteristics of the region's terrain. From the mountains to the coast, he covers all national, state, county, and city recreational areas, including hundreds of miles that are new to the state's trail systems. *Shows trails best suited for wheelchairs, foot traffic, bicycles, and horses *Highlights trails with exceptional scenery, including details on local flora and fauna *An indispensable reference for walkers, hikers, birders, anglers, and anyone who enjoys the outdoors
Author: Paul Richins Publisher: The Mountaineers Books ISBN: 9780898866568 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 246
Book Description
50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California offers some of the finest ski and snowboard descents in California, ranging over a 550-mile span from the Cascade Range in the north, to Mount Whitney, to the Sierra Nevada in the south. Grouped into nine geographical regions, these summits represent the best of the best from well-known destinations to more remote areas to a sampling of the highest peaks.
Author: Adam Helman Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1412236649 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 311
Book Description
This book challenges the precedent that a mountain's worth scales with height. It is a rational synthesis of new concepts that compel one to reassess the popular "heightist mindset". The concept of prominence, loosely defined as a mountain's vertical relief, is a stiff competitor to summit height for assessing a mountain's stature and relative worth for innumerable purposes. The community of prominence theoreticians, list builders, and climbers has reached critical mass - suggesting publication of a book dedicated exclusively to prominence. Revolutions are not overnight. The heightist mindset has minimally a 100 year head start. Eventually the climbing community will embrace prominence. For the mountaineer a prominence-based peak list provides fresh goals guaranteed to satisfy. A prominence-based peak list, regardless of geographic region, incorporates the most awe inspiring and diverse mountains. Chapter I introduces prominence, being defined and contrasted with altitude as peak list generator. Chapters II and III concern peak list production. Chapter IV reviews the history of prominence, including a compendium of prominence list builders and their lists. Chapter V is about prominence oriented peakbaggers and their accomplishments. Chapter VI entails prominence-derived mountain measures - submarine prominence, inverse prominence, proportional prominence, and dominance. Chapter VII concerns the advanced, prominence-derived concepts of parentage, divide trees, lineage cells, and more. Chapter VIII concerns alternative, objective mountain measures: isolation measure; peakedness and prominence density; and height / steepness combination measures - drop measure, cliff measure, spire measure, and ruggedness measure. Spire measure quantifies a mountain's subjective impressiveness due to great angularity. Chapter IX is a search for the largest prominence unclimbed mountain - grand goal of a future, summit-discovering expedition. Appendices A to G cover various subtopics, the glossary defines over 300 terms. 48 pages of illustrations are included, with full-color versions on-line at http://www.cohp.org/prominence/publication_2005_illustrations/main.html A beautiful, hardcover edition with color illustrations is available, and is highly recommended by book reviewers. ? E-mail the author for pricing and purchase information.
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office Publisher: ISBN: Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress Languages : en Pages : 1512
Author: Erin Gifford
Author: Erin Gifford
Author: Jim Hargan
Author: Allen De Hart
Author: Paul Richins
Author: Adam Helman
Author: United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Author: United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Author: Library of Congress
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Author: United States. Bureau of Animal Industry