The Essential Guide to Nature Walking in the United States - Softcover

Cook, Charles

9780805041118: The Essential Guide to Nature Walking in the United States

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805041117 ISBN 13: 9780805041118

Publisher: Owlet, 1997

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Features five hundred of the best locations in the United States for easy nature walks

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Review:

The U.S. is a walking wonderland, if you know where to go. Charles Cook does know and is generously willing to share the goods, with 2,500 of the finest trails in over 500 areas throughout the United States. Nonstrenuous walks in nature, unadulterated by screeching buses, hot tar, and exhaust fumes, are laid out state by state in an easy-to-use format. For each, Cook tells the sort of geography, fauna, and flora to expect, what trails are there, how long they are, and how difficult, plus how to get there. Cook also provides the basics, with advice on what to carry and wear, ecomindedness, and how to walk comfortably and safely. From bitterbrush and chokecherry in Idaho's Caribou National Forest to hickory and waterfalls in Arkansas's Ouachita National Forest, there's a beautiful, quiet, serene world out there just waiting for a good walk. --Stephanie Gold

From Library Journal:

Cook (The Essential Guide to Hiking in the U.S., LJ 11/1/91) explains not only where to walk (different from hiking) but how to walk. In Part 1, which is short but engagingly written, he covers walking rewards, what to take with you and what to wear, how to be safe, and the joys and benefits of making walking a daily part of life. In Part 2, Cook devotes a chapter to each of the 50 states, providing a map, ten recommended areas for easy to moderate walks (usually found in state parks, wildlife refuges, and state or national forests), and addresses for other suitable nature walk areas. Cook's descriptions are brief but include the address (an especially useful aspect of this book); a general comment on the flora, fauna, notable features, and/or terrain; and a listing of the recommended trails. Suitable for public libraries and those in need of natural sites directories.
Nancy J. Moeckel, Miami Univ. Lib., Oxford, Ohio
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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