Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 20 minutes a day, in ten years you will have walked far enough to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you and your dog, arenÕt you ready for a new place to hike? Our new book, available now, A Bark In The Park: The 40 Best Places to Hike With Your Dog In The Reno/Lake Tahoe Region rates the best dog-walking destinations with your best friend in mind. How's the trail surface? Any water out there? What hazards are waiting for dogs on the trails? Don't own a dog? Author Sherril Steele-Carlin brings along enough local history, botany, geology and architecture in this lively guide to entertain two-legged hikers as well. The Reno/Lake Tahoe region can be a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short driving distance you can hike on sand trails, climb mountains that leave you and your dog panting, walk through some of the most historic forests in America, and even find a place to go for a swim. ...Where can your dog walk in the footsteps of Ben, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe Cartwright of "Bonanza" fame (page 43)
...Where can your dog wander among the ruins of a frontier fort? (page 105)
...Where can you walk your dog along an irrigation ditch in use
...since 1878? (page 47)
No Dogs! Is there any more dispiriting day for a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded ÒNO DOGSÓ sign? A Bark In The Park: The 40 Best Places to Hike With Your Dog In The Reno/Lake Tahoe Region lists area parks that donÕt welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 144 pages are... ...skiing with your dog
...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike
...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog
...10 Cool Things To See With Your Dog On Reno/Lake Tahoe Trails A Bark In The Park: The 40 Best Places to Hike With Your Dog In The Reno/Lake Tahoe Region features 19 whimsical drawings by Andrew Chesworth. We're sure you'll want to get out with your dog and walk where Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable shot their final film (page 97), walk near the site of the first train robbery on the West Coast (page 73), walk in the footsteps of the Pony Express (page 51)...
