Doggin' The Tidewater" The 33 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog From The Northern Neck To Virginia Beach [Paperback]

Doug Gelbert (Author), Andrew Chesworth (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2007

Doug Gelbert, author of 19 books on hiking with your dog, has brought his pack to the Coast of Virginia to sniff out the area s best tail-friendly parks and trails for the new book, Doggin' The Tidewater: The 33 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog From The Northern Neck To Virginia Beach. The Tidewater can be a great place to hike with your dog. Paw-friendly sand trails, shady maritime forests, some of the most historic grounds in America, the estates of Virginia s wealthiest families and some of the country s dog-friendliest beaches all beckon to your canine adventurer. Doggin' The Tidewater explores the area's top trails with your best friend in mind...Where can your dog chance to see a Sasquatch? (page 21) Where can your dog sniff for clues in the mysterious death of Jenny Graham Kane? (page 51) Where can your dog hike through the movie set of Minority Report? (page 25) No Dogs! Is there any more dispiriting day for a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded "No Dogs" sign? Doggin' The Tidewater tells you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 92 pages are... ...outifitting your dog for a hike ...dog-friendly campgrounds ...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog ...beach rules for dog...and much more. What makes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sand are a lot more appealing than asphalt and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous canine. Dogs often enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well. For tail-friendly parks our guides describe the trail options for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and, of course, tell you how to get to the park. While walking the dog, Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture and more. So what are you waiting for? Your dog will want to find the rare tiger beetle (page 23), hike past one of Virginia s two natural lakes (page 55), hike through the oldest continuously cultivated farm in North America (page 59)...

Product Details

• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: Cruden Bay Books; 1st edition (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979707404
• ISBN-13: 978-0979707407
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,004,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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