The variety and beauty of the countryside on these 50 hikes may surprise you. From the famous Appalachian Trail, which crosses mountainous northern New Jersey, to the stunning vistas of Palisades State Park; from the 50-mile Batona Trail in the remote and beautiful Pine Barrens to the beaches and salt marshes of Sandy Hook, Cattus Island, and Cape May - New Jersey holds much for the hiker to explore. Discover New Jersey's natural treasures for yourself. The hikes in the guide range from 1.5 to 28 miles in length - gentle nature walks, challenging backpacks for the experienced, and everything in between-and all described for you with care and precision. Driving directions to the trailhead, a clear map, a difficulty rating, and a trail synopsis are included for each. Throughout the text the authors share their knowledge of the human and natural history, geology, and lore of New Jersey.
Bruce Scofield (b. 7/21/1948) lives in Western Massachusetts, emigrating from New Jersey in 1989. His writings span several subjects including trails and hiking, astrology, history and science. He began studying astrology in 1967 and in 1980 began a private practice from which he has earned a living as an astrological consultant. In the early 1980's his first hiking and astrology books were published and he also passed astrological certification tests from both the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA) and the National Council for Geocosmic Research (CA-NCGR). During the 1990's he was the national education director for NCGR. He is on the faculty of Kepler College (www.kepler.edu) and often speaks at astrology conferences and meetings and is a frequent writer for the Mountain Astrologer magazine and the Llewellyn Moon and Sun Sign books, and has had articles published in the NCGR Journal, Dell Horoscope, American Astrology and many other astrological magazines and journals. His interest in Mesoamerican astrology has a major online presence (www.onereed.com). Bruce has several other interests including science, hiking, photography, music (myspace.com/brucescofield), history and archaeology and has had articles, books and creative works published in those areas as well. He holds a BA in history from Rutgers University, an MA in social sciences from Montclair University and a PhD in geosciences from the University of Massachusetts where he teaches cosmic evolution and Gaia Theory.
