Comprehensive and perfectly suited for carry-along quick referencing, National Geographic Guide to 100 Easy Hikes is the first in a series of indispensable resource guides for all nature lovers, from time-constrained professionals and active families to budding botanists and enterprising grandparents. And to make things even easier, each hike is a loop of five miles or less. Author Barbara A. Noe provides detailed advice and guidance for each hike, pointing out special flora and fauna, which turns to take, the best seasons to visit, and provide variety of sights and sites you won't want to miss. With fascinating and little-known facts about the geography and history of the region, this book includes:
-- Top-quality, high-resolution maps delineating the routes of the most complicated hike
-- In-depth coverage of Washington, D.C., and its suburbs, as well as the Baltimore area, the Blue Ridge, the Fredericksburg area, Maryland's western panhandle, the Eastern Shore, and the Wilmington area
-- Little-known insights to make the hike much more than just exercise, whether it's where to find a field full of bluebells, blizzards of snow geese, a secret waterfall or nesting grounds for bald eagles
-- Special thematic hikes focusing on historic New Castle, Delaware, and various Civil War battlefields
-- Specific information on directions to the trailhead, length and degree of difficulty, and whether dogs and bikes are allowed on the trails
-- Top-quality, high-resolution maps delineating the routes of the most complicated hike
-- In-depth coverage of Washington, D.C., and its suburbs, as well as the Baltimore area, the Blue Ridge, the Fredericksburg area, Maryland's western panhandle, the Eastern Shore, and the Wilmington area
-- Little-known insights to make the hike much more than just exercise, whether it's where to find a field full of bluebells, blizzards of snow geese, a secret waterfall or nesting grounds for bald eagles
-- Special thematic hikes focusing on historic New Castle, Delaware, and various Civil War battlefields
-- Specific information on directions to the trailhead, length and degree of difficulty, and whether dogs and bikes are allowed on the trails
Future volumes in this series will include New England; New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; Northern California; Southern California; and the Rockies.
