Short Escapes Near New York City, 2nd Edition: 25 Country Getaways for People Who Love to Walk (Fodor's Short Escapes Near New York City) [Paperback]

Bruce Bolger (Author)

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Series: Fodor's Short Escapes Near New York City | Publication Date: April 6, 1999

Fodor's Short Escapes Near NYC25 Country Getaways for People who Love to Walk
Most within 1 1/2 hours of the City

Discover the Undiscovered
Follow in the footsteps of Ichabod Crane, George Washington, Walt Whitman, and Bob Dylan and find colonial quarries, breathtaking views, remote beaches, and unspoiled riverbanks in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Escape for a Day -- or a Weekend
Every walk can be completed in a few hours, leaving time for sightseeing. Or you can linger for the weekend in one of the recommended B&Bs.

All the information you need
Walking directions and trail maps, nearby inns and restaurants, picnic spots, public transportation

"How we decide whether a guide claiming to discover special places tourists never see really does is to ask: Has it found our own personal favorite spots?  In this case the answer is 'Yes'. Curse those perceptive authors." -- New York Daily News

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About the Author

Bruce Bolger, and avid traveler and experienced walker, has explored the countryside in more than a dozen countries spanning four continents.  Currently head of a book packaging and electronic publishing company, he has extensive experience in the travel and publishing fields.  He is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara and attended the University of Paris in France.  He lives outside of New York City with his wife, Shawn, and children, Kate, Chris, and Elizabeth.

Gary Stoller is the investigative travel editor of USA Today.  He previously worked 10 years as an editor of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.  Judges cited his articles when the magazine twice won National Magazine Awards, and he has received awards from the National Press Club, the Society of American Travel Writers, and the Aviation/Space writers Association.  His work has been featured on numerous television shows, including ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today.

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Fodor's Short Escapes Near NYCINTRODUCTION

This guide is for everyone who would like to escape to the peace of the countryside and soak up a more complete sense of the way life once was, and is today.  It will take you away from the tourist crowds to unique places with spectacular vistas and remarkable histories.  You can stroll alone on a path once used by George Washington's troops, follow a trail that Walt Whitman loved, or picnic without neighbors on a hilltop overlooking a ghost town.  You can continue the mood at a recommended restaurant in a picturesque setting and then complete the experience at a charming country inn or a bed-and-breakfast.

Short Escapes brings you to special places often little known to local residents.  According to your tastes, you can tramp around hidden historic landmarks, plunge deep into farmland and forest, or just sit undisturbed for hours looking at a view that will take your breath away.  Through the quiet, you will be able to feel what it might have been like when Native Americans roamed the land, when the Revolutionary war soldiers fought, or when the great Hudson River painters set up their easels to record the region's staggering vistas.  Many of the book's suggested walking tours cover country roads and footpaths in use for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years.

The 25 experiences each have their own distinctive character, flavor, and points of historical, cultural, or natural interest.  All are within a short journey of New England's major tourist spots, and a few are accessible by train.  Each experience is centered around a walking tour, which can be anything from a short stroll to a five-hour hike.  Nearly all walks can be shortened to suit your schedule, and several are accessible by train or bus.  All are an easy daytrip from the New York metropolitan area but can be extended into weekend trips or longer.  Also included is information about the history or nature you will encounter on your walks, as well as listings of recommended inns and bed-and-breakfasts, restaurants, other attractions nearby, and information for serious walkers.

Short Escapes Near New York City is more than a travel guide: It's designed to awaken the traveler's senses to the moods and flavors of a place and its people, and to help evoke a real sense of the past. We hope that the 25 experiences in this book will have the same uplifting effect on you as they had on us.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 2 edition (April 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679003088
• ISBN-13: 978-0679003083
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,696,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Directions, August 13, 2006

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This review is from: Short Escapes Near New York City, 2nd Edition: 25 Country Getaways for People Who Love to Walk (Fodor's Short Escapes Near New York City) (Paperback)

Don't assume that directions in the book are correct. Go to mapquest instead. We were supposed to go to an intersection of 2 roads that are in reality about two miles apart...