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50 Hikes in West Virginia: From the Allegheny Mountains to the Ohio River by Leonard M. Adkins |
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West Virginia, the Mountain State, lies completely within the Appalachian Mountain system of peaks, knobs, hills, glades and valleys. In the state's east are parallel mountain ridges from the southwest to the northeast. On these ridges and in the gorges and valleys between them are nearly a million acres of the magnificent Monongahela National Forest. The purchase of this land began in 1915, and each day since, the "Mon" has become more of a natural treasure. It's wild and scenic expanse is enhanced with its eastern boundary adjoining the Jefferson and George Washington National Forests.
In this preistine domain are spectacular landmarks that include waterfalls, windswept but wildflowering balds, precipitous cliffsides, black bear sanctuaries, caverns, bogs with wild orchids, dark green groves of conifers, streams and rivers.
Throughout this natural heritage are many hiking trails, all described in this 7th edition of Monongahela National Forest Hiking Guide, the Mon's most comprehensive guide on the market. It covers:
- instructions on how to use the guide,
- hiking and backpacking safely,
- more than 200 trails covering over 700 miles,
- trail scenery, difficulty, condition, distance, elevation, access points, streams, and skiing potential,
- detailed topographic maps, more than 50 photographs,
- 5 Wilderness Areas with a total of 77,965 acres and 21,300 acres of backcountry,
- developed campgrounds and recreation areas,
- nearly 700 miles of streams stocked with trout and bass,
- 1,400 miles of scenic forest roads, and
- nearly 160 miles of the Allegheny Trail.
From the Publisher
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy was founded in 1967 to protect the Mountain States rich natural heritage. Besides the Monongahela National Forest Hiking Guide, it also publishes the Highlands Voice, a monthly newspaper on environmental concerns of West Virginia.
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As with other forms of dispersed, primitive recreation, the simple pleasures and rewards of hiking, backpacking and ski-touring are hard to describe to the uninitiated. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rocky treadway, pipeline swath, connector trail, hiker symbol, open hardwood forest, grade trail, ranger district, dense rhododendron, trail ascends, ridge trail, eastern continental divide, rhododendron thickets, trail shelter, trail proceeds, red spruce, fire trail, trail number, trail curves, yellow blazes, trail descends, trail descriptions, food plots, good campsites, district ranger, trail skirts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Run Trail, Red Creek, Allegheny Trail, Otter Creek, Spruce Knob, Laurel Fork, Dolly Sods, West Virginia, Seneca Creek, Williams River, Lake Sherwood, Greenbrier River, Anthony Creek, Big Run, Allegheny Mountain Trail, Cranberry River, Seneca Rocks, Blackwater Falls, Tea Creek Trail, Shavers Fork, Cranberry Glades, Glady Fork, Marlinton Ranger District, North-South Trail, Plantation Trail New!
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As with other forms of dispersed, primitive recreation, the simple pleasures and rewards of hiking, backpacking and ski-touring are hard to describe to the uninitiated. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rocky treadway, pipeline swath, connector trail, hiker symbol, open hardwood forest, grade trail, ranger district, dense rhododendron, trail ascends, ridge trail, eastern continental divide, rhododendron thickets, trail shelter, trail proceeds, red spruce, fire trail, trail number, trail curves, yellow blazes, trail descends, trail descriptions, food plots, good campsites, district ranger, trail skirts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Run Trail, Red Creek, Allegheny Trail, Otter Creek, Spruce Knob, Laurel Fork, Dolly Sods, West Virginia, Seneca Creek, Williams River, Lake Sherwood, Greenbrier River, Anthony Creek, Big Run, Allegheny Mountain Trail, Cranberry River, Seneca Rocks, Blackwater Falls, Tea Creek Trail, Shavers Fork, Cranberry Glades, Glady Fork, Marlinton Ranger District, North-South Trail, Plantation Trail New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- West Virginia (The States and the Nation series) by J.A. Williams on page 116, page 118, and page 239
- West Virginia (Portrait of America. Revised Edition) by Kathleen Thompson in Front Matter
- Adventuring in Florida by Allen de Hart in Front Matter
- George Washington by X-S Books Inc on page 34
- West Virginia (New Enchantment of America State Books) by John Allan Carpenter in Front Matter
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- West Virginia Adventure Guide Blackwater Falls State Park by Emily Grafton on page 206
- Trails of the Triangle: 200 Hikes in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill Area by Allen De Hart in Front Matter
- Discovery Travel Adventure Backcountry Treks (Discovery Travel Adventures) by Judith Dunham in Back Matter
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