Your guide to dozens of hikes in Western North Carolina -- from easy strolls to waterfalls to full-day epics in the backcountry. Including full-color photos, hike basics, and detailed directions, this guide covers the mountains from Asheville westward, including hikes along the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and in national forests like Pisgah.
In 1992, when Jim Parham first wrote Off The Beaten Track: A Guide to Western North Carolina--Pisgah, it was the first trail guide to one of the Southeast's most popular mountain biking destinations. In this 4th revised edition, Parham has yet again expanded and updated his guide to include even more rides. You'll find all the favorites from the older editions, plus the latest trail developments in Pisgah National Forest, Bent Creek, and Dupont State Forest.Detailed maps, concise ride descriptions, and the user-friendly format that have made OTBT mountain bike guidebooks so popular are all her... [Read More]
Although Tom Miller calls the Manti-La Sal mountains of Central Utah his home, he's roamed all over the Southwestern United States in the ten years since global nuclear war destroyed civilization. When a convoy of settlers from Utah Valley fleeing the horror of a fallout zone larger than they'd realized offer him a job guiding them to a new life in Texas, he's dubious of their chances of even making it through the badlands. But he needs a new horse and the pay is right, so he agrees.Kristy Graham hasn't left her little farming community in Utah Valley since before the nukes flew. But now, mour... [Read More]
62 of the best mountain bike routes in western North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest. Includes detailed maps and directions, estimated riding times, elevation gain,directions to the trailhead, and guidelines for riding on public lands.
Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Mountains is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to the region that includes Asheville, Biltmore Estate, Cherokee, Blue Ridge Parkway, and other nearby environs. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of the area and its surrounding environs.
Enjoy all the sought-after recipes from12 Bones Smokehousein Asheville, North Carolina, including their famous ribs, pulled pork, turkey, and chicken, plus iconic barbecue sauces like blueberry chipotle. When 12 Bones Smokehouse opened in Asheville, North Carolina, many doubted that it would succeed. From a squat building in a flood plain, the owners were serving up creative barbecue that wasn't 100 percent true to any single region. Yet more than a decade later, 12 Bones is a local institution that rivals the Biltmore Estate in popularity. In this newly updated edition of 12 Bones Smok... [Read More]
High Vistas" is the first anthology devoted to nature writings on Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains. Each selection features a biographical essay introducing each author from celebrated naturalists John Muir and William Bartram to lesser-known writers whose words deserve to be heard and reveals how he or she went about exploring and depicting the region. Searching for rare wildflowers and elusive birds, scaling vertical cliffs, experimenting with medicinal plants, exploring a vast cavern, enduring horrific thunderstorms and encountering timber wolves, panthers, black bears a... [Read More]
If you're considering Asheville and the North Carolina mountains for living, retirement or just a scouting trip, this is your complete guide to retirement, relocation and visiting the area. In more than 190,000 words and the equivalent of 538 printed pages, it is the most comprehensive, up-to-date and candid guide to the Asheville area.Is Asheville, as one conservative North Carolina politician called it, a "cesspool of sin"? Or is it, as dozens of magazines, newspapers and books have claimed, one of the best places to live and visit in the U.S.?Lan Sluder is the author of more than a dozen t... [Read More]
Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike on the mother of all footpaths, the Appalachian Trail, cycle through the beautiful, historic valley of Cades Cove, and learn how early settlers made ends meet at the Mountain Farm Museum – all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s Great Smoky Mou... [Read More]
Oral history and memoirs preserve much more than a single event. They record information about a time and a particular way of life. Buying a loaf of bread for a dime and a 25-pound bag of flour for a dollar, walking 9 ½ miles in 5 hours, watching the Cove Creek gym (and several school buses) go up in flames—these are just a few of the tales related in this collection of oral and written histories. From boating to a finding a first job, from riding a pony to school to joining the Navy, this book contains dozens of memories gathered from the residents of western Watauga County, North Carolina... [Read More]
The major new work by the best-selling author of T. Rex and the Crater of Doom--a fascinating history. Walter Alvarez and his team made one of the most astonishing scientific discoveries of the twentieth century--that an asteroid smashed into the Earth 65 million years ago, exterminating the dinosaurs. Alvarez had the first glimmer of that amazing insight when he noticed something odd in a rock outcrop in central Italy. Alvarez now returns to that rich terrain, this time to take the reader on an distant past. We encounter the volcanoes that formed the Seven Hills of Rome; the majestic limeston... [Read More]
North Carolina harbors an incredible diversity of habitats that provide food and shelter for more than 440 bird species throughout the year, making the state a destination for birders and nature lovers. The North Carolina Birding Trail is a driving trail linking birders and tourists with great birding sites across the state and the local communities in which they are found. The third of three regional guides, the Mountain Trail Guide presents 105 premier birding destinations in the North Carolina mountains, from the Tennessee border in the west to Interstate 77 in the east. The spiral-bound vo... [Read More]
Breeze escapes his demons in Florida by moving to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. He and Brody are settling into their new life when he stumbles onto a plot of marijuana plants on public land. Knowing a thing or two about growing weed, Breeze befriends the mysterious mountain man tending to the crop. When his new friend is killed, he tries to help law enforcement solve the crime. When the authorities prove reluctant, he is forced to take matters into his own hands. In the process, he transforms from boat bum to a true man of the mountains.
From the Redwood forests of northern California to the mountains around Lake Tahoe, this land was made for mountain biking. With so much to explore, it pays to have the inside scoop to the fate-tire trails in this region, Mountain Bike! Northern California gives mountain bikers a leg up to the most unforgettable rides in this area. Some of the trail profiled include: Grasshopper Peak Loop, Clickapudi Trail, Manly Gulch Loop, American River Bike Path, Bullards Bar Loop, Sardine Valley Loop, Angora Lakes Out-and-Back, Mt. Diablo-Mitchell Canyon Loop, Henry Cole Middle Ridge Loop, and Monterey Re... [Read More]
An Introduction to Grand Canyon Geology offers a new approach to the geologic study of the Grand Canyon with an emphasis on basic geologic principles including plate tectonics, structural features and what they tell us, and the role of erosion in creating landscape. Dozens of photographs enhance and elucidate the text. This book is perfect for both the Grand Canyon visitor and the geology enthusiast.
The trails range from short, scenic, and wheel chair accessible hikes near Estes Park to moderately difficult and even seriously challenging adventures. This guide will take you from the summit of Twin Sisters Peak, at
* Hikes chosen and reported on by experienced members of the Colorado Mountain Club * A wide variety of hikes, from family-and wheelchair-friendly to challenging and strenuous options for hardier trekkers * Fit in your
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