Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park Author: Randy Johnson | Language: English | ISBN:
B003JH8VF2 | Format: PDF
Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park Description
About the Author
Randy Johnson is a widely published authority on the Appalachian outdoors. He's the author of the bestselling guidebooks Hiking North Carolina and Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway, among others. Articles and photos by this award-winning photojournalist have for decades brought the Appalachians to readers of national magazines, newspapers, and major outdoor Web sites. As editor of the country's most-award-winning airline magazine, he often focused on accessible adventure. A trail designer and builder, Randy was the founding wilderness manager at Grandfather Mountain and helped ensure the preservation of this significant North Carolina summit, as a UN-designated biosphere reserve, and now a state park. He's a longtime resident of the North Carolina mountains and lives in Banner Elk. Visit www.randyjohnsonbooks.com to check out his television and radio appearances, videos, publications and more.
- File Size: 1069 KB
- Print Length: 128 pages
- Publisher: Falcon; First edition (March 16, 2010)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B003JH8VF2
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,066 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Travel > United States > Regions > South > East South Central - #33
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Travel > Food & Lodging > Parks & Campgrounds - #69
in Books > Travel > United States > South > East South Central
Not a bad book and decent to use for general planning for day hikes. However i highly recommend buying a large general park map when planning your itinerary. (Ranger station sells them for $1 but i dont know how to get it ahead of time). The book classifies items into four park quadrants, but that doesnt mean each quadrant has the same park entrance. For that information necessary to plan a trip w multiple hikes on the same day, a map w the trails was necessary.
My favorites:
- Laurel falls: go past the waterfall about 0.5-1 mile to see the old grove
- Grotto falls: go past the waterfall quite a ways to Bushy mountain to see an awesome view
- auto trails not in this book: roaring fork, Newfoundland gap. Get the guides from the ranger station
By Psyche
This is a handy, easy to read and follow trail guide. The trails are listed in sections of the park, so where ever you are, you can plan a hike to your ability.
By Terri
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