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Binding: PaperbackBrand: STACKPOLE BOOKS Dewey Decimal Number: 796.5109748 EAN: 9780811731805 Feature: BOOK, BACKPACKING PENNSYLVANIA, ISBN: 0811731804 Item Dimensions: Label: Stackpole Books Manufacturer: Stackpole Books MPN: 0811731804 Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 258 Publication Date: 2005-01 Publisher: Stackpole Books Studio: Stackpole Books Features:
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 Rating: - Hiking in My own back yardI did not know that PA had so many trails that can be day hiked or for weeks on end. This is a good place to start if you want to see if you can handle it before trying to hike th AT all the way. Rating: - A+ for JeffBackpacking Pennsylvania does exactly the job the title leads you to believe it will do. 37 major trails are described and made accessible to the the Pennsylvania Backpacker. Each trail narrative is preceded by a chart summarizing 13 "want-to-know" items for the trail: its length, approximate time needed for the trip, a difficulty rating, typical terrain and trail conditions, blazes, water supply, area vegetation, trail highlights, maintaining organizations, sources of maps/guides/contact ... Read More Rating: - jmitch does it again!!!Jeff Mitchell's dusty boots had already covered new ground when he wrote "Hiking the Endless Mountains" - the first hiking book to explore the beautiful forests and creeks of Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains. Written by the Pennsylvania native, "Backpacking Pennsylvania, 37 Great Hikes" has now established Mitchell's books as the most current and definitive guide series for hiking and backpacking throughout Pennsylvania. In "Backpacking Pennsylvania", Jeff travels beyond the Allegheny Plateaus to provide ... Read More Rating: - Excellent Intro to PA's Surprising Outdoor OpportunitiesYes it's possible, in "industrialized" Pennsylvania of all places, to hike for days without seeing a single other person, and outdoor enthusiasts from throughout the Northeast should be more familiar with the Pennsylvania backpacking experience. I'm a native of the state who has been seriously hiking and backpacking for years, and I'm still continually amazed by the variety and extensiveness of Pennsylvania's long-distance hiking trails. Amid the state's surprisingly remote and wild areas are dozens of trails ... Read More Rating: - Great Read!Mitchell points you in the right direction to many well kept secrets in the Allegheney's! |
