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Title: Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway: The Ultimate Travel Guide to America's Most Popular Scenic Roadway by Randy Johnson ISBN: 0-7627-1105-1 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway" is an excellent guide
Comment: As a child, I first hiked trails along the Blue Ridge Parkway with my father more than 40 years ago, and over the decades I've continued to return with a sense of awe at the area's spectacular beauty and rich seasonal variety. But what has been lacking for all of that time is a trail guide that mixes knowledgeable commentary and accurate descriptions with good topographical maps and photos. "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway," which I picked up just last week on the way to the mountains, now fills that void in exemplary fashion.
I've hiked a good many of the trails, but I was surprised and pleased to see that there are many that I've not yet tried-and now plan to experience. I can attest that my favorite hikes are described very accurately, with historical and geographical commentary that gives me a new appreciation for some of the places I thought I knew quite well. Details such as the topo maps, elevation gains, difficulty levels, and key-points lists really open up the trails for both beginners and experienced hikers. A 38-page Parkway mileage log at the back of the book is a handy reference for trails, facilities, and resources. I'm sure that this book will accompany thousands of hikers who want to get the most out of their Blue Ridge Parkway hiking experiences.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hiking Along The Parkway? This Is The Guide To Buy
Comment: As someone who lives near and regularly hikes trails along the Blue Ridge Parkway, I commend Randy Johnson's excellent "Hiking The Blue Ridge Parkway." First, I love the author's dedication . . .
To past and present Appalachian families - the people who know how much you have to love the mountains to make a living there. And to the men and women of the Blue Ridge Parkway - who help the rest of us appreciate why it's worth the effort.
It shows the author's love, and indeed respect, for the region he so ably writes about.
As a guide, the book features 72 maps, the great majority of them, 68 by my count, being detailed topographic maps that will satisfy even the most serious hikers. The author has included a topo map for virtually every hike, something that is fairly unprecedented in this book genre. I've never understood how you can have a trail guide that expects people to read a trail description without a map to look at. The book also includes lots of good photos.
I appreciate the fact that the author provides broad cultural, geographic and historical overviews aimed not only at educating the reader about the region but also at explaining how to craft a hike to match the hiker's interests.
The mileage log in the rear of the book also provides travel information and observations that make this back-of-book section almost worthy of a separate guidebook itself.
Moreover, the author not only covers trails along the Parkway but also trails near the Parkway. The summit of Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak in the Eastern United States, for example, is five miles off the Parkway, but thankfully the author covers the beautiful trails there. The book also includes the region's only truly urban hike, Asheville's Urban Trail.
Between the book's overall introduction, its maps and photos, and the travel-oriented introductions to the different sections of the Parkway, this book truly lives up to the claim in the book's subtitle, "The Ultimate Guide to America's Most Popular Scenic Roadway."
No wonder best-selling author Robert Morgan, who hails from this region, and Blue Ridge Parkway author Harley Jolley, both quoted on the cover, say this is the guide book to buy. If I had been able, I would have given this book six stars.
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Title: Best Easy Day Hikes Blue Ridge Parkway by Randy Johnson ISBN: 0762710691 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Walking the Blue Ridge: A Guide to the Trails of the Blue Ridge Parkway by Leonard M. Adkins ISBN: 0807844012 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: July, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Best Hikes of Pisgah National Forest by C. Franklin, Iii Goldsmith, Shannon E. G. Hamrick, H. James, Jr. Hamrick ISBN: 0895871904 Publisher: John F Blair Pub Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge, 2nd: A Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Nicole Blouin ISBN: 0897321901 Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Blue Ridge Parkway Guide Volume 2: Grandfather Mountain to Great Smoky Mountains by William G. Lord ISBN: 0897321197 Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1981 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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