Download or read book Harriman State Park written by Ronnie Clark Coffey and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once home to Native Americans and mountain settlers, Harriman State Park is today a 73 square-mile wilderness and recreation area lying 30 miles north of New York City. Offering over 200 miles of hiking trails, swimming, boating, fishing, and camping, it has been an oasis for city dwellers for 100 years. During the 1800s, the land was home to hardworking farmers, miners, and woodcutters. As the new century dawned, it evolved into a park of stunning beauty. Part of the Palisades Interstate Park System, it is the second largest state park in New York.
Download or read book Idaho State Parks written by Rick Just and published by Images of America. This book was released on 2017 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Idaho's state parks have been called the "jewels" of the Gem State. The story of how those jewels came to be involves political intrigue, much resistance, some philanthropy, and a touch of irony. Sen. Weldon B. Heyburn famously said that state parks were "always a political embarrassment." Idaho's first state park was named after him. Today, Idaho's 30 state parks host five million people a year. Visitors come to boat, camp, bike, climb, hike, fish, and make memories in the great outdoors. This book tells the story of Idaho's diverse state parks--from Priest Lake in Idaho's panhandle to Bear Lake in the southeast corner of the state--through a wealth of historical photographs. A variety of parks are featured, including ones that were lost, found, or never came to fruition.
Download or read book Harriman State Park written by Ronnie Clark Coffey and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once home to Native Americans and mountain settlers, Harriman State Park is today a 73-square-mile wilderness and recreation area lying 30 miles north of New York City. Offering over 200 miles of hiking trails, swimming, boating, fishing, and camping, it has been an oasis for city dwellers for 100 years. During the 1800s, the land was home to hardworking farmers, miners, and woodcutters. As the new century dawned, it evolved into a park of stunning beauty. Part of the Palisades Interstate Park System, it is the second-largest state park in New York.
Download or read book Bear Mountain and Harriman Parks written by Nick Zungoli and published by . This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guided journey through the beauty of Bear Mountain & Harriman State Parks.If you're a hiker or nature photographer, there is no place in the Metro New York area that tops the 50,000 acres found at Bear Mountain and Harriman Parks. The locations of over 150 stunning color photographs are pin-pointed on trail maps, with the dates taken to create an intimate year-round portrait of this New York State treasure. Visitor information for the Parks, as well as hiking and photography tips are included. With a skilled eye the photographer leads you on a journey through every corner of the Park, inspiring and inviting your own exploration. Hudson River vistas, Seven Lakes Drive, Bear Mountain, Reeves Meadow, Stony Brook, The Timp and The Tornes, Lemon Squeeze, Island Pond, Hippo Rock and Almost Perpendicular are just a few of the magical places waiting for you to discover.
Download or read book Beautiful Images of Harriman State Park New York Bear Mountain and More written by Paul Huberman and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains about 125 of the author's best four-season color pictures taken over a more than 30-year period of hiking Harriman State Park and Bear Mountain. Located about 50 miles north of New York City, this Park is highlighted by 52,000 acres of uninterrupted beauty, scenic and historical attractions, spectacular views, and abundant lakes. The Park may well rank as the single most attractive wilderness within driving distance of any major city in the U.S.
Download or read book Harriman Trails written by William J. Myles and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Walkable Westchester written by Jane Daniels and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best guide to the Westchester outdoors just got even better. Walkable Westchester, an indispensible handbook to hiking, walking and exploring in Westchester County, has been issued in a second edition. It includes more than 600 miles of trails in over 200 parks, preserves and sanctuaries. Discover Westchester as you walk, hike, run, ride a horse, walk your dog, bike, cross country ski, or snowshoe. This edition, at 448 pages, is bulging with new and updated information, including details on 26 new parks, 42 more miles of trails, and intriguing sidebars on history, lore and nature. There are plenty of new photographs, detailed maps as well as county locator maps and driving directions with GPS coordinates. Every park description has been updated and enhanced, all making for informative, yet delightful reading. The book covers a wide variety of walking, from level, paved pathways to narrow woodland trails. The environments range from salt-water wetlands to rock outcroppings. So for any kind of walking this book is the perfect companion, whether a suburban mom looking for a paved path or a veteran hiker out for a day-long trek. It's even fun reading on a treadmill. One doesn't have to walk them all, because the authors already have, several times; just let them be your guide so you can pick the best ones for yourself. The book features: Information on 200 parks, preserves, sanctuaries, and protected open space including 26 additional parks not in the previous edition. Descriptions of over 600 miles of trails including 42 miles of new trails. County-wide locator maps and detailed maps of all but the smallest parks. History, science and local lore. Great photographs to encourage you to visit. Icons of activities permitted in each park. Driving directions, GPS coordinates, and availability of public transportation. Links to websites for additional information about the parks. Park contact information.
Download or read book Circuit Hikes in Harriman written by Don Weise and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Book describes 37 loop hikes in Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks in southern New York State"--
Download or read book Circuit Hikes in Harriman written by Donald Weise and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just 30 miles north of New York City, Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks span 52,000 acres and provide outdoor enthusiasts with one of the highest concentrations of hiking trails in the northeast. Countless natural and historic gems lie within its borders, including lakes, scenic vistas, ravines, iron mines, railway tunnels, and ruins. Long distance trails, such as the Appalachian Trail and Long Path, also run through the parks. Circuit Hikes in Harriman is the first comprehensive guide to circuit hikes in the New York metropolitan area's most popular hiking destination. Eight of the loops are suitable for trail runs and there is one approved mountain biking loop. Each chapter contains a detailed map, elevation profile and photos. Many chapters offer longer and shorter options. The hikes run a wide range of lengths and difficulties, from easy jaunts under four miles in length to strenuous loops of over nine miles. The photos show fantastic views and interesting features that one might encounter while on the hike. Each map has been designed to clearly show the hike route and identify the many different points of interest along the way. The hike routes were selected by author Don Weise after more than 20 years of leading hikes and runs through the parks. At a retail price of $15.95, this guidebook is perfect for anyone interested in exploring the rich network of trails in Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks, including those new to hiking as well as experienced hikers looking to expand their horizons. Contents: 35 total loop hikes, with many offering longer and shorter options 8 loop hikes that can also be suitable for other uses, such as trail runs, walks, ski loops, and mountain bike rides Detailed trail map for each hike Elevation statistics and profiles with points of interest identified Driving directions and parking GPS coordinates Photos of interesting features Includes a Table of Contents and an Index
Download or read book Five Star Trails in the Adirondacks written by Timothy Starmer and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each hike through the Adirondack Park is rated for scenery, difficulty, trail condition, and accessibility for children. Individual trail maps, elevation profiles, and GPS trailhead coordinates aid in navigating the myriad of unnamed roads. Featured trails range from easy strolls for the family to bone-crunching vertical ascents for the fearless hiker.
Download or read book Iron Mine Trails written by Edward J. Lenik and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A history and hiker's guide to the historic iron mines of the New Jersey and New York Highlands [that] takes you to over forty historic mine sites."--Page 4 of cover
Download or read book Mostly Harmless written by Douglas Adams and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2009-09-23 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! “Hitchhiker fans rejoice! . . . [Here’s] more of the same zany nonsensical mayhem.”—The New York Times Book Review It’s easy to get disheartened when your planet has been blown up and the woman you love has vanished due to a misunderstanding about space/time. However, instead of being disheartened, Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life a bit—and immediately all hell breaks loose. Hell takes a number of forms: there’s the standard Ford Prefect version, in the shape of an all-new edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and a totally unexpected manifestation in the form of a teenage girl who startles Arthur Dent by being his daughter when he didn’t even know he had one. Can Arthur save the Earth from total multidimensional obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter, Random, from herself? Of course not. He never works out exactly what is going on. Will you? “Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist. . . . He is anything but harmless.”—The Washington Post Book World
Download or read book Across the Great Border Fault written by Kevin T. Dann and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He argues that these were expressions of the early, "back-to-nature" movement whose underlying biological materialism, or "Naturalism," was integral to American popular culture of the time.".
Download or read book The Crookedest Railroad in the World written by Theodore G. Wurm and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here is a readable history of the railway's 30 years of existence -- its planning and construction, branch lines, methods of operation. Read about how it pioneered in novel equipment, watering wheels, heating feedwater in the stack, and being one of the first to use oil burning locomotives exclusively"-- book jacket.
Download or read book Vertebrates of the Bear Mountain Harriman State Parks written by John C. Orth and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 10 Hikes in Harriman Park and More written by Paul Huberman and published by . This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harriman State Park and its smaller companion, Bear Mountain State Park, comprise New York State's second largest preserve, a wilderness as beautiful as any forest in Vermont or Maine and only 45 minutes by car from Manhattan. Think of a hiking trip to Harriman Park as a short vacation with these key attributes: scenic beauty, exercise, great food, and minimal driving time. This book profiles 10 mostly moderate loop hikes that pass the Park's most interesting or scenic highlights. The Sky Hike, for instance, offers three wonderful views of mountain lakes, a unique formation called "Ship Rock," glacially polished rock, and mysterious flooded in iron mines. The Doctors and Lawyers trek includes a cave where a bandit hid out in the late 1700s and the remains of an herb doctor's house. The Tourist Hike takes you to a waterfall, a beaver dam, caves where Native American artifacts were discovered, and an old cemetery plot on the edge of Pine Meadow lake. Unlike other outdoor books, this manuscript breaks down each hike into three to six short intervals or segments (e.g. point A to point B), promoting safety, a sense of mastery, and greater appreciation for nature's beauty. Three illustrated maps are provided for visual enjoyment and overall route planning.
Download or read book Hunting in the Rockies written by Jack O'Connor and published by New York : Knopf. This book was released on 1947 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
