Hiking New Jersey - (State Hiking Guides) by Paul Decoste & Ronald DuPont (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Fifty hikes for all abilities are featured in this hiking guide to the Garden State of New Jersey.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>New Jersey's stereotype as overpopulated and industrial notwithstanding, there's another New Jersey worth seeing-and this guide goes there. This is the aptly nicknamed Garden State of preserved forests and farmland, of streams and waterfalls, of clean beaches and vast wetlands, of endless green mountains. This comprehensive, informative, user-friendly guide describes fifty hikes for all abilities.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>New Jersey is not all suburban sprawl. It's home to preserved forests and farmland, streams and waterfalls, clean beaches and wetlands, and endless green mountains--and this guide takes you there. Explore the Ice Age-sculpted Highlands and Kittatinnies in the northwest, the rolling hills of the Piedmont, and the Coastal Plain and Pine Barrens of the south; and discover the beauty of the coast--from Sandy Hook, guarding New York harbor, south to Cape May, where one of America's first seaside resorts greets the Atlantic Ocean. With this handy guide, veteran New Jersey hikers Paul DeCoste and Ronald Dupont provide all the information you need to get the most out of exploring the scenic Garden State by foot.Look inside to find: - Hikes suited to every ability- Directions to the trailheads - Comprehensive trail descriptions with mile-by-mile directional cues- GPS-compatible trail maps- Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, and best seasons for every featured hike- Information on fees and permits, contacts, events and attractions, restaurants and accommodations, and canine compatibility<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Paul E. DeCoste is a native of New Jersey, brought up in a hiking family. As a nipper, he explored Mount Tammany, traversed the ice-covered Great Swamp, vacationed on Cape May Point, and tramped about Jockey Hollow on Sunday afternoons. As a member of the New York -New Jersey Trail Conference, he became part of the New Jersey volunteer management team for the Appalachian Trail, relocating it through the Great Valley and up the Wawayanda Mountain. As one of the creators, he taught Take a Hike and Appalachian Trail as an Educational Resource, encouraging folks to utilize the New Jersey park systems. Graduate of East Stroudsburg and Drew Universities; he taught for thirty years within the Garden State. Married with two children, he resides in Sussex County. Ronald J. Dupont, Jr., is a lifelong resident of northwestern New Jersey and a 1985 graduate of Columbia College, Columbia University. Over the last two decades, he has written three books and numerous articles on history in Sussex County and northern New Jersey. A Life Member of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, he is a longtime trail maintainer in High Point State Park. Among other trail-related activities, he prepared an historical and archaeological survey of the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey for the New Jersey Management Committee of the Appalachian Trail Conference. Married with two children, he lives in Highland Lakes, New Jersey.
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