More than half of the country's population lives within a day's drive of West Virginia, and savvy travelers have known that it is the playground of the East.

Leonard M. Adkins has explored his native state for decades and his expertise and knowledge guide you through the vast quantity and quality of its hiking, biking, whitewater rafting, kayaking, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Historic sites, scenic drives, walking tours, and museums—from one-room personal ones to the world-class Huntington Art Museum—are assiduously covered. Adkins steers you to places often known only to the locals, such as hidden swimmin' holes and cascading waterfalls. He has visited and stayed in hundreds of B&Bs, resorts, and lodges, and dined in scores of restaurants to provide you with opinionated and detailed profiles.

While West Virginia: An Explorer's Guide is the most thorough exploration of the state available, Adkins has made sure that each and every destination is worthy of your time and vacation dollars. 100 color photos, 10 maps, index....

After spending months traveling throughout the entire state of Maryland revisiting old places and experiencing new ones, Adkins has thoroughly updated this third edition of Maryland: An Explorer’s Guide. Every entry has been reviewed for accuracy – every address, email, phone number, website and fee. Personally visiting every business, staying in every B&B and dining at every restaurant, Adkins even engaged in the activities described in the guide – hiking, kayaking, sailing, biking, and even playing miniature golf.
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Reveals dozens of superb trails that weave through natural areas accessible to hikers throughout the metropolitan Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area.

The Maryland Division of Natural Resources has become quite active in the last few years in upgrading the trail systems under its jurisdiction, and the second edition of 50 Hikes in Maryland has been thoroughly revised to reflect the many changes that have taken place. The new information describes new trails or reroutes, and notes any trails that have closed. Also included is new information about Leave No Trace ethics, and updated contact information complete with Web sites. 50 black & white photos, 51 maps....

The Appalachian Trail was proposed by Benton MacKaye in 1921. Over a quarter of the Georgia-to-Maine pathway passes through Virginia, going across some of the stateÂ’s best mountain scenery and affording access to small-town life. Now a component of the National Park Service, the trail was, and still is, primarily built, maintained, and overseen by volunteers. Selected from the archives of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the National Park Service, and local Appalachian Trail maintenance clubs, the approximately 200 photographs in Images of America: Along VirginiaÂ’s Appalachian Trail provide a look at life in the mountains before and during the trailÂ’s creation, how it developed, who its early champions were, the many relocations the trail has experienced, and the volunteers who have constructed and maintained it....

The Appalachian Trail was proposed by Benton MacKaye in 1921. Over a quarter of the Georgia-to-Maine pathway passes through Virginia, going across some of the stateÂ’s best mountain scenery and affording access to small-town life. Now a component of the National Park Service, the trail was, and still is, primarily built, maintained, and overseen by volunteers. Selected from the archives of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the National Park Service, and local Appalachian Trail maintenance clubs, the approximately 200 photographs in Images of America: Along VirginiaÂ’s Appalachian Trail provide a look at life in the mountains before and during the trailÂ’s creation, how it developed, who its early champions were, the many relocations the trail has experienced, and the volunteers who have constructed and maintained it....