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Virginia Creeper Trail Companion The: Nature and History Along Southwest Virginia's...
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Virginia Creeper Trail Companion The: Nature and History Along Southwest Virginia's...
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by Edward Davis and Edward Morgan
Sales Rank : 577642
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Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: Overmountain Press January 1, 1997
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1570720657
ISBN-13: 978-1570720659
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
Product Description
The 34-mile-long Virginia Creeper Trailer, which runs from Abingdon, Virginia, to the North Carolina line near Whitetop Mountain, is the most poplar trail in Virginia. Each year the trail is visited by more than 25,000 bicyclers, hikers, horseback riders, fishermen, bird-watchers, railroad buffs, and folks just out for a Sunday stroll. The trail offers a convenient and scenic getaway from the stresses of modern life. This guidebook will enable the user to understand the trail's origin as an important railroad and the natural world encountered along this scenic route. With photos, old train schedules, detailed maps, and es-says on geology, trees, wildflowers, fish, birds, and mammals, the companion will enhance the trail experience for anyone who travels this route.
About The Author
Edward Davis grew up in Wadesboro, North Carolina, and was educated at UNC–Chapel Hill, UNC–Charlotte, and the University of Illinois. Since 1991 he has been an assistant professor of geography at Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia. Edward Morgan is a graduate of Emory and Henry College and a Ford Foundation Rural leadership Development Fellow. He lives in Abingdon, Virginia.
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