Description
Book SynopsisA handbook for hikers on this scenic and challenging trail
Trade ReviewPart travelogue, part history, part love letter to nature, Strange's book offers local lore of trees, wildflowers and animals, but also GPS information and elevation data. And all in a book you easily fit in you pack or satchel. April 2011
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[A]n attractive and useful guide book ... Part travelogue, part history, part love letter to nature, Strange's book offers local lore of trees, wildflowers and animals, but also GPS information and elevation data. And all in a book you can easily fit in your pack or satchel.July, 2011
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Table of ContentsForeword by Marion T. Jackson
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. History and Perspectives
1. The Lion's Share of the Work
2. The Rough and Hard Labor
3. The End of an Era
4. Elements of the Knobstone
Part 2. Hiking the Knobstone Trail
5. Journey Preparation
6. The Deam Lake State Recreation Area
7. Deam Lake to Jackson Road
8. Jackson Road to New Chapel
9. New Chapel to Leota
10. Leota to Elk Creek Lake
11. Elk Creek Lake to John Stuart Oxley Memorial
12. John Stuart Oxley Memorial to Spurgeon Hollow
13. Delaney Creek Park
Part 3. Reflection
14. Closing Contemplation
Part 4. Supplementary Materials
Directions to Parks and Trailheads
Evolution of the Trail Maps
Bibliography
Index
