Doug Gelbert, author of 17 books on hiking
with your dog, has brought his pack to the coasts of the Carolinas
to sniff out the best tail-friendly parks and trails. The Carolina
coasts can be a great place to hike with your dog. Paw-friendly
sand trails, shady maritime forests, some of the most historic
grounds in the South, the estates of America's wealthiest families
and some of the country's dog-friendliest beaches all beckon
to your canine adventurer...
- Where can your dog hike through a movie set from Forrest
Gump? (page 21)
- Where can your dog hike to mysterious Carolina Bays? (page
69)
- Where can you hike with your dog to the home of the Fort
Fisher Hermit? (page 33)
No Dogs!
Is there any more dispiriting day for
a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded
"NO DOGS" sign? DOGGIN' THE CAROLINA COASTS
tells you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside
these 128 pages are...
...rules for dogs on Atlantic Ocean beaches
...dog-friendly Carolina Coast campgrounds
...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike
...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog
...and much more.
What makes a great place to take your
dog hiking?
Well, how about a paw-friendly
surface to trot on? Grass and sandy dirt are a lot more appealing
than asphalt and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long
ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous
canine. Dogs always enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well.
For tail-friendly parks our guides describe the trail options
for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you
whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and,
of course, tell you how to get to the park.
While walking the dog, Gelbert also brings
along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture
and more.So what are you waiting for? Your dog will want
to visit a 4,000-year old shell midden (page 31), hunt for Fulgurites
(page 29), hike among insectivorous plants (page 37)...
Ask for DOGGIN' THE
CAROLINA COASTS: THE 50 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG ALONG
THE NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS (Cruden Bay
Books; ISBN: 9780979557705;
$11.95) in your favorite bookstore. Or order directly from us
- click on the link below for our online store.
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