Five-Star Trails: Louisville and Southern Indiana: Your Guide to the Area's Most Beautiful Hikes
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0897326253 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An avid outdoorswoman, she has swum in Lake Malawi; climbed Mount Tai; sailed the coast of southern France; biked Nova Scotia; backpacked across Canada; and survived the biting cold of farm life in the Ukraine. Hike Local.” Living in Lexington, Kentucky, she is always near a peaceful wooded path, beautiful pu
About the AuthorAfter more than 20 years in academia, Valerie Askren traded the life of living in the proverbial ivory towers to spend more time exploring the forested areas and sandstone arches of central Kentucky. Her busy life has resulted in the newfound motto of Think Global. An avid outdoorswoman, she has swum in Lake Malawi; climbed Mount Tai; sailed the coast of southern France; biked Nova Scotia; backpacked across Canada; and survived the biting cold of farm life in the Ukraine. Her honeymoon was spent kayaking the Grand Canyon with her husband, Ben.Valerie’s background in natural resource economics and her love of nature have translated into a second career writing hiking guides. The mother of four, Valerie still manages to keep clean sheets on the beds and make fresh sushi once a week.. H
Nestled within the Ohio Valley, and bordered by the knobs region to the south and the heavily forested areas of Indiana to the north, Louisville lies at the heart of an endless array of hiking opportunities.Five-Star Trails: Louisville showcases many of the hiking trails and walking paths within the city or within easy driving distance in central Kentucky and southern Indiana. Known as the City of Parks, Louisville has long valued the natural landscape and the provisioning of outdoor recreation. In 1891 Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture, was commissioned to develop an extensive park system for Lo
A Fun-Loving Guide K. Rose Many hiking books, though informative and accurate, are dry and uninspiring. Askren's book, on the other hand, is a real treat. Though Askren is obviously an authority on Louisville area hiking, there aren't many guidebooks that are as entertaining as this one. She whets your appetite for exploration with her varied trail selections, and keeps your interest with saucy commentary, sprinkled with a dab of history and topped with suggested side trips. Whether you're on the trail stretching your legs or stretched out on the couch planning your next tr. "An excellent local hiking guide" according to winterlight. I've hiked around Louisville for years, and yet I somehow missed several of this area's finest trails. Well-written and carefully edited.. A must have for any two-footed resident of the Louisville area. Great trail descriptions; includes lots of little details that I've never seen anywhere else (where did she learn all this stuff?).