Book Review: America’s Great Hiking Trails, by Karen
Berger; photography by Bart Smith
Celebrating the eleven National Scenic Trails in America,
this volume takes the reader through forty-nine states and eight national
parks. Literally tens of millions of tourists and hikers visit these trails
each year, some of which wind through the country’s most scenic natural wonders
and virtually every major ecosystem in America.
Two of these trails are right in our own backyard: the well-known Appalachian Trail and the
lesser- known Potomac Heritage Trail. I
have hiked on parts of both of these trails, although I was not aware that I
had been on the Potomac Heritage Trail until I looked at this book. The Potomac Heritage Trail follows a
combination of several multi-use paths including the Mount Vernon Trail, the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath, and the Great Allegheny Passage.
The other nine trails mentioned in the book include the New
England Trail, the Florida Trail, the Natchez Trace Trail, the North Country
Trail, the Ice Age Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, the Arizona Trail, the
Pacific Northwest Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail.
This beautifully illustrated book about America’s iconic
recreational trails is currently located in the Reference Department at the
Martinsburg Public Library.
Submitted by Keith
Hammersla
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