About this item
Joe Miller brings us the first-ever stand-alone guidebook to backpacking in North Carolina, a state long known as a terrific backpacking destination. Covering 43 of the best trips the state has to offer, Backpacking North Carolina provides all the information necessary for beginning and experienced backpackers alike to enjoy hiking destinations from the mountains to the coast. Each trip description offers key maps and navigation information, including water sources and camping spots, as well as trip highlights and special considerations. Miller offers tips for enriching the experience, such as filling dark nights with stargazing and other activities, and gives advice for backpacking with children. Offering his expertise in a way that emphasizes the accessibility of backpacking, Miller encourages a wide range of nature lovers to give it a try, perhaps for the first time.
About the Author
Joe Miller is the author of five outdoors books, including "Backpacking North Carolina," "100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina," and "Let's GetHiking!" He is the founder of GetGoingNC!, which includes the GetHiking! and GetBackpacking! programs, both designed to get more people into the outdoors. He wrote about the outdoors for 17 years at The News & Observer in Raleigh, and continues ti write on the subject for GetGoingNC.com and other online outlets.
