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Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? Best Hikes Near Milwaukee features the best hiking within an hours drive of the Milwaukee area. Perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find great outdoor activities close to home. With these information-packed guides in hand, readers have everything they need for the adventure they seek, from an easy nature walk to a multiday backpacking trip. Detailed maps and trail descriptions make navigating these wonderful trails easy interesting information about the environment and history of each trail gives hikers a unique insight into the trail that they are exploring. Look inside to findHikes suited to every ability Mile-by-mile directional cuesDifficulty ratings, trail contacts, feespermits, and best hiking seasonsTrail finder chart Information on the areas history, geology, flora, and faunaFull-color photos throughout ,.
About the Author
Kevin Revolinski is a freelance writer/photographer writing mainly about travel, beer, food, and the outdoors. He is the author of 16 books, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Sydney Morning Herald. His year teaching abroad in Turkey became the subject of his first book, The Yogurt Man Cometh, a travel memoir. He has traveled to more than 75 countries and lived in five. He did his first guidebook work for Rough Guides and has since written several Wisconsin and Midwest travel, beer, and outdoor guides. As the author of Wisconsin's Best Beer Guide, he was invited on The Today Show to sample beers with Al Roker at Lambeau Field. He maintains a website, The Mad Traveler (www.TheMadTraveler.com) , and is an avid reader, camper, hiker, paddler, and beer drinker. He has lived abroad in several places including Italy, Guatemala, Turkey, Panama, and Thailand, but currently calls Madison, Wisconsin his home base. For more information, see his website www.KevinRevolinski.com.
