Afternoon Hiker: A Guide to Casual Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains - James L. Stepp

\nThe beautiful Great Smoky Mountains provide the inspiration for this unique hiking guide-designed especially for the average tourist or hiking enthusiast seeking a morning or afternoon walk in the Smokies that will prove pleasant and fun. All 110 hikes in The Afternoon Hiker are easily accessible and average 6-8 miles roundtrip.\n \n\n \nThe 110 hikes in The Afternoon Hiker are arranged chronologically- in the order Lin and J.L. hiked them-but the book includes both a regional and alphabetical index to locate trails by name or area, along with a Smokies map. The hiking layout in the book is one of its most distinctive features. With every turn of the page, the reader encounters a new trail to read about. Each Tennessee or North Carolina hike description spreads over two pages, around accompanying photos, with the trail name, the season the trail was first hiked, a general rating of the hike, and clear directions to get to the trailhead. The book includes over 300 color photos to enhance the text plus a hiking patch created for each trail.\n \n\n \nPraise for The Afternoon Hiker: \n \nYou don't have to be a wilderness guide or a seasoned backpacker to enjoy this book. As the title suggests, it's just the ticket for everyday folks with everyday schedules who want to enjoy the beauty of the Smoky Mountain trails - and still sleep in a soft bed at night! .... Sam Venable, popular columnist for the Knoxville News-Sentinel and author of From Ridgetops to Riverbottoms and Mountain Hands\n