Doug Gelbert, author of 19 books on hiking
with your dog, has brought his pack to entral New York to sniff
out the best tail-friendly parks and trails. The Finger Lakes
can be a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short drive
you can be scaling mountains that leave your dog panting, exploring
impossibly scenic gorges that will set tails to wagging or trotting
along glacial lakes for hours. Doggin' The Finger Lakes explores
the area's top trails with your best friend in mind...
- Where can your dog hike to the base of
the second highest waterfall east of the Rockies? (page 55)
- Where can your dog hike past a replica
home of the only U.S. President to serve without a Vice-President?
(page 21)
- Where can you hike through one of the
rarest habitats in the country and the only such place in New
York? (page 103)
No Dogs!
Is there any more dispiriting day for
a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded
"NO DOGS" sign? DOGGIN' THE FINGER LAKES tells
you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these
124 pages are...
...dog-friendly campgrounds
...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike
...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog
...and much more.
What makes a great place to take your
dog hiking?
Well, how about a paw-friendly
surface to trot on? Grass and soft soil are a lot more appealing
than asphalt and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long
ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous
canine. Dogs always enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well.
For tail-friendly parks our guides describe the trail options
for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you
whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and,
of course, tell you how to get to the park.
While walking the dog, Gelbert also brings
along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture
and more.So what are you waiting for? Your dog will want
to visit a glacial kettle (page 19), hike through the darkest
place in Cayuga County (page 77), explore a Seneca bark longhouse
(page 31), hike to Todd Ewer s favorite place (page 59)...
Ask for DOGGIN' THE
FINGER LAKES: THE 50 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG (Cruden
Bay Books; ISBN: 9780979557721;
$12.95) in your favorite bookstore. Or order directly from us
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