Hiking Illinois (America's Best Day Hiking Series)
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Book Description
This is your complete guide to the 100 most interesting and scenic day hiking trails in Illinois. No matter what part of the state you want to explore or how easy or hard a trek you want, this handy book will lead you to the right trail.
Hiking Illinois features the following:
• Detailed descriptions of 100 trails, including the length of trail, estimated time to hike it, and a difficulty rating
• 143 easy-to-read park and trail maps
• A map of each featured trail, with points of interest and trail distances
• Practical information on how to get to parks, the park hours, available facilities, permits and rules, and a contact address and phone number
• A convenient trail-finder grid, which provides a summary of each trail's features and location in the book
• A section on nearby points of interest, with contact phone numbers
Hiking Illinois makes it easy to enjoy self-guided tours of trails in 59 featured areas located throughout the state. The book brings to life the history, terrain, flora, and fauna of each area, and its listing of nearby recreational and sightseeing destinations ensures that you won't miss anything on your trip.
Hiking Illinois is part of America's Best Day Hiking Series from Human Kinetics.
About the Author
Susan Post has worked as a research biologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey since 1978. As she's gone about her job, working on such projects as sampling streams for threatened and endangered plants and sampling soybean and horseradish fields for insect pests, Susan has crisscrossed Illinois and become well-acquainted with the natural areas of the state.
Susan is the coauthor of Illinois Wilds, a book that showcases the state's natural areas. She also has written numerous articles on the fauna and flora of Illinois for such publications as the Nature of Illinois and the Illinois Steward Magazine. An accomplished nature photographer, Susan had had her work published in a number of regional magazines, including the Forests of Illinois and Michigan Natural Resources Magazine.
Susan is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She resides in Champaign, Illinois, and enjoys taking photographs, traveling, and collecting American folk art in her leisure time.
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