{"product_id":"the-best-overnight-hikes-in-the-great-smoky-mountains-great-smoky-mountains-9780870499722","title":"The Best Overnight Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains: Great Smoky Mountains","description":"Located astride the Tennessee-North Carolina border, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park contains more than one hundred trails that trace eight hundred miles of rugged terrain. This fact is certain to bewilder any newcomer who might be eager to explore the Park's backcountry but is unsure where to start. This book, intended as a beginner's guide to hiking the Smokies, offers lively, informative descriptions of twenty-two trails that can be completed in a day or less. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor anyone who has yet to discover the beauty of the Smokies, the highest North American mountains east of the Mississippi, the trails described here offer a splendid introduction. Scenic overlooks at Mount Le Conte, Clingmans Dome, Gregory Bald, and other peaks are included along these pathways, as are some of the well-known waterfalls of the Park, such as Laurel Falls, Rainbow Falls, and Ramsay Cascades. In addition to vital data about the length of the trail, its elevation gain, and \"how to get there,\" each trail description is packed with interesting facts and Smoky Mountain lore. Detailed maps are also included. In their introduction, the authors provide a brief overview of the park's history as well as useful tips for novice hikers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Authors: Kenneth Wise, an administrator at the University of Tennessee Library, Knoxville, has hiked in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than twenty years. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHiking Trails of the Great Smoky Mountains: A Comprehensive Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Andrews, a partner in the firm of Andrews, Hudson \u0026amp; Wall, P.C., has hiked the Park trails for more than a decade. He is the coauthor, with Wise, of \u003ci\u003eThe Best Overnight Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870499722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.31d","brand":"James Andrews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452179640501,"sku":"9780870499722","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fb07da21-1136-4708-a37e-ee4b99417fe0.jpg?v=1776826065","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-best-overnight-hikes-in-the-great-smoky-mountains-great-smoky-mountains-9780870499722","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}