New Hampshire Rail Trails (New England Rail Heritage) Charles F. With inviting prose, 95 meticulous maps, and 180 photographs of railroad artifacts, scenery, and trail conditions, he shares his experience and expertise in this well-researched guide, whi
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| Title | : | New Hampshire Rail Trails (New England Rail Heritage) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (234 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0942147103 |
| Format Type | : | Perfect Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2008-04-10 |
| Genre | : |
New Hampshire Rail Trails is the most comprehensive guide yet written on multi-use rail trails in New Hampshire. Charles F. Martin has logged hundreds of hours and even more bicycle miles exploring every available trail on the rights of way of this state's former railroads. With inviting prose, 95 meticulous maps, and 180 photographs of railroad artifacts, scenery, and trail conditions, he shares his experience and expertise in this well-researched guide, which includes capsule histories of the railroads that operated here followed by detailed descriptions of the trails that have taken their place. Each trail description includes ratings of the trail surface condition and the scenery that can be seen from the trail; a list of permitted uses (from walking and biking to horseback riding and snowmobiling); clear instructions for parking and for accessing the trail; and comprehensive notes on natural and historical sights, as well as railroad artifacts, that trail users will see along the
Editorial : This is the way a rail trail guide should be written, melding railroad history and description with trail descriptions. Along with first-class maps, this is certainly the best overall book ever done on rail trails in the United States. --Craig Della Penna, Executive Director of Northeast Greenways Solutions and former New England Field Representative for the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
A must for every trail aficionado's bookshelf! This book has the added pleasure of being two books in one: a quick history of the rail lines that covered New Hampshire and a thorough guide to those rail lines which are now enjoyable trails. --Lelia Mellen, New Hampshire Projects Manager, National Park Service
Martin weaves in what local rail groups have done recently and photos of what you might see along the way as well as history facts of the trail area. Martin's researching and biking skills (he has logged hundreds of miles on the trails) have paid off; this book is sure to be a
It's sad that hand crafts have fallen so far out of everyday life but this book will not help them reemerge.
I would much rather find an original print book.
The Kindle version (at least the one I downloaded) isn't very useful.. Most of the time I was missing an important step. We love using the book.. Many picture titles in the ebook, but no pictures :(. The stories of how the "medium and business [of videography] has gone decidedly downscale", tend to get old very quickly.
However, these are merely scuff marks on, and should in no way detract from, what is otherwise a very interesting read.
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The most important thing that I personally learned from this book?
It challenged my view that "more is good". There are supposed to be more than 50 pictures in this book.The text clearly indicates this. Have been buying this for many years. A beautiful book. If your looking strictly for study material to sc
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