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Doggin' The Carolina Coasts: The 50 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog Along The North Carolina And South Carolina Shores
Doggin' The Carolina Coasts The 50 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog Along The North Carolina And South Carolina Shores Author:Doug Gelbert Doug Gelbert, author of 17 books on hiking with your dog, has brought his pack to the coasts of the Carolinas to sniff out the best tail-friendly parks and trails. The Carolina coasts can be a great place to hike with your dog. Paw-friendly sand trails, shady maritime forests, some of the most historic grounds in the South, the estates of Amer... more »ica s wealthiest families and some of the country s dog-friendliest beaches all beckon to your canine adventurer. Doggin' The Carolina Coasts: The 50 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog Along The North Carolina And South Carolina Shores explores the area's top trails with your best friend in mind... Where can your dog hike through a movie set from Forrest Gump? (page 21) Where can your dog hike to mysterious Carolina Bays? (page 69) Where can you hike with your dog to the home of the Fort Fisher Hermit? (page 33) 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 Carolina Coasts tells you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 128 pages are... ...rules for dogs on Atlantic Ocean beaches ...Carolina coast campgrounds for dogs ...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike ...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog ...and much more. While walking the dog, Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture and more. What makes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sand 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 often 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« less