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Picture of the productMap 7: AT in WV and N.VA - Potomac R & Harpers Ferry to VA 7
(17th edition, 2018) This map covers Virginia/West Virginia Sections 1 and 2 (19.8 miles) of the A.T. as described in the A.T. Guide for Maryland and Northern Virginia. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistance synthetic stock in 6 colors. Scale 1:50,000. Contour interval 10 meters. Has detailed enlargements covering the city of Harpers Ferry, the Blackburn Trail Center, and the Crescent Rock cliff area. The width of the A.T. corridor is shown by an area-fill green tint. The extent of other land holdings (Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, several WV wildlife management areas, and several private foundation parcels) are also shown by area-filled tints of various colors. Notes on this Edition: To allow easier use of this map with GPS devices, UTM grid lines were plotted 5 kilometers apart.

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Picture of the productMap 8: AT in N. VA South Half (Snickers Gap to Chester Gap)
(16th edition, 2017) This map covers Virginia Sections 3, 4, and 5 (34.6 miles) of the A.T. as described in the A.T. Guide for Maryland and Northern Virginia. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistance synthetic stock in 6 colors. Scale 1:63,360. Contour interval 100 feet. Shows geographic latitude/longitude grid lines. Has detailed enlargements showing all hiking opportunities in the Sky Meadows State Park and the G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area.

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Picture of the productMap 9: AT in Shenandoah National Park (North District)
(19th edition, 2015) This map covers SNP Sections 1 and 2 (27.7 miles) of the A.T. as described in the A.T. Guide to SNP and all side trails in the North District of SNP. It includes detailed enlargements of Dickey Ridge Visitor Center, Tom Floyd Wayside, Mathews Arm Campground & Elkwallow Wayside, and Thornton Gap - Panorama as well as a full explanation of the SNP Backcountry Camping Regulations revision, implemented in 2008 and revised in 2010. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistant synthetic stock in 5 colors with a scale of 1:62,500 and contour interval of 100 feet. The grid projection is the UTM system with lines plotted 5 kilometers apart. Datum: NAD 83. Shows geographic latitude/longitude grid lines at a 7.5-minute interval. The 2015 edition introduces shaded relief to assist the user in terrain visualization.

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PA160
Picture of the productMap 10: AT in Shenandoah National Park (Central District)
(22nd edition, 2013) This map covers SNP Sections 3, 4, and 5 (34.6 miles) of the A.T. as described in the A.T. Guide for SNP, and all side trails in the Central District of SNP. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistance synthetic stock in 6 colors. Scale 1:62,200. Contour interval 100 feet. The grid projection is the UTM system with lines plotted 5 kilometers apart. The UTM grid permits easy plotting or extraction of coordinates by those persons using GPS devices. On the back side are detailed enlargements of the Skyland, Hawksbill, Lewis Mountain, Big Meadows, and South River areas. NOTE: Panorama Restaurant at Skyline Drive and US-211 is closed. Gift store and restrooms available in season.

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PA170
Picture of the productMap 11: AT in Shenandoah National Park (South District)
(17th edition, 2014). This map covers SNP Sections 6, 7, 8, and 9 (45.5 miles) of the A.T. as described in the A.T. Guide to SNP and all side trails in the South District of SNP. It includes detailed enlargements of the Loft Mountain, Blackrock, Rockfish Gap, and Mutton Hollow areas.

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PA180
Picture of the productMap 12: AT in GWNF Pedlar District (Rockfish Gap to Tye R.)
(12th edition, 2015) PATC Map 12 features complete coverage of the northern half of the Glenwood-Pedlar District of George Washington National Forest. It shows the Appalachian Trail from Rockfish Gap (I-64) southward to Spy Rock Road near the Montebello State Fish Hatchery. A.T. Guidebook Sections VA-15 through VA-17 as well as all maintained side trails are shown on the map. It includes detailed enlargements of Rockfish Gap, the Sherando Lake Recreation Area, and the Humpback Rocks Area. An elevation profile for A.T. sections VA-15 and VA-16 is included. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistant synthetic stock in 5 colors with a scale of 1:63,360 and contour interval of 100 feet. The grid projection is the UTM system with lines plotted 1 kilometer apart. Datum: NAD 83. Shows geographic latitude/longitude grid lines at a 5-minute interval. The back side includes updated trail descriptions for all side trails on the map. All trails on this new edition were surveyed on the ground in 2013-2015 by PATC-trained volunteer GPS surveyors.

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PA190
Picture of the productMap 13: AT GWNF Pedlar District (Tye River to James River)
(7th edition, 2015) PATC Map 13 features complete coverage of the central section of the Glenwood-Pedlar District of George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. It shows the Appalachian Trail from Spy Rock Road near the Montebello State Fish Hatchery southward to Petites Gap in the James River Face Wilderness. A.T. Guidebook Sections VA-17 through VA-22 as well as all maintained side trails are shown on the map. An elevation profile for A.T. sections VA-17 through VA-22 is included. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistant synthetic stock in 5 colors with a scale of 1:62,500 and contour interval of 100 feet. The grid projection is the UTM system with lines plotted 1 kilometer apart. Datum: NAD 83. Shows geographic latitude/longitude grid lines at a 5-minute interval. The back side includes updated trail descriptions for all side trails on the map. All trails on this new edition were surveyed on the ground in 2013-2015 by PATC-trained volunteer GPS surveyors.

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PA200
Picture of the productMap D: Potomac Gorge Area (Great Falls VA and C&O Canal NHP)
(5th edition, 2011) Updated for the first time since 2004, Map D is anchored on the Potomac River and covers all of Great Falls Park (National Park Service) and Riverbend Park and Scotts Run Nature Preserve (Fairfax County) on the Virginia side of the river, and the Palisades District of C&O Canal National Historical Park on the Maryland side (to include all of the ever popular and challenging Billy Goat Trail.). New features include brand-new topo maps using the latest GIS data, GPS-compatible grids for plotting locations using UTM Zone 18 or lat/long coordinates, shaded releif to emphasize the intricate terrain, new trails and trail realignments, expanded coverage of Riverbend Park, and information on long-distance trails through the Potomac Gorge. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistance synthetic stock.

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PA210
Picture of the productMap F: Great North Mountain-North Half (VA/WV)
(6th edition, 2016) PATC Map F features coverage of the Lee District of George Washington National Forest along the VA/WV state line. The front side shows northern half of the Lee District, including Sections 17 and 18 of the Tuscarora Trail from Capon Springs Road southwestward along Great North Mountain, then eastward to Little North Mountain and Fetzer Gap in VA. All maintained side trails are shown on the map, color-coded by blaze color. An inset map of Trout Pond Recreation Area is included. The back side shows the southern half of the Lee District and portions of the North River District, including the North Mountain Trail and all other maintained side trails. An elevation profile for T.T. sections 17 and 18 and a table of trails are included. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistant synthetic stock in 5 colors on both sides with a scale of 1:63,360 and contour interval of 100 feet. The grid projection is the UTM system with lines plotted 1 kilometer apart. Datum: NAD 83. Shows geographic latitude/longitude grid lines at a 5-minute interval. All trails on this new edition were surveyed on the ground in 2013-2015 by PATC-trained volunteer GPS surveyors.

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PA220
Picture of the productMap G: Massanutten Mt-North Half (Signal Knob to New Market)
(9th edition, 2014) With the North Fork of the Shenandoah River on the western flank, and the South Fork on the eastern flank this "U" shaped mountainous area encircles Fort Valley, an area selected by General George Washington as a location for a Continental Army "last stand" in the event of a unfortunate turn of events during the American Revolutionary War. This edition of Map G features the Massanutten Trail, a loop trail about 71 miles in length located in George Washington National Forest (Lee District). The map highlights Sections 19, 20, 21, and 22 (41.4 miles total) of the 252-mile Tuscarora Trail. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistant synthetic stock in 5 colors. Scale 1:63,360. Contour interval 100 feet. The grid projection is the UTM system with lines plotted 5 kilometers apart. The back side provides color enlargements of Elizabeth Furnace area, Camp Roosevelt recreation area, Woodstock Tower area, Shenandoah River State Park, and Lion's Tale Trail. Scale of enlargements ranges from 1:2,500 to 1:28,000. Map includes shaded relief for main map and all enlargements. Come explore the wilderness! These trails are lightly traveled, making them ideal candidates for those interested in losing the crowds.

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PA230
Picture of the productMap H: Massanutten Mt-South Half (New Market to Mass. Peak)
(6th edition, 2014) PATC Map H covers the narrow mountain ridge extending from New Market Gap (US-211) to the Massanutten Ski Resort area on the southern edge. There are about 28 miles of excellent trails in this portion of George Washington National Forest. While the south half of the mountain range is visited less than the north half, there are some exceptionally beautiful areas in this region. This map highlights the Massanutten South Trail. Printed on water-resistant, tear-resistant synthetic stock in 5 colors, Map H has a scale of 1:63,360 and contour interval of 100 feet. The grid projection is the UTM system with lines plotted 5 kilometers apart. Datum: NAD 83. The 2014 edition introduces shaded relief to assist the user in terrain visualization.

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PA240
Picture of the productAppalachian Trail Guide to Maryland and N. Virginia (Book 6)

This is the Eighteenth Edition (2015), the first since 2008, of this popular trail guide. Though the cover is the same, there are significant updates on numerous side trails---notably the Catoctin Trail in Maryland. Updated GPS coordinates have been added for parking lots and key road crossings. There have been no major changes to the AT since the last edition.

264 pages with maps, elevation profiles, and photographs
ISBN: 978-0-915746-60-6


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PB100
Picture of the productAT Guide Set #6 (Guide Book to MD and N.VA w/ maps 5-6,7,8)
Includes Guide Book #6 covering the state of Maryland, and Northern Virginia to the Shenandoah National Park boundary, and PATC's most recent Maps 5&6, 7, and 8.

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PB110
Picture of the productAppalachian Tr. Guide to Shenandoah NP+side trails (Book 7)
The 15th edition (2016) of the Appalachian Trail Guide to Shenandoah National Park and Side Trails has just been released. This edition, with the familiar black bear on the cover, contains essential information about hiking and resources in the Shenandoah National Park as well as current Park regulations related to hiking and camping. The edition also includes extensive information about first aid along the trail and about the human history, geology, and natural history of the park. There have been no major changes to the AT or to the side trails since the last edition.New to this edition are the GPS coordinates, using North American Datum 83, for parking lots and key road crossings. The trails in this guide are shown on PATC Maps 9, 10, and 11.

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PB120
Picture of the productAppalachian Trail Guide Set #7 (Guide to SNP w/maps 9,10,11)
Includes Guide Book #7 covering all the trails in Shenandoah National Park, and PATC's most recent Maps 9, 10, and 11.

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PB130
Picture of the productGuide to Great North Mountain Trails
The Third Edition (2017) of the Guide to Great North Mountain Trails is now available. This edition, edited by Glenn Palatini, and its predecessor are primarily updates of the First Edition prepared by the late Wil Kohlbrenner. He is due recognition for the foundation of this work. The guide includes detailed descriptions of more than 40 trails along the Virginia-West Virginia border in the Lee Ranger District of the George Washington National Forest. The area covered in this guide corresponds to the area covered on PATC map F. In addition to trail descriptions and mileage diagrams, the guide provides an historical overview of sites along the trails, which include iron blast furnaces, charcoal hearths, and chimney stones. The photographs in this edition were provided by Richard Stromberg and Ed Brimberg. Ed also provided updates to the mileage diagrams; Brian Goudreau provided the GPS coordinates.

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PB135
Picture of the productMassanutten Guide Set (Guide to Massanutten Mtn w/ maps G&H)
Includes the 2013 5th edition of the Massanutten Hiking Guide and current versions of maps G and H, which cover the region.

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PB140
Picture of the productTuscarora Trail Map Set (Maps F, G, J, K, and L)
Get this 5 PATC map set covering the amazing Tuscarora Trail. From the northern trailhead where the Appalachian Trail crests over the Blue Mountain, northwest of Harrisburg, PA to the southern trailhead at the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the North District of Shenandoah National Park, this map set will guide you every mile of the way. All PATC maps are printed on water-resistant, tear-resistant synthetic stock in 6 colors. Set includes Map J, Map K, Map L, Map F, and Map G.

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PB155
Picture of the productCircuit Hikes in Shenandoah National Park
The 18th edition (2019) of the guidebook, Circuit Hikes in the Shenandoah National Park, describes 29 of the most popular hikes found throughout the North, Central, and South Districts of the Park. The guidebook includes all of the information users need to select the most appropriate hike for their interest and abilities. The thumb-nail description of each hike includes the length, the time required to complete the hike, the difficulty rating (easy, moderate, and strenuous), and the elevation or sum of the ascents on the hike route. This information is followed by the trailhead GPS coordinates using GMS 84 datum for each hike (new to this edition), a turn by turn description of the hike route, and a two-color map showing the route. Also included for many hikes are alternative routes that may differ in length or difficulty from the primary route described.

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PC100
Picture of the productCircuit Hikes in Virginia, West Va., Maryland, and Pa.
(10th edition, 2019). This guide, known by many as simply the 4-States book, includes many of the iconic hikes found in our beautiful mid-Atlantic region. Two things that make this edition so special are that all of the inside photos, 27 of them by editors Larry Broadwell and William Needham, are in color, and it has a stunning cover photo reflecting fall in Hazel Country by Barbara Southworth, used with her permission. As in prior editions, the guide features 25 circuit routes in the four-state area complete with trailhead GPS coordinates using the NAD83 system, and a detailed topographic map by Dave Pierce for each route. Three of the entries are entirely new. Others have been revised to vary routes described in prior years. Still others have been updated to reflect reroutes, historical research, and more. While some of the circuits are less familiar than others, all comprise a dayhiker's dream book.

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PC110
Picture of the productThe Tuscarora Trail: A Guide to the South Half in WV and VA
The 7th edition (2020) of The Tuscarora Trail: A Guide to the South Half in Virginia and West Virginia incorporates recent trail changes or relocations into the detailed trail descriptions of the 12 sections comprising the south half. In this edition WGS84 GPS coordinates replace the NAD83 coordinates used in the prior edition. WGS84 is the system used on most smartphones and is the default setting for many GPS devices. GPS coordinates for all parking options for each section have been added. The trail guide also includes the very informative sections on the history of the trail and the geology and flora and fauna of the area through which it passes found in previous editions. It is 136 pages with 11 photos.

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PC117
Picture of the productThe Great Eastern Trail - Between SR 55/US 48 and I-64
(First edition, 2018). Our newest publication is the first guidebook to the 200 miles-plus of the Great Eastern Trail between SR55/US 48 and White Sulphur Springs, WV (I-64) in West Virginia and Virginia. The Great Eastern Trail, known as the GET, is a 1800 mile long trail leading from Alabama to New York made up of local trails linked to form a longer path; it parallels to the Appalachian Trail and in many ways is modelled after it, but set farther west and south. The trails making up the sections of the GET covered in this guidebook include part of the Allegheny Trail and part of the Tuscarora Trail. Between these trails is the Headwaters Section, a series of different Forest Service trails and roads largely on Shenandoah Mountain and North Mountain. Work towards completion of the GET, organized from the local trail clubs in 2007, is ongoing. Progress on the trail and trail updates can be followed in the newsletters found at www.greateasterntrail.net.
120 pages, 5 maps, 23 photographs


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PC118
Picture of the productSHENANDOAH MOUNTAIN TRAILS
(2nd edition, 2021) The second edition of the Shenandoah Mountain Trails: A Guide to Trails on Shenandoah Mountain in Rockingham Augusta, and Highland Counties Virginia, has been updated by guidebook author, Timothy Hupp and co-editors Lynn and Malcolm Cameron, with updated maps by Dave Pierce and design by Alan Kahan; the new edition now includes the Confederate Breastwork Trail, and omits some relocated trails that are not yet on the map. Shenandoah Mountain, part of the Allegheny Mountain Range, is located west of the Shenandoah Valley in the North River Ranger District of the George Washington National Forest; and extends 72-miles northeast to southwest from Hardy County, WV to Bath County, VA. The guidebook covers the central section of Shenandoah Mountain between Rt. 33 and Rt. 250 in western Rockingham, Augusta, and Highland Counties. This large wild area has a network of over 150 miles of trails, many of which were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The trails range from long, challenging hikes to short, easy hikes suitable for families with children. Numerous loop hikes and shuttle hikes in addition to out and return destination hikes are laid out in the guide book. Since the Shenandoah Mountain area is National Forest, the trails are multi-use, with hunters, mountain bikers, and horseback riders sharing most of the trails. Mountain bikes are not permitted in Wilderness.
This second edition (2021) has 56 pages, 6 maps, and 18 photographs.


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PC119
Picture of the productHikes in the Washington Region: Part B - Northern Virginia
The 2015 Fifth Edition, the first since 2007, is part of a trilogy on Washington, D.C., area hiking. Part B offers a variety of hiking experiences in Northern Virginia; it describes more routes, with more options for longer and shorter variations than previous editions, and extends beyond the immediate Capital Beltway to the Shenandoah River and close to Harpers Ferry. GPS trailhead coordinates (NAD83) have also been added.

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PC130
Picture of the productThese Hills Were Home
(2nd. ed. 2022) The second edition of These Hills Were Home: A Walking History Guide to The Blue Ridge Mountains of Northern Green and Western Madison County, Virginia, is now available. Seemingly effortlessly, the author Kristie Kendall combines three elements to provide a unique walking guide: she provides maps and text that lay out clear directions for following walking paths as they wind past the remains of homes and other structures and a varied array of artifacts reflecting life as it was live on the mountain, all of which is given more substance through her detailed descriptions and the many photographs of the people who lived there and their activities.

Kristie’s love and respect for the people who once lived in this area is evident in her writing. She reminds readers at several points that the sites described in the book are the places where generations of mountain families lived out their lives, and should be treated with respect and left undisturbed. The second edition includes several new trails and six additional photos.

*Quotes taken from About this Book, page 1.

The book, 136 pages, includes 103 photographs and 12 maps. Retail price $16.00; discounted member price $12.80


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PC150
Picture of the productGuide to Massanutten Mountain Hiking Trails
The 5th edition (2013) of the Guide to Massanutten Mountain Hiking Trails has been reprinted with minor corrections. The guide includes GPS data, easy to follow mile by mile trail directions, detailed trail descriptions, and history and flora along the trail. It also includes maximum grade and climb/descent values for each trail, which may be used by hikers as an aid to assess the difficulty of hiking the trail. Climb and descent values are the sums of all ups and downs and not merely the difficulty of the trail. It is 174 pages with 10 mileage diagrams and 27 photos.

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PC160
Picture of the productDiary of a Trail
Tom Floyd tells the story of the people who struggled to build the Tuscarora Trail, a 250-mile hiking trail, to serve as backup or replacement for a lengthy section of the Appalachian Trail threatened by encroaching development. With the passage of the National Scenic Trails Act of 1968, the trail had protected status and its continuity was assured; nonetheless, the Keystone Trails Association and the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club determined to complete the work they had begun. This is the story of how the two trails - the Tuscarora Trail in Pennsylvania and Maryland, and the Big Blue Trail in Virginia and West Virginia - became the Tuscarora Trail. Floyd recounts the long quest to this end that began in Shenandoah National Park and George Washington National Forest, and then headed north to the top of Blue Mountain just west of the Susquehanna River and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In the story he tells, no part of planning or building the trail was easy; it entailed long months of scouting, poring over land records, writing letters to landholders and visiting them, seeking informal agreements or donations of lands, rights-of-way, and easements; and sometimes raising money to purchase forestlands, springs, and campsites. The volunteers broke trail, cleared thickets, moved stone, and built and shored up footway through rugged terrain. They built bridges, campsites, and shelters. The work didn't end there; once built, volunteers maintained the trail, rebuilt sections, bought more lands and easements, and rerouted parts of the trail to satisfy changes in landownership. These activities are never ending and continue on today as a renewed interest in the Tuscarora Trail is evident.

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PC180
Picture of the productClimbers' Guide to the Great Falls of the Potomac
(Second Edition; Tate; 2001; 190pp.) This guide provides maps, descriptions, and ratings of technical climbing routes along the Potomac River; covers both the Maryland and Virginia shorelines. The revised edition includes dozens of new routes, and updated maps and photos that are extremely easy to read.

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PC190
Picture of the productThe Dean Mountain Story
The Dean Mountain Story began in England in the mid-1750s when two brothers, John and William Deane, boarded a Dutch ship and sailed to Pennsylvania. From there the brothers traveled south to Orange County, Virginia, and settled east of the North Mountain, now known as the Blue Ridge. Little is known of John's and William's lives, but Rockingham County records show that in 1816 James Dean, son of John (who had dropped the "e" from his name), married Susanne Harness. In the early 1820s, Susanne and the couple's two young daughters died in an epidemic, leaving James and his son Jeremiah alone. In 1824 James married his second wife, Sarah Monger, and built a lovely two-story brick house for her in the valley beside Elk Run. The story of how James and Sarah Dean and their children left the valley and lived out their lives on Dean Mountain, now a part of Shenandoah National Park, has been reconstructed from family folklore and records in the family Bible. A fascinating look at life in the mountains before the Park.

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PC240
Picture of the productShenandoah Heritage: The Story of the People Before the Park
(6th printing, 2000) The descendants of the mountain people speak with deep respect of the self-reliance of their forebears. They refer to the stamina, the craftsmanship, and the woodlore of these people. They wonder if our modern, "civilized" way of life is really an improvement over that of their ancestors: "Is it progress to make people dissatisfied? To make them want what they don't have?" Shenandoah Heritage is a compilation of true stories and anecdotes about life in the Blue Ridge before the Park. Written by PATC's only President who served two separate terms in office, the book offers a rich view of the "story of the people before the Park". Many photographs and many names you'll recognize that now designate mountain hollows and mountains within Shenandoah National Park. A "heritage" book well worth owning.

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PC250
Picture of the productShenandoah Vestiges: What the Mountain People Left Behind
This book is mostly photographs of places most visitors to Shenandoah National Park never see - deep in what is now the park backcountry. Pictures are heavily supported by explanatory text and other background information. Much of the park was open field and pasture when the park was established in 1937. As the mountain families moved (or were moved) from their homes, they left behind a fascinating history of old homesites and artifacts. Shenandoah Vestiges explores some of what was left behind - the old homes, implements, even children's toys - with explanations of what the artifacts were, and how they were used by mountain families. The book is 71 pages and includes 73 photographs. Readers are reminded that artifacts should not be removed or disturbed.

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PC260
Picture of the productShenandoah Secrets: The Story of the Park's Hidden Past
(Revised 2011 ) The authors point out significant and interesting events that transpired within what is now the boundaries of the Shenandoah National Park before it was a park. What secrets lie hidden in the Park's forests and briery tangles? What fascinating all-but-forgotten incidents took place inside its boundaries? Today, Shenandoah National Park is, in the words of an old mountain woman, "a play place for city folk." But that was not always the case. Before it was a Park, it was home to nearly 500 families in more than 300 square miles of Virginia countryside — a microcosm of an earlier America. Industry, agriculture, commerce, war with its military actions, political decisions, community, church, and family life—all these have left their mark here. As time passes, these marks grow fainter. The Reeders have kept their memories alive through the words of this book. The authors have collected and published many photographs gleaned from the files of history, some of which were published for the first time. They are candid in their realism and their articulation of life as it was in the past, before the arrival of the artificial "wilderness" created by the formation of the Park. It is many of these same photos that have caused the Park's cultural resource mavens to ban Secrets from being sold in the Park because they depict a period in American history when poverty was prevalent, not only within the confines of current Park boundaries, but in much of rural and urban American. The Depression affected millions of people everywhere, not just in SNP. Within the mountain culture, no one was ashamed to be poor because people cared for each other. No one went hungry. The book's rare and unusual photos depict some of the only interior shots of mountain homes, as well as cabins, schools, mills and other industry, recreation, farm life, animals, and the admirable Appalachian ethics and way of life. Complementing the photos are anecdotes straight from the former inhabitants (some quite humorous), as well as carefully researched events going back to before the founding of the nation. Where possible, these events are tied to the sites where they occurred within the Park, along the roads, the trails, and through the gaps.

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PC270
Picture of the productPotomac Appalachian Trail Club Cabins - 2021 Edition
The 2021 edition of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club Cabins presents two new cabins to the hiking community: Jarman Gap Cabin and Janet Kohn Memorial Cabin. These cabins are planned to be available for rent in mid-summer. The two previous editions of this book have been wildly popular because of the addition of floor plans and interior photographs as well as two full pages of information about each cabin. The design of the book, the floor plans, and the photographs are all stunning, making this a book to savor. It is the result of collaboration among PATC volunteers and PATC staff. The new edition contains the usual brief history of each cabin with added information about the cabin’s features and also the familiar at-a-glance list of important details such as the overnight capacity of the cabin, whether pets are allowed, the kind of cooking and heating with which the cabin is outfitted. There is a discussion of what one needs to know before going to a cabin and planning a cabin trip as well as a discussion of the reasons why renting a cabin may not be for everyone. The book has 112 pages and numerous photos.

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PC280
Picture of the productMemories of a Lewis Mountain Man
(1993) John Stoneberger, who always referred to himself as a "moutaineer and hillbilly", wanted later generations to know about the people who lived in that part of the Blue Ridge Mountains (now part of Shenandoah National Park) where his family had lived during the first third of this century. These are his reminiscences and ancedotes of his family and neighbors, mountain customs (feasts, moonshine, music), the first church, and the first school. Stoneberger beautifully captures a time and place of hard work, simple virtues, and love of mountain life.

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PC320
Picture of the productHiker's Guide to Civil War Trails in the Mid-Atlantic Region
(2nd edition, 2022) The Hiker’s Guide to Civil War Trails in the Mid-Atlantic Region includes 26 day hikes around battlefields, along lines of march, and through defensive works. Each hike is accompanied by a simple but clear topographical map and trail description as well as historical information and the significance of events that happened along the path the hike follows. The second edition includes several new routes and revisions to nearly every route from the first edition to provide new perspectives. Most of the hikes are circuits; point to point hikes may require a car shuttle or a reverse hike back to the starting point. This guide is 228 pages, with 26 maps and 37 photos.

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Picture of the productWashington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park Trail Guide
(2004) 62pp. This full-color guide on coated paper provides maps to the 45-mile-long Washington and Old Dominion Trail, a "rails to trails" project. Originally, the W&OD was a railroad established in 1859 that ran trains over the line until 1968. When the railroad closed down, Virginia Electric and Power bought the right-of-way and installed high-tension wires to served the growing populace of Northern Virginia. In 1977, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority negotiated an agreement with Virginia Power to purchase the right-of-way in stages. In 1982, the NVRPA bought the last segment (though VA Power still maintains an easement for their lines). The route is paved in asphalt, making it ideal for bike riding, roller blading, and other sports that require a smooth surface. The NVRPA also added a number of improvements, including interpretive boards, waysides, drinking fountains, and landscaping. While the paved trail can be a little hard on the feet for hiking, it's still an interesting route worthy of exploration, running from Arlington, VA (where it connects to the Mt. Vernon Bike Path) west to Purcellville, VA (12 miles south of Harpers Ferry)

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Picture of the productNature Guide to Shenandoah National Park
We are currenly sold out of this book. We expect to have it back in stock in late August.

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Picture of the productWildflowers of Shenandoah National Park
This pocket-sized book contains detailed descriptions and beautiful photographs of 125 of the most common species found in the Shenandoah National Park. Each of these descriptions contains one or more interesting tidbits about the uses or history of the plant. For example, the underground blub-like stems of the spring beauty were gathered by settlers in the spring and boiled and eaten like potatoes.

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Picture of the productShenandoah Natl Park Official Handbook
(Whisnant, Whisnant and Silver,2011) In this first official handbook of Shenandoah National Park, the story of how a narrow strip of the Blue Ridge Mountains became a sanctuary - for harried city-dwellers and road-weary travelers, as well as black bears, peregrine falcons, and thousands of species of plants and animals - is told.

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