Product Description
by Michael Tougias (Author)
Eastern Massachusetts boasts plenty of beautiful, quiet, wooded parks and preserves, all perfect for nature walks, mountain biking, cross-country skiing and wildlife watching. Author Michael Tougias guides you along 47 new walks from Cape Cod to pastoral Sherborne to the rocky coast of Gloucester. Learn from an expert all about the history and nature of each area. This new title includes tips for hiking with children and a list of kid-friendly hikes; detailed maps showing parking areas, trail, and natural highlights; a rating system from easy to moderate to help you choose a walk; a chart of highlights for each walk; photographs of plant life and places of interest; and wildlife watching tips. Michael Tougias is the author of many books about New England, including Exploring the Hidden Charles, Nature Walks in Eastern Massachusetts, Nature Walks in Central Massachusetts, New England Wild Places, Autumn Trails, Quiet Places of Massachusetts, and Until I Have No Country: A Novel of King Philip's War.
