<d103>02</d103> <div>For hikers that love to backpack, but can only get out on a trail a day at a time, <i>The Best of the Appalachian Trail Day Hikes</i> is the ideal guide. Day hikes in all fourteen states the Appalachian Trail passes through are described in brief including the following:<br> <br>*Maine's Chairback Mountain <br>*New York's Lemon Squeezer<br>*Pennsylvania's Chimney Rocks <br>*Virginia's Cold Mountain<br>*Tennessee's Laurel Fork Gorge and Falls<br>*Georgia's Blood Mountain <br><br>From Maine to Georgia, the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail is more than just a long trail. It's an icon and a destination. Only 439 thru-hikers completed its entire length in 2002; however, it's estimated that between 3 and 4 million hikers spent time exploring sections of the storied path.<br><br>With a slick new design, easy to understand icons, to-the-point narratives, and accurate directions, this latest edition is the most comprehensive and valuable guide to the very best Appalachian Trail overnight hikes. Whether readers are accomplished Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, thru-hikers in training, or weekend hikers intent on experiencing the trail's history, abundant beauty, and energizing force, <i>The Best of the Appalachian Trail Day Hikes</i>, will guide them wisely.<br></div> <div>For hikers that love to backpack, but can only get out on a trail a day at a time, <i>The Best of the Appalachian Trail Day Hikes</i> is the ideal guide. Day hikes in all fourteen states the Appalachian Trail passes through are described in brief including the following:<br> <br>*Maine's Chairback Mountain <br>*New York's Lemon Squeezer<br>*Pennsylvania's Chimney Rocks <br>*Virginia's Cold Mountain<br>*Tennessee's Laurel Fork Gorge and Falls<br>*Georgia's Blood Mountain <br><br>From Maine to Georgia, the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail is more than just a long trail. It's an icon and a destination. Only 439 thru-hikers completed its entire length in 2002; however, it's estimated that between 3 and 4 million hikers spent time exploring sections of the storied path.<br><br>With a slick new design, easy to understand icons, to-the-point narratives, and accurate directions, this latest edition is the most comprehensive and valuable guide to the very best Appalachian Trail overnight hikes. Whether readers are accomplished Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, thru-hikers in training, or weekend hikers intent on experiencing the trail's history, abundant beauty, and energizing force, <i>The Best of the Appalachian Trail Day Hikes</i>, will guide them wisely.<br></div>