Product Description

Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 15 minutes a day you will have walked far enough in your dog's lifetime to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you, aren't you ready for a new place to take a hike with your dog in Rhode Island?

DOGGIN' RHODE ISLAND: THE 25 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN THE OCEAN STATE, the latest title in the DOGGINÕ AMERICA series from Cruden Bay Books, explores the state's top trails with your best friend in mind...??Where can your dog go where Australian sailors once went 'walkabout'? (page 27)?Where can your dog hike by the boulder monument to the Nine Mens Misery? (page 47) ?Where can your dog climb an observation tower overlooking Mount Hope Bay? (page 41)?Where can your dog hike through the remains of a Revolutionary War sawmill? (page 31)

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' RHODE ISLAND tells you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 80 pages are... ...local beach regulations for dogs ...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike ...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog ...and much more.

Rhode Island is a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short drive your dog can climb hills thatÊleave him panting, trot down sand trails, walk on some of the mostÊhistoric grounds in America or circleÊlakes for miles and never lose sight of the water.ÊWhile walking the dog, author Doug Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture and more. So what are you waiting for? Your dog will want to get going and hike to a grove of skeleton trees (page 35), climb up an old ski run (page 65), seek the shade of a shepherd's hut (page 33)...??

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #862879 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

About the Author
Doug Gelbert is the author of 19 books including, So Who The Heck Was Oscar Mayer?, You Can Be A National Champion, and Revolutionary War Sites, Memorials and Collections and the Canine Hiker's Bible. He is the creator and publisher of the DOGGINÕ AMERICA series of guidebooks to hiking with your dog. To date similar books have been published for Baltimore, El Paso, the Black Hills, Colorado Springs, Reno and Lake Tahoe and others.

A member of the Dog Writer's Association of America, he is a columnist for Fido Friendly magazine and has written for many dog publications.