Product Description

Their grandeur takes our breath away. Their gentle sound compliments periods of meditation. Regardless of their size, waterfalls create in the observer a feeling of serenity, a sense of restrained power. To discover a falls is sublime, and now Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia is available to guide willing adventurers to easily accessible as well as remote waterfalls in the Old Dominion and Mountain States.

This complete and comprehensive guide offers clear directions to over 200 waterfalls open to the public. In addition to a brief description of each falls, at-a-glance information including height, type, size of watershed, and difficulty of access helps readers choose which waterfall to visit and when. Directions on photography, including how to set up the best shot - from time of day to angle and direction - makes this book indispensable to professional and amateur photographers.

From Shenandoah National Park to New River Gorge National River, from the Monongahela National Forest to the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, this book has a waterfall to fit any readers mood or sense of adventure. Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia is the only guidebook to the waterfalls of these two states. (6 x 9, 264 pages, color photos, b&w photos, maps)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #124551 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
...another valuable "how to" guide for the outdoors tribe of the Blue Ridge. -- Roanoke Valley Sports Journal, July 8, 2002

...perfect perscription for relief from the hottest summer in recent memory and the horror of 9/11...resourceful guide book. -- Roanoke Times

...top quality guidebooks...best you will find on the waterfalls in these areas...maps included...gallery of images...A+. -- Paul W. Faust, Apogee Photo Magazine, March 2007

Featured "Book of the Month." -- Wonderful West Virginia, October 2002

From the Back Cover
Their grandeur takes our breath away. Their gentle sound compliments periods of meditation. Regardless of their size, waterfalls create in the observer a feeling of serenity, a sense of restrained power. To discover a falls is sublime, and now Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia is available to guide willing adventurers to easily accessible as well as remote waterfalls in the Old Dominion and Mountain States. This complete and comprehensive guide offers clear directions to over 200 waterfalls open to the public. In addition to a brief description of each falls, at-a-glance information including height, type, size of watershed, and difficulty of access helps readers choose which waterfall to visit and when. Directions on photography, including how to set up the best shot - from time of day to angle and direction - makes this book indispensable to professional and amateur photographers. From Shenandoah National Park to New River Gorge National River, from the Monongahela National Forest to the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, this book has a waterfall to fit any readers mood or sense of adventure. Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia is the only guidebook to the waterfalls of these two states. (6 x 9, 264 pages, color photos, b&w photos, maps)

Customer Reviews

Great Book!! Beautiful Photography!!
This is a superb book on Waterfalls especially in West Virginia which has the greatest secret treasure of Waterfalls(over 200) in the country!!This is a great book with beautiful photography!!

Great addition to existing hiking maps
I use with book in conjunction with the SNP maps of hiking trails and waterfalls,
and do use the Gazetteer that is referenced.
Directions and trail description are right on, more informative
than what the park service gives you.
I have hiked many of the Waterfalls referenced, and would never
have found some without this Book & Gazetteer.(outside of parks)
I have purchased other books about Waterfalls in VA, and this
is by far the best.
Note-to-self (and others): I just hiked the Rose River Falls
loop that includes the Dark Hollow Falls, in SNP, this past
weekend, 1) "all trailheads that start on SkyLine Drive go downhill",
that means hiking back UP 2) Recommend hiking the loop
in a ClockWise Direction, as when you are hiking back UP the
other side of the loop, you have a beautiful view of the Rose
River and Hogcamp Branch and the many, many cascades of water
over the rocks,as it distracts you from the long hike back up to the parking area. Literally about a mile along the water.

Great for the exploring photographer
Excellent book with tons of waterfalls. Would prefer having more color photos (some don't have photos at all), but if you're a photographer you can make your own!

Highly recommended for waterfall lovers in the VA and WV region.