Adventure Carolinas

Name: Adventure Carolinas
Author: Joe Miller
ISBN: 9781469614168

Your Go-To Guide for Multi-Sport Outdoor Recreation

by Joe Miller

Published by The University of North Carolina Press

Southern Gateways Guides

Publication date: May 12, 2014

ISBN 9781469614168 | 176 Pages, 6.00 × 9.00 in, 25 halftones, 6 maps

176 Pages, 6.00 × 9.00 in, 25 halftones, 6 maps

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Sixteen adventure sports, from the high country to the coast

Have you ever wanted to take up a new outdoor sport but thought, “Not me” or “Where do I begin”? In this unique take-it-with-you guide, outdoors and fitness writer Joe Miller introduces you to sixteen adventure sports in the Carolinas, from water to land and through all four seasons. No matter where you live or what your level of expertise may be, he will lead you to opportunities that range from beginner level to peak experience and equip you with the tools and courage to get outdoors and enjoy nature in new and exciting ways. For each experience, Miller includes location, how to start, associated costs, organizations that can help you begin, physical and mental demands of each activity, and whether the activities are seasonal or competitive.

Activities include mountain biking, flat-water and whitewater paddling, scuba diving, climbing, backcountry exploration, skiing, snowboarding and tubing, kiteboarding, hang gliding, and ziplining.

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Joe Miller grew up in Colorado but didn’t become addicted to outdoor adventure until moving to North Carolina in 1992. For seventeen years, he wrote about his passion for adventure for the News & Observer of Raleigh, featuring endeavors that ranged from winter backpacking in the high country to a Fourth of July bike race on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Today, Joe is an outdoors and fitness writer based in Cary, N.C., where he produces the outdoor recreation blog GetGoingNC.com. He is also the author of Backpacking North Carolina and 100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina. In addition to being a hiker and a backpacker, Joe is an avid cyclist, participating in cross-country and endurance mountain bike races; a skier-turned-snowboarder; a paddler (flat water, mostly); a certified scuba diver; and the owner of a longboard skateboard, which he rides with the utmost respect. In 2009, he rekindled a long-dormant love of running, trading the faster 10Ks of his youth for half marathons and trail running.

“[Adventure Carolinas is] for anyone with an interest in outdoor sports in the Carolinas, particularly those who are not already experts.” — Library Journal

“A valuable reference for the novice adventurer beginning to explore the Carolinas, for visitors who have time on their hands, or for the family new to the Carolinas. The material is presented in an effective style that keeps the reader interested: best beginner trip, best destination close to an urban area, best destination for intermediates, where the pros go, and best basecamp adventure.” — Aram Attarian, Ph.D., North Carolina State University Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

“This book will be particularly valuable to any North Carolinian or South Carolinian who wants to find a way to participate in an adventure sport in his or her own backyard. It is a terrific guide for how to get started in a new activity close to home, with practical start-up information.” — Vicky Jarrett, former editor-in-chief, Our State

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Your Go-To Guide for Multi-Sport Outdoor Recreation

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