Table of Contents
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
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SHENANDOAH NATIONAL WHAT?
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The National Park.
Of parks and forests.
What's in a name?
A recycled park.
The theme is change.
Speaking of Rangers ....
Some numbers.
Waterfalls.
The names of places.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
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What you can do here.
The green museum.
Small and subtle pleasures.
Walking, seeing, learning, knowing.
Textbooks and teachers.
Fishing, skiing, bicycling, swimming, horseback riding.
What else have you got?
WHERE CAN I STAY?
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Concessioners.
Lodging, food, gasoline.
Campgrounds, picnic areas, comfort stations.
Drinking water.
Facilities in winter.
Backcountry camping.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
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Personal injury.
Lost person.
Snakebite.
Car trouble.
How can I find a ranger?
Outdoor telephones.
You say you're locked in?
WHAT'S GOING TO GET ME?
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Notes on personal safety.
Poisonous snakebite.
The cause of accidents.
Special precautions.
Park regulations.
IS HISTORY IRRELEVANT?
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The historian's job.
In the beginning.
Then came the woods.
And "modern" Indians.
The tribes.
The first explorer.
Golden horseshoes.
A century of litigation.
The golden age.
To make a living.
The mountain culture.
War between the states.
After the Civil War.
Exodus.
Reminders.
What were they really like?
The Park, an outline of history.
The land changes.
Ah, wilderness!
ABOUT THE BEARS (and other animals)
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Questions and answers about the Park's bear population.
The mountain lion.
Deer, foxes, skunks.
Other mammals.
Suggested reading.
Birds.
Soaring birds.
The wild turkey.
The ruffed grouse.
The woodcock.
The herps.
Invertebrates.
A note on collecting.
ORCHIDS AND TOADSTOOLS (and plants in between)
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Wildflowers.
So, where are the orchids?
Trees.
Ferns and clubmosses.
Fungi.
A WALK IN THE WOODS
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Kinds of trails.
Shelters and cabins.
CATALOG OF RECOMMENDED HIKES.
Suggestions for hikers.
Don't get lost.
Backpacking.
SEASONS AND WEATHER
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Tell me when...
Fog, and what to do about it.
The climate.
The spring, summer, fall.
Winter in Shenandoah.
STORIES IN THE ROCKS
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(Some relatively digestible information on the geology of the Blue Ridge.)
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE
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Sources of information.
List of publications.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
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Random Q's and A's that don't fit in elsewhere.
LOG OF THE DRIVE
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Front Royal to Rockfish Gap, Mile 0.0 to Mile 105.4.
INDEX
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