Doggin' Connecticut: The 57 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog In The Nutmeg State

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? Doug Gelbert, author of 21 books on hiking with your dog, has brought his pack to Connecticut to sniff out the area’s best tail-friendly parks and trails for the new book, DOGGIN' CONNECTICUT: THE 57 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN THE NUTMEG STATE. Connecticut can be a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short drive your canine adventurer can be climbing hills that leave him panting, trotting on some of the most historic grounds in America, exploring the estates of America's wealthiest families or circling lakes for miles and never lose sight of the water. DOGGIN' CONNECTICUT explores the region's top trails with your best friend in mind... Where can your dog look for the spectral black dog of death? (page 51) Where can your dog hike on the trail where the only four-train wreck in American railroad history took place? (page 121) Where can your dog look for Connecticut’s only lizard? (page 73) 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' CONNECTICUT tells you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 144 pages are... ...dog-friendly campgrounds ...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike ...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog ...beach rules for dogs ...and much more What makes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sandy dirt are a lot more appealing than asphalt and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous canine. Dogs always enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well. For dog-friendly parks our guides describe the trail options for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and, of course, tell you how to get to the park. While walking the dog, 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 hike past the site of the world’s first successful condensed milk factory (page 29), visit the 165-foot Bavarian tower of a liquor magnate (page 57)... DOGGIN' CONNECTICUT: THE 57 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN THE NUTMEG STATE is whimsically illustrated with 18 original drawings by Andrew Chesworth.