About Common Man Books and the Common Man Hiking and Biking Trail Guide Series
Common Man Books are trail guides written by a couple of middle-aged guys,
who aren't, by any stretch of the imagination, marathoners. The guides
are written for people who:
- Like to walk but don't like to sweat a lot
- Don't have a lot of time for a long hike
- May not know the area well
- Are looking for places to go and enjoy some quiet time with the family
- Are looking for places to spend some quiet time without the family
- All of the trails take you interesting places, offering you the choice of
going anywhere from a half-mile on foot up to 20 miles or so on your bike.
Each guide includes:
- More than 75 color photographs
- Easy to follow directions that always start from an Interstate highway
- Short description of each hike
- Approximate time that it should take you to complete each walk or hike
- A guide to interesting historical or natural wonders along the way
- A list of facilities, hours, fees and parking
- A category for each hike (easy, moderate or difficult)
- A log sheet for each hike or ride
About the Authors
For the past fifteen years, Roger
Fulton and Michael Carpenter have collaborated on a variety of
professional and personal projects. Between them, they have written sixteen
books, contributed to three other books and edited five books. In
addition, they have written more than 100 articles for magazines and
journals.
Roger Fulton spends his winters hiking and biking his way through Florida
and his summers seeking new trails to explore in the 1000 Island and Lake
George Regions of northern New York State. Fulton is a retired captain of
the New York State Police and has written several books in addition to the
Common Man Series.
Michael Carpenter is a full-time
college professor at Adirondack Community College in upstate New York and
spends a good deal of his free time exploring some of the off-road places
found in the Common Man Books series.
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