Wild Virginia: A Guide to Thirty Roadless Recreation Areas

by M. Mark Miller, M. Mark Miller

Let Wild Virginia be your comprehensive guide to thirty roadless recreation areas in the state. Explore the pristine lands of Shenandoah National Park, Mount Rogers, St. Marys, Ramsey's Draft, Laurel Fork, Brushy Mountain, and James River Face. Each carefully researched profile at-a-glance information on location, size, and management status; a map showing major roads, trails, and access points; an overview of the landscape and its major features; a description of local recreational opportunities; suggested excursions - day hike, backpack, overnighter, cross-country ski, or canoe trip - with detailed information on how to get there, what you'll see, and when the best times are to go. In addition, you'll learn about protecting and preserving wilderness areas, tips for having a safe trip, and being prepared for natural hazards. (6 x 9, 208 pages, b&w photos, maps)

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

I returned home to Montana in 2003 after a career as a newspaper reporter and journalism professor. These days I stay busy doing research on Montana history. My current focus is on early trips to Yellowstone National Park

I worked for Montana newspapers while in college at the University of Montana. After graduating, I was a reporter and editor for newspapers in Utah and Kentucky. After earning a doctorate, I was a professor at the Universities of Wisconsin and Tennessee teaching mass media effects, public opinion, and communication research methods. My research has appeared in several scholarly journals including Journalism and Mass Communications Quarterly, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, and Public Opinion Quarterly.

I have been researching Yellowstone National Park since in 2003 have a collection of more than 200 first-person accounts of park travel before 1915. Globe Pequot published my book, Adventures in Yellowstone: Early Travelers Tell Their Tales, in August, 2009.

My articles on Yellowstone Park and Montana history have appeared in the Big Sky Journal and the Pioneer Museum Quarterly. I am working on a novel for young adults about a 14-year-old boy’s adventures in Yellowstone Park in 1871.

I live with Bozeman where I am a volunteer at the Pioneer Museum. I am a reader for the Montana Book Award.