Customer Review: Planning a trip to Death Valley from Italy in not simple. Is not obvious search all point of interest and to plan the right way to see them. This Map is the best map and guide I found about it. Is easy to read and very detailed and you can found all information you need on it. A very good purchase.
Customer Review: David Page openly admits that no writer will ever compete with John Muir when it comes to describing the Sierras. So Page wisely decides against even attempting to do so. However, he notes that Muir had little, if anything, to say about accomodations, meals and travel routes, so Page modestly... more info
Customer Review: Johnson describes the Mystery of Endurance in a multitude of dimensions in this uncommon book that is a comforting demonstration of how we have to sometimes push ourselves to an extreme extent that allows us to express the feelings we want to deny or avoid.
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Customer Review: This book is a great resource tool. A fairly inclusive area guide with historical, geological and physical details. There are very few locality specific guides available for plant identification. This book has a fairly detailed plant section without falling into the text book category. I... more info
Customer Review: Being a little obsessive about preparing for some hiking trips, I bought this book although I also own Ann Marie Brown's "Day Hiking California's National Parks" and Bert Gildart's "DVNP: A Guide to Exploring the Great Outdoors." The one advantage this book has over the other two is that it... more info
Customer Review: Great book! The roads that lead to the trailheads in Anza Borrego are not marked very well and the information in this book was very helpful in locating where to turn off from the highway so you could get to the trailheads. I would recommend a 4x4 for some of these "roads" but we got by with a... more info
Customer Review: This book is about the fight to save a valley in Myanmar (Burma) as a sanctuary for tigers. It was ultimately, at least partially, successful though it took a great deal of effort to get there. It was interesting that, as I started the book, I found myself thinking of whether the work that the... more info
Customer Review: This book describes 30 activities in and around Death Valley National Park. Most involve driving, often with 4WD, but some involve short-distance hiking. This is probably a good book to take if you're going to spend 3 or 4 days in the park, especially if you have 4WD or at least a high-clearance... more info