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Classic Hikes of North America
25 Breathtaking Treks in the United States and Canada
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Analyzes and grades twenty five different hikes around North America, providing detailed maps, photographs, and discussions of the best times to go and potential weather and wildlife hazards.
Imprint:
New York - WW Norton & Co
Pages:
223
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780393065138, 0393065138
Language:
English
Notes:
Includes index
Statement of responsibility:
Peter Potterfield
Characteristics:
223 p. :,col. ill., col. maps ;,29 cm
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Add a CommentI was excited to pick up this book. Many great hikes and backpacks are included in the pages along with enough photographs to qualify as a "coffee table book". As a long time backpacker, I especially approved of the dual rating system in which each trip is accorded both a "physical" as well as a "psychological" numerical value from 1 to 5. While no one ever questions the need to know how hard phyically a particular trip may be, far too often the psychological impact and investment is overlooked. I did note one error of fact (which could have been easily avoided by better fact checking) on a Montana trip which cites the highest mountain in the state as Mount Gardner (pg 98), when in fact at 12,799' it is Granite Peak . I would hardily recommend this book to everyone- old hands, beginners and non- hikers alike. Who knows- you may be inspired to take a hike! (sorry I could not resist).