Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781566916882
ISBN: 1566916887
Label: Avalon Travel Publishing
Manufacturer: Avalon Travel Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 880
Publication Date: 2005-02-01
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Studio: Avalon Travel Publishing

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book.
Comment: I have no questions and hesitations when it comes to Tom Strienstra. I regard his ratings highly and the information provided are very helpful.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Tom's got it right!
Comment: This is my hiking trail bible. Tom Steinstra has appealed to all levels of hikers with this book, and to date, I have yet to disagree with either his trail difficulty rating or scenic review. He knows California like no other, and his writing is humorous and engaging, not dry and uneventful like so many other writing hikers. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all of Tom's books and his occasional column (as I am not in the SF area).

Last summer, on the way to a family reunion, my daughter said she likes to explore caves. I pulled out the book, looked up our region, and lo, there was a listing for a trail that included a cave! It took us only 45 minutes out of our way, and was a huge surprise, as it was a naturally-formed ice cave, with walls of ice in the middle of our 100 degree day!

I especially appreciate the little notes that Tom includes about the history, or special aspects of a particular hike, since this helps me to decide which trails to take.

I have purchased this book for all of my hiking friends. This book is a must for every California hiker out there, regardless of expertise.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Best California Hiking Guide Book!
Comment: I have had my old copy of this book now since 2000 and have used it and abused it. It is the definitive "gold standard" guide book for hiking in California - there are none better or more detailed. I keep this book on a shelf next to my computer so I can use it to look up on the internet the places in the book. The situation is that this book has far better coverage and information and more factual material than I can Goggle on the internet.

I have hiked dozens of the suggested trails in the book and have found the information about the hiking trails to be factual and fairly up to date considering my version of this book is 7 plus years old. (I need to buy a new revised copy this coming year)

I have found trails that have taken me to water falls, scenic views and places where wild life can be observed. I have gone to places that i would have never discovered on my own. The research is obvious and much appreciated by this reader!

if you were going to own but just one guide book for your hiking in California then there is no question that this one is the only one to consider - it is that good! I personally give this book my highest endorsement!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book but..
Comment: This is a great book and if you're a pure hiker it's a perfert 5 stars but i'd love to know where campgrounds are as well. If it had types of campgrounds locally to the trail it would be amazing.

Not to mention though that the commentary is well written and sometimes pretty funny.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Best hiking book
Comment: I really like how the hikes are each rated for difficulty and overall quality. I realize these are subjective, and I have found myself from time to time disagreeing with the ratings on hike quality a little, but in general I couldn't ask for better on that count. I would love to see a No. Calif.-only version, just to increase the number of hike listings in that region.

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