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Other Nature

Published in Hardcover by Tor Books (1995-10)

Author: Stephanie A. Smith

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lyrical and disturbing

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Review Date: 2005-06-21

I read this overlooked classic around 10 years ago; scenes from it still haunt me and give me chills. S. A. Smith plays deftly with SF genre conventions and those of feminist science fiction to focus on questions of what it means to be human - not in the sense of "what it means to be human" in a speech of Captain Kirk, but instead in a way that made me think "How should I live my own life? What is important?" As post-apocalyptic fiction with brooding, thoughtful atmosphere it stands with John Crowley, Octavia Butler, Greg Bear, Gwyneth Jones, Peter Dickinson, Pat Murphy.

"But wait - this is just a story about some people in a small town community or some sort of Kim-Stanley-Robinson-esque hippie commune. Where is the science?" Well, yes. We all know what kind of novel would be written that focuses around the elided scenes in the protagonists' visit to (and escape from) the dystopian post-apocalpyse San Francisco; it's been written countless times. Here is the "other" story to that story. Very subtle and cool.

Beautiful language, horrid plot

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Review Date: 1998-09-22

I was initially excited about reading this book but very quickly I became more than a little disappointed. But I kept reading anyway. Smith's language is, indeed, beautiful. Unfortunately, language is only one of the many facets of a well written, well thought out novel. Smith has developed a small slice of the world that used to be part of the United States, shrouded it with the mystery of its past and introduced its inhabitants and the strange problems surrounding the lives and deaths of their children. But nowhere does Smith answer any of the questions she has posed. Nowhere does she explain the truth behind the mystery. The characters are underdeveloped and I could find myself caring less about their fate. And her ideas about adaptation and evolution are just plain silly. It would take much longer for the evolutionary or adaptive process Smith is describing to take place than she has allowed for...certainly the ruins of lighthouses would be nothing but dust by the time such evolutionary changes in humans could take place. The very foundation for Other Nature is, to put it bluntly, bad. There are better things out there to read.

subtle, rich messages in this stark story

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1998-01-06

Stephanie Smith uses a possible (all too near) future to explore many subtleties about what it is to be human and to explore transcendence.

As Stephanie indicates in her own review, this book will not find it's audience easily, its subtleties may elude many. On the other hand, I find it on par with the widely heralded, often quoted, seminal work in the same (sub) genre, A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ. I find this less of a post-disaster novel than a study in human nature through the exploration of not-quite or perhaps more-than human nature.

Anyone who is intrigued by the subtleties of complex human relations and with possible ways we might transcend ourselves as a species and culture should read this book.

Yes, it can be dark and stark but I found rich subtle messages woven into that weft. Whether read literally or as somewhat of an allegory, I found it to be rich in substance to reflect on.

Wow...

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1998-06-05

I just finished reading _Other Nature_ about thirty minutes ago. I'm still in a bit of shock. It's that good.

Stephanie A. Smith is relative rarity in the Science Fiction genre, an author who doesn't insult your intelligence. You don't catch the rich subtleties, tough. She isn't going to shove your nose in it until you realize what she is trying to say.

The story, unlike so many science-fiction stories, doesn't depend on a nifty little idea. It's about people, and a small town.

This novel will probably be rejected by many, which is a shame. If more science fiction was like this, I would read it a lot more.

Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington (Pacific Crest Trail)

Published in Paperback by Wilderness Pr (1990-03)

Authors: Jeffrey P. Schaffer and Andy Selters

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2006 update available

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Review Date: 2008-09-14

I have not hiked the PCT yet, but plan too. My only complaint with this entire series is that the maps do not have GPS markers on the maps; I believe the PCT Atlas series does this.

Anyways the point of the post is to indicate that Wilderness Press has 2 PDF files available which provide updates/erratas to this book as of 2006. The "Search for 'PCT'" method does not work, but if you contact them they will email the PDFs to you.

Very descriptive

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Review Date: 2008-02-21

Overall this book is very detailed and easy to use. It provides good information on the trail, how to leave the trail in order to resupply and possible issues such as water or wild animals. The only thing I don't like about it is that the maps in the book are completely lacking any kind of coordinate grid which makes it difficult to locate on the map points the author is writing about.

Not great, but the best there is

Helpful Votes: 21 out of 21 total.
Review Date: 2003-10-01

I through-hiked the PCT in 2002 and like the vast of majority of other hikers, used this guide to navigate my way through Oregon and Washington. Though this book is the source for the data points found in the PCT Data Book, you'd never suspect such a succinct, useful guide like the Data Book could from such a disorganized mess as the PCT: Oregon-Washington guide book.

The principal problem with this book is organization. The book, like it's companion guides for California, are organized into reasonable sections starting and stopping at well-used re-supply points (or end points for section hikers). The problem is each section contains a mixture of editorial and trail-following instructions in the main body of text. So, when you are lost and the need the guide the most, you must re-trace the trail guide instructions while editing out long editorial comments (frequently commenting on where the trail should have gone, but did not) and this frustrates. Why weren't the trail following instructions separated?

This edition did try to make strides forward in readibility by using icons to denote when the text is talking about water access or re-supply. Though this allows you to skim ahead for where water is (useful!), placing such information in sidebars of the trail following instructions would have been best. Again, the current placement of the re-supply and water information fragments the trail follow tips.

On the plus side, when the authors are not complaining about where the trail should have gone, there is a wealth of information on a variety of topics (e.g. geology, botany, biology, politics and the trail among other topics) all of which help you to enjoy the trail more. Sadly, though, each topic is also interspersed with the main body text. Again making the trail following instructions hard to read as the text changes gears from "how to follow the trail" to "PCT story-time."

Unfortunately, the maps are not 100% accurate. A few of the maps suffer printing errors. On these maps, the trails - which are overlaid on old, out-of-date USGS maps - are placed incorrectly. Switchbacks not going with the grades of the landscape easily identify these maps or perhaps you?ll come a trail junction before a river, when the maps show the junction after the river. Also, the trail is disastrously colored blue, making it hard to distinguish from the all the streams and rivers (also in blue).

That said, these trail guides are the best there is for the PCT, but they are far from perfect.

user-friendly, highly practical while hiking

Helpful Votes: 42 out of 42 total.
Review Date: 1998-07-29

I used this guide to hike the Oregon section of the PCT in 1993 and found it very user-friendly, highly practical while on the trail and full of interesting background information. Among the most important aspect of the guide for me was the quality and reliability of the topographic maps, thoughtfully place by the Publishers so I could take the pages out and use them in a waterproof cover for each stage as I walked it. The hints on water supplies and campsites were essential and I was able to plan my route, timings, food drops and campsites for the entire trail; this was especially important for me as my budget and time free were limited. As far as I remember, the only thing that was incorrect was that there was no longer a bus from Bridge of the Gods into Portland. Not bad. I would recommend this guide to anybody planning to hike the PCT.

Strife in the Sanctuary: Religious Schism in a Jewish Community

Published in Hardcover by Altamira Press (1999-06)

Author: Phil Zuckerman

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i couldn't put it down

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Review Date: 2004-06-16

I found this story fascinating. A real community drama. The author did an excellent job introucing the members of this Jewish coimmunity, laying out the conflicts, interviewing them for their own personal perspectives, and showing the deep divides that can arise among contemporary Jews. There was a lot of acrimony on both sides...but also a lot of humanity. This wasn't simply boring sociological analysis -- a real story, with drama and intrigue. One of the best studies of contemporary Jewish life I've ever read.

Great read on a fascinating topic!

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2001-01-19

When I first picked up Zuckerman's "Strife in the Sanctuary", I was a little dubious, not having much of a background in either religion or sociology. I quickly found that the story Zuckerman is telling is truly interesting, and that his presentation and writing style make complex issues and academic theories relevant and interesting to those of us without a great deal of background in these issues. One of the book's main qualities is the author's ability to delve into the humanity of the people and conflicts he is describing, and the reader gets an excellent sense of the tensions and struggles of factional strife. I have just read Zuckerman's new edited compilation of W.E.B. DuBois's writings on religion, am again very impressed with his work, and look forward to reading more of his insight and analysis in the future.

An interesting if not scholarly account of a troubled town.

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1999-05-27

Strife in the Sanctuary is an interesting read, but doesn't fully explain what it sets out to explore: Why would a small religious community expel some of its members for getting too religious? This fascinating question is raised, but the author does not employ journalistic or scholarly methods or reasoning to find answers and relies a bit too much on gossip and his own opinions and beliefs to make his point. I enjoyed the book, I just wish the research was more thorough.

A shallow, incomplete book on a fascinating subject

Helpful Votes: 7 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 1999-06-21

The author of Strife in the Sanctuary, Phil Zuckerman, lived in Eugene, Oregon while working on his Ph.D. He studied the emerging divisions between two groups in what was formerly one Jewish community. Zukerman spent time with each group and gained the confidences of everyone in the community in order to write this book. My wife and I were the main antagonists in this book. We were given the names Lynn and Josh Roshefsky, but little else was disguised. After my wife and I read the book we experienced a profound sense of pain. We felt the vulnerability of having quiet disclosures revealed and we revisited all our motives, actions and words. We withdrew further from Eugene's Jewish community, wounded because we saw how our former friends made so little effort to understand or accept us, and how they talked behind our backs. Slowly, with the help of a few close friends who were intimately involved in the early stages of the expansion of Eugene's Jewish life, we began to understand this book. In order to write what he thought would be an interesting book, Zuckerman wanted a hero and a villain. Thus, the rabbi of the community became the hero and we became the villains. Unfortunately, as any good sociologist should be able to describe, life is not that simple. The author has written a partial account of a painful failure in community. He does a good job describing how each group of Jews in a small community(one group leftist, secular and political; the other group religious and spiritual, with a range of politics never described) are unable to communicate. Each group uses different words which mean different things to the opposing group, each group has different values and goals, and most important, each disdains the closely held values of the opposing group. These people, many of whom dabbled in leftist politics in the Sixties split over two fundamental issues of our time; gender and religion. This sounds like the basis for a good sociological study. Unfortunately, it barely gets off the ground. Zuckerman describes gender politics from the narrow perspective of traditional feminism, and he has a consescending attitude toward people who choose other points of view. (Ironically, he seems to have problems with strong Jewish women. The two stongest women in the book, my wife and the Rebbitzen, who are on opposing sides are both treated harshly by him.) Most regrettably, Zuckerman does not analyze basic sociological issues of group rivalry. How did these groups split apart; why did one group become hateful; why did the other group become withdrawn? What actions were taken by leaders in the community? What attracted people to traditional Jewish thought and what caused some to pull back? Zuckerman does not address these critical issues. He focuses on the controversy of getting rid of a long term, charismatic rabbi. Worse, he publishes the most nasty and hateful comments by people criticizing others in our small community. These comments are so extreme one doubts whether these people will be able to face each other again. What purpose does it serve to publish these comments, other than to write a more spicey book. There is a concerted, ongoing effort in modern Orthodox communities to educate about the most powerful destructive force within a community, lashon hora (literally, the evil tongue). This book is an example of lashon hora at its worst, and the author can't seem to get out of this sewer to address the critical issues. He could have written about leftist intolerance, liberal apathy and conservative rigidity. Too bad, it could have been an excellent study, instead it's just a shallow hurtful little book.

Artless: The Odyssey of a Republican Cultural Creative

Published in Paperback by Ooligan Press (2006-04-01)

Author: Gary Cole

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Important Topics

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Review Date: 2006-08-09

I met the author at a talk-book signing in northern Vermont.

The most interesting thing he talked about was the idea that the Republican party should really be the party that supports the arts the best... to him, Republican meant the protection of personality liberty as well as personal responsibility.

Now, of course, the Republican party is more equated with social conservativism... telling people what to do and how to behave... the precise opposite of the personal liberty idea.

I am generally EXTREMELY anti-republican... this book, oddly, made me understand the problems with the party more clearly. If personal liberty and personal responsibility can once again become the main themes of what the party stands for... along with a bit more fiscal conservatism... well, I'd be less worried about republicans in power.

Anyway... good stuff, good issues.

A well-written, honest memoir

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Review Date: 2006-07-19

I had intended for this book to be summer reading later this year; instead, I picked it up on a Friday night and dropped everything else until I finished it that weekend. It's a well-written, entertaining, and insightful book, and other Oregonians (like me) will likely enjoy the local references and tales of the arts community. Well done!

Tough topics handled extraordinarily well

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Review Date: 2006-06-17

Loyalty rewarded with betrayal. That seems simple enough and repeated hundreds of times in stories, yet this book is much more. The exploration of the true, current, and relevant events and themes is told not only as an excellent story but also in thought-provoking consideration of what can be and should be. Without being preachy, Gary presents difficult subjects in a way that is valuable for conservatives and liberals. It is the kind of book all citizens should read because it is about the meeting of culture and politics in the formation of the society we live in. It is the kind of book you want to read because it is an interesting story told exceptionally well.

A Common Fate: Endangered Salmon and the People of the Pacific Northwest

Published in Paperback by Oregon State University Press (1996-10)

Author: Joseph Cone

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An excellent book on salmon populations in the Pacific NW.

Helpful Votes: 12 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 1999-09-23

This book covers many of the studies done on the salmon populations here in the Pacific Northwest. The information comes from many experts, who do not have a political or business agenda...people who truly care about the survival of all the ecosystems involved.

On top of its issue

Helpful Votes: 13 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2000-02-29

Joseph Cone's book, "A Common Fate: Endangered Salmon and the People of the Pacific Northwest," tells a story that combines over two hundred years of U.S. history with the prurient facts of salmon and political science. Cone, in unflinching detail, and with a flair for dramatic storytelling, chronicles the ins and outs of the on-going battle to save the Pacific Northwest salmon runs and their surrounding watersheds. The overview of the salmon issue this book provides is astounding. From all sides' viewpoints, from Gordon Reeves, a fish researcher and ecologist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station of the U.S. Forestry Service in 1988, to people like Mike Draper, spokesperson for The Western Council of Industrial Workers and Antone Minthorn, council chairman of the General Council of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Cone weaves a tale that can be described as nothing short of sordid. Elucidating the deceptions, feints and dodges of bureaucratic interests and what motivates them as well as he does the struggles, fears, and hopes of the environmental activists, Cone shows an in depth knowledge of both salmon biology and political policy, all the while moving his story throughout Pacific Northwest and salmon history. Flashback narratives back to the very beginning of Pacific Northwest history with the arrival of James Cook, Robert Grey, on through Lewis and Clark and John Jacob Astor provide a sense of historic perspective on the abundance and exploitation of this incredible fish. Cone chronicles the wasteful days of the Hapgood & Hume canneries, where, after a day's work, if the canners couldn't keep up with supply, hundreds of fish would be shoveled back into the water, wasted. He describes the migrant cannery fishermen and the disputes between gill-netters, those who used fish traps, and the canneries themselves, the strikes and violence associated with them as everyone struggles to take all they can in a living description of human economist Garrett Hardin's essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons." He describes with harrowing precision the two steps forward, one step back dance of environmental policy, as environmentalist minded scientists cross swords with policy makers and industrial advocates, as treaties and alliances are formed and broken again and again over the same ground year after year, decade after decade. He shows again and again the complexity of the issues, the difference between conservation and preservation, and the fact that thus far, in the struggle between fish and man, man has won time and time again, and that time for the Pacific Northwest salmon is running out. Though one review on the back of the book suggests that Cone offers up cooperation as the solution to the salmon crisis, in truth, "A Common Fate" illustrates the fallacy of cooperation between the two sides of industry and environment. The evidence he presents illustrates clearly that, as the industrialists call for a "balance" to be struck, in truth, the salmon are systematically being balanced out of existence. For anyone looking for a clear, concise overview of the issues surrounding the salmon crisis in an easy to read format, this book comes highly recommended.

A plodding tome of bureaucratic bungling

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 29 total.
Review Date: 1999-03-29

Salmon , as a species , are no where near to being extinct, as this book would lead one to believe. Can we improve on the way we as U.S. Citizens treat our Environment? Certainly!!! Do we have the will to do it? Who Knows???

Crusade & Pilgrimage: A Soldier's Death, a Mother's Journey & A Grandson's Quest

Published in Paperback by Oregon Historical Society Pr (1986-07)

Author: William Stevens Prince

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Americanhistorybuff

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-10-07

Nice book on an interesting subject almost lost from U.S. history - the Gold Star Mothers' Pilgrimage which took place from 1930 through 1933 - The author researched and wrote about his grandmother's pilgrimage to France to see the last resting place of her son who was a victim of World War I - the United States government paid a trip for the eligible mothers and a few wives of those men who died as a result of the war and were buried in Europe - more than 6600 eventually made the trip aboard luxury liners - they were transported to the cemeteries, had their photos made beside their sons' graves and given a tour of the countryside - the author leaves a nice record of one woman's Pilgrimage

Tuscania Feb. 5th, 1918

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-12-26

Crusade & Pilgrimage is a historically acurate account of the World War I troopship Tuscania which was torpedoed and sunk in the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland. The book is centered around Percy Stevens, a soldier in the 20th Engineers. Percy, perished the night the Tuscania went down. Crusade and Pilgrimage also touches base with the Gold Star Mothers pilgrimage to war cemeterys in Europe in 1930. I highly recommend this book for anyone who had family aboard the Tuscania. The many photos in this book helps illistrate the events as you progress through the book. Book was written by Percy Stevens nephew, William Steven Prince in 1986.

Tuscania sunk by Torpedo Feb. 5th, 1918

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-12-26

An excellent book written by William Steven Prince. The book is centered around Mr. Princes Uncle, Percy Stevens and the Troopship Tuscania. The book ends with the Goldstar Mothers pilgrimage to war graves in 1930. I recommend this book for anyone who had family aboard the Tuscania.

Do You, Rachel, Take Ranching for Better or for Worse?

Published in Mass Market Paperback by Rood Bridge Publishing (1997-05-14)

Author: Larry Davis

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nice but...

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Review Date: 2002-05-11

Other customers certainly liked this book better than I did. It consists of funny little stories about ranching a la Reader's Digest. It's OK, but does not live up to the subject matter's potential.

Such a Delight to see someone follow there dream!

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Review Date: 1998-06-16

What can I say. I've been reviewing New York 'Best Sellers' for years and have yet come across such a read! The witty, earthy, straight forward writing of this auther speaks to the humor in all of us. She captures the essense of a fading culture; illuminating the invisible. Klippenstein, reminds us of what is important. In her world,shared friendships and experiences fill the pages to her life, bringing life to these delightful stories. Art Critic,

A delightfully candid look at life on a ranch.

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1997-12-17

Ok, I will be the first to admit that everything I know about cows can be found in a Burger King wrapper. So when I was given this book by a friend at work, I thought, "Oh joy. A book about ranching. Just what I need to cure my insomnia."
I flipped through the pages, just to be polite, and read the passage on pets. I was immediately drawn back to my own childhood exhortations of "Please, can I keep him Mom?" Fifteen minutes later, I was thoroughly ensconced in the book, my work forgotten.

Don't be fooled by the title. "Do you, Rachel, take Ranching for Better or for Worse" is not just a book about cows. It is a book which touches on the everyday aspects of our lives: Children, pets, spouses, friends, and careers, and all of it is viewed with with a certain equanimity and a wry, gentle sense of humor.

Rachel Klippenstein has captured the essence of Americana in this deceptively humorous book about the life of a ranching family. It is definitely worth reading. Just don't take it to work.

Oregon's Ghosts and Monsters (Oregon Country Library)

Published in Paperback by Rainy Day Press (1983-06)

Author: Mike Helm

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Good Collection, Good Reference

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Review Date: 2001-10-26

If you enjoy supernatural legends, and particularly local legends, this is a book you need to add to your library. I used this book for a resource for my "Flix, the Creature in Conser Lake" monograph. It is a nice little collection of Oregon legends, with black and white photos and some graphics. I'd like Mike Helms, the author, to do an updated edition of this book!

Good read, sparse on Portland area information

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2002-11-26

Oregon's Ghosts and Monsters is full of interesting details of the paranormal in Oregon. Readers who are interested in ghost lore involving the state's largest population center--Portland--would be advised to look elsewhere. There is no mention of any ghosts or monsters who dwell in the City of Roses or surrounding areas, which seems like a major omission. I'm sure such a city has it's fair share of ghosts; one only has to think of the many unsuspecting drunks who were sometimes killed in the process of being taken captive in the Shanghai Tunnels beneath Old Town. In sum: a good sumation of those spectres that haunt more rural locales, but urban ghosts are ignored.

Good Research book

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Review Date: 2000-04-05

I used this book for a research project, it has very good information, and fun to read. Even better if you live in Oregon. I found myself reading it late at night and being very spooked! Good book I recomend it to anyone who likes a good ghost story!

Runaway Heart (Westward Dreams, Book 1)

Published in Hardcover by Thorndike Press (2001-02)

Author: Jane Peart

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good western romance

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Review Date: 2001-08-18

I enjoyed this book. Holly came to Oregon to get away from a terrible situation back home. She stays with her cousin, Hetty, who is very cruel to her. She applies for a teaching position but you'll have to read the book to see if she gets it. Then a terrible disease of small pox takes over the town. Many people die. It is a sad book. The ending is the best part.

Enjoyable

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Review Date: 2001-08-06

I found this book very enjoyable. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. I love to read about romance in the old west.

Pretty Good!

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Review Date: 2001-06-05

This was a very good book. Although somewhat lacking in spirituality, the storyline is very good! :)

100 Classic Hikes in Oregon: Oregon Coast, Columbia Gorge, Cascades, Eastern Oregon, Wallowas (100 Classic Hikes in)

Published in Paperback by Mountaineers Books (2004-05)

Author: Douglas Lorain

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More Overview Maps Needed

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Review Date: 2008-08-27

The descriptions, color photos, and maps for the hikes are good. The weakness is that while the book is divided into 10 geographic sections, it lacks a map for each of these sections. For example, if you're considering hiking in the Central Cascades, it would be useful to study a map that locates all the hikes in the Central Cascades section of the book.

Very Helpful

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2007-03-16

A great handbook to have with you. Lovely pictures, great details on the trails and difficulty levels, etc. and what you can expect along the trail.