Idaho Books

This is an excellent account of a trip group's travel in the rugged Lochsa River area. A series of poor decisions and heavy weather (always to be expected in this area) leads to trouble for the entire party.

Like other adventure tales from the turn of the century on is amazed at what they try to do with out the high tech fabrics and gadgets we have use today.

The author takes us on two journeys, forty years apart. In 1942, an inexperienced DuBois ran the Middle Fork of the Salmon River becoming the first person to run the river solo. If you have experienced this most challenging and beloved of America's rivers and wonder what it was like in earlier days, this book is a must. Filled with history and whitewater excitement and thrills, the author speaks with passion comparing his two trips and the regulation of the river today.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! It is a good combination of historical background, short artist bio's and photographs. The book gives you a good feel for the design and style of the glass produced between the 1930's and 1970's. Beautiful color plates of the individual pieces.

There is a lot of history in the tri-canyon area and (unfortunately) a lot of interesting details had to be left out to keep it to reasonable length but Keller did a good job of organizing the fascinating, sometimes vague or conflicting records of the past into an accessible account. Finding out why some of the areas are named what they are is especially interesting - especially having been to most of them and wondering about it myself.

The only (and very minor) gripe is that if I wanted to find out about just one area, I had to remember all of the many other in the book that I'd read about it, find them, and put all of the pieces together: A slightly more comprehensive index would help in that. Although it has a lot of pictures, more would be nice to help visualize what some of the familar areas looked like a century (or more) ago...

The first thing I noticed was that the pages of this Bible are very thin and you can see through to the next page when looking at it. The pages are also easily bent since they are so thin. I don't think this Bible would last long (year) in good condition if it was used every day. I was surprised to see that the hardcover version is actually blue underneath with a removable paper jacket which contains the beautiful picture of the waterfall/stream. This jacket also appears somewhat fragile, and is not attatched in any way to the blue hardcover.
I like the simple plan which the Bible uses which has you reading two to three paragraphs and a few Bible passages related to narrative for that day. This Bible allows you to read five days a week and have two days off per week. You could easily read the entire week's worth of verses and narratives in a half hour if you wanted to. I think that is doable and much more achieveable than trying to read the entire Bible in a year. One of the things I did not like was the fact that at the end of each narrative they have "God's Promise to You" which I at first assumed was a Bible verse but later realized it is a summary statement for that verse which I would rather have them quote the text instead of trying to paraphrase a summary for the verse. I do like the book introductions and the Topical Index and Concordance which are great helps. I wish the words of Christ were in Red, but that is a personal thing. The Promise Notes in this Bible are the perfect size and do not interfere with the text or distract you from it. This Bible uses only two colors for the text, black and blue.
I love the way the notes are written in a way that is interesting and engaging. They are very simple and fun to read. Some might think that they are notes for a children's Bible, but they work well for adults too. I would rather have the notes be understandable and slightly childish then overtheological, and confusing. If you want to understand the Bible, stay focused on the text, and enjoythe pleasure of reading without getting bogged down by hundreds of notes this is the Bible for you. I am pleased with the content of this Bible, and my only problems were with the pages being too thin, and the paper cover which is just a dust jacket for the hard-back leather- like cover.

I recently returned from traveling the Lolo Trail. Having read this book just prior to my trip, and having it with me during the trip for reference made the entire excursion a great experience. This book is not for everyone. But no one should travel the Lolo Trail without it.

I bought the book as a reference to historical information about the Nez Perce and Lewis and Clark sites on the trail. It was very satisfactory in this regard. But the best parts of the book were actually some of the stories of other, more recent, events that have occurred in this area.

Haven't read de voto for many years and had to pick up the style again, and finally, what a pleasure. The times come alive.

I have 2 other mushroom guides, Mushrooms Demystified and All the Rain Promises (AWESOME PICTURES) and this was a great supplement for my area to distinguish local mushrooms. Used the content of this book with info gained from the other two and pictures and were able to enjoy some new varieties of edible mushrooms this year since morels were in short supply in our area. Great reference!

This is a map that you can hang on the wall and oogle! (Well, one side at a time!) One side shows WA, OR, ID, MT, WY and features the great mountains, parks and forests of the region; they are in color on an otherwise white background. Surrounding areas are muted. The other side is titled: Parklands and the Pioneer Northwest, full of text and illustration, with a few smaller detailed maps (Puget Sound, Glacier, Yellowstone). The text is the briefest intro to the natural areas, in which local points of interest are indicated. Each state has its tourist office address and phone number listed. The map is oriented to the green side of your soul, rather than the urban side. Major and secondary arterials and cities, of course, are noted. There is not great detail, but then, this map does cover six states, not just one. Still, it is most useful for those looking to do the parks and outdoors. Note that the map, when folded, is about 6"x8", slightly different from your basic gas station map. A big plus is that the map is plasticized, so that it is very sturdy and can be rained on with impunity. A map that you will want to keep and show off to friends.

After visiting many of the wineries described within the book I found the content to be very much in line with my observations. Not an exact match (we agreed on about 3/4ths of them), though differences could be explained by palate.

Even though it is difficult to remain current, I think the authors did a very good job. The only item I found lacking is a general guide to vintages, ala the tearout from some wine magazines. For example, which wines are generally best for a particular year and when it is expected to reach its peak. One specifically for the regions in the book would be helpful.

All in all, though -- good job!