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The 10 Best of Everything National Parks: 800 Top Picks From Parks Coast to Coast (National Geographic the 10 Best of Everything) Review

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The 10 Best of Everything National Parks: 800 Top Picks From Parks Coast to Coast (National Geographic the 10 Best of Everything) ReviewThis book seemed like such a good idea until one starts using it and hitting many frustrating points.
A first glance it gives a decent overview of different aspects of the National Park system and then you realize, that in order to get more information you will have to start consulting other sources.
For example if you read the section on swimming holes it will simply tell you some information, but in no circumstances could you use this as a guide book, even being familiar with Shenandoah I could not picture where some of the trails and spots were from the book's descriptions.
So this might give you ideas on where to go to find its various 10 best everything: wildlife, natural wonders, land, sea, lake excursions, wildflowers, fall foliage, picnic spots, learning experiences, history, sleeping and eating places, places to say "I do", urban and island escapes.
The huge aggravation comes as you read some sections; for example unless you know where the Great Smokey Mountains are, in the many instances it is mentioned, the states it is in are not cited, and for some locations it just says Ohio River, so unless you know where a place like Brandywine Falls or the Cuyahoga Valley is, you are lost until you look it up elsewhere or find it in the back of the book.
Where is Lava Beds National Monument? - no clue is given. Where are the John Day Fossil Beds?
With great expectation I turned to the night skies section... 6 of the 10 have no clue as to what state they are in. There are many instances where pictures or additional information is several pages away from the listing.
This is a more exasperating experience in finding interesting National Park information than it is useful; unless you are already well acquainted with all of them. It's certainly no help unless you already know what and especially where the parks are that you might be looking for.The 10 Best of Everything National Parks: 800 Top Picks From Parks Coast to Coast (National Geographic the 10 Best of Everything) Overview

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New Mexico and Arizona State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide Review

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New Mexico and Arizona State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide ReviewDon and Barbara Laine have done an outstanding job in this book. I live in New Mexico and we just bought a camper, so I went to the library to get some book on where to go camping. I borrowed a couple of guides for the Southwest, but this book is the only one that anybody ever needs. Every State Park is listed in detail, even little maps for each Park are included. Furthermore they tell you exactly what to expect from each park and what there is to do. This comes in handy when travelling with kids.Equipped with this book we already went to 2 State Parks and found exactly what the Laines had described. This book is a must have for anybody that wants to explore Arizona and New Mexico.New Mexico and Arizona State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide Overview

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Moon Spotlight North Carolina Coast Review

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Moon Spotlight North Carolina Coast ReviewI was hoping for a secret scoop on the coast. All the info in this book you could get for free by using the book the N.C. chamber of commerce will send you for free.Moon Spotlight North Carolina Coast Overview

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Moon Vermont (Moon Handbooks) Review

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Moon Vermont (Moon Handbooks) ReviewThis book is one of many guides about Vermont. I would not rate this one as the "best" guide I've seen, but it is also not the worst. Not enough info on hotels, motels and B and B's, but good suggestions on nice country drives and of course the standard fare on all the "hot" tourist places around Vermont.
It is printed in larger print, so retired RV'ers coming to Vermont during leaf season might want to consider this book as their primary guide. After all, since they are driving an RV they won't need motel info anyway so this book will give them more of what they are looking for without having to sort through info that would seem irrelevant to an RVer anyway.
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Play Around the Bay: A Guide to Bay Area Outings for Families with Young Children Review

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Play Around the Bay: A Guide to Bay Area Outings for Families with Young Children ReviewThis book includes listings of every park, playground, museum and activity of interest to children 10 and under. As an adventurous mother of three, I couldn't live without my copy!Play Around the Bay: A Guide to Bay Area Outings for Families with Young Children Overview

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Scenic Driving New England Review

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Scenic Driving New England ReviewIn 320 pages and 28 scenic drives Stewart Green leaves no stone (or should I say rock) unturned in describing each drive.
With this book, you'll not only get directions from one town to another along the route but everything that's in-between, and a fair dose of area history and stories. Stewart takes his role seriously in being your guide, and not just a "tour driver" regurgitating memorized facts.
I'm very familiar with many of the drives he describes and confess to discovering places and information even new to me.
This isn't a book to read cover to cover in one sitting. It's too dense, and the drives are much too varied as well. My suggestion is to have an idea where you'll visit and then read those scenic drives related to those areas. It'll provide insights and planning material for your trip as well.
The smaller format of the book begs for it to be taken on each trip with you. Many of the pages in my copy quickly became "dog-eared" and full of sticky notes.
I was a little disappointed with many of the pictures in my paperback edition. I found myself staring at photos of non-descript riverbeds with rocks. I'm sure in full color and glossy format they looked great, but in black and white on non-glossy paper many looked flat and over-indulgent.
But I didn't purchase the book for the photography.
If you're looking for a New England scenic drive book with all the directions and details to make sure you don't miss a thing along the way, then look no further than this book.Scenic Driving New England Overview

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Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides) Review

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Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides) ReviewI bought this at the last minute when I realized the people I was going with hadn't been there in 10-20 yrs! I benefitted from the restaurant reviews & detailed descriptions of several towns, with accompanying one-page maps for most of them AND: a pull-out map (main reason I bought the book!) that had at least the major highways numbered for the whole Cape (although some were shown but were not numbered which was confusing!) and included lighthouses, ferry routes and beaches.
I've used Frommer's books for other trips and have been pleased as well.
I supplement all my travel guides with a look at TripAdvisor.com because (contrary to what Arthur Frommer says) I value opinions from travelers like me and if you use some common sense when evaluating the legitimacy of the reviews, the reward is there. By looking at TA, I compared the reviews to those in this book and they proved to be spot on. Also, I found several great restaurants (& not new ones, either) that were totally omitted from this book...or I would give the Frommer's 5*'s.
I didn't miss the lack of photos one bit.Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides) Overview

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Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket (Ninth Edition) (Explorer's Complete) Review

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Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket (Ninth Edition) (Explorer's Complete) ReviewJust returned today from Cape Cod. This book was very useful. Great lists of events, activities, restaurants, beaches, etc. Book was in excellent condition, just as the seller had described it. Wish we would have had more time to tour Cape Cod and go to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket, but Hurrican Irene put a damper on a lot of our plans... not so much rain, but high winds made for very rough waters. Will definitely use this book if I get a chance to go again...Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket (Ninth Edition) (Explorer's Complete) Overview

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Moon New England Hiking: The Complete Guide to More Than 400 of the Best Hikes in New England (Moon Outdoors) Review

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Moon New England Hiking: The Complete Guide to More Than 400 of the Best Hikes in New England (Moon Outdoors) ReviewThis is an excellent guide. All the classic hikes are in there. The best part is that all the hikes are rated, and I have found that they are very accurately rated for both difficulty and scenic value.
There are no hiking maps in the book though, so be warned about that. For about 300 of the 400 trails, that's totally fine and you likely will not get lost. You should get a separate map for any of the longer-distance or above-treeline hikes. I highly recommend buying a separate map for the White Mountains and another for Acadia National Park.
Get out and enjoy this gorgeous region!
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Fodor's New England, 29th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide) Review

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Fodor's New England, 29th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide) ReviewBought this to cross-reference with the Frommers New England. I was surprised to discover there was no comparison between the two guides. The Fodors provided so much information that was absent from the Frommers.Fodor's New England, 29th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide) Overview

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Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard, 28th Edition (Travel Guide) Review

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Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard, 28th Edition (Travel Guide) ReviewMy family used this book as we planned our trip to Cape Cod and Nantuckett. We were delighted with all of the recommendations. Though we stayed in Hyannis we traveled and visited towns across the Cape and took a day trip to Nantuckett. We visited several (4-5) 'Fodor's Choice' restaurants of various price levels and were delighted with what we found! We also tried out several beaches based on Fodor's recomendations and our four year old had an excellent time. I would suggest this book for anyone traveling and visiting the area.Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard, 28th Edition (Travel Guide) Overview

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Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island (Regional Travel Guide) Review

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Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island (Regional Travel Guide) ReviewThis thing saved my butt last year.
I took a trip to Boston, and drove from Boston to Inverness, Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island.
I went the scenic route, cutting through Maine to Calais / St Stephen, where I crossed the border into New Brunswick.
I had an atlas, I had maps, I had been studying maps of the entire Eastern seaboard for months and months. This was a solo journey so I wanted to be prepared. I decided to get the Lonely Planet guide on a whim. I figured I couldn't have too much information!
The thing about the Maritime Provinces that outsiders don't know, is that it's nearly impossible to get any good information on them from the conventional sources (internet, etc). Enter Lonely Planet guides.
The biggest way this book helped me was when I was in Saint John, NB which is where I stayed overnight between Boston and Cape Breton.
First of all, Saint John was surprisingly cute. I wish I would have had more time there. Secondly and more importantly, on the way through to CB, I stayed at a slightly crappy motel just outside of town which while not terrible, was not fantastic and I didn't feel entirely safe (just paranoia I think, but still...) That motel was NOT listed in the book, FYI. So on the way back, I decided to look elsewhere - in my book! Lo and behold, I find in the book the contact info for the summer dorm rental program at the University. Why yes, I'll gladly shell out $20 for a safe, clean room! I just needed a place to sleep after all, and it was perfect.
The book also gave me some great info on tiny little St Stephen, where I had a few minutes to stop before crossing the border, and I hit a chocolate shop recommended in the book. Divine. Wouldn't have had a clue without my guide book.
I'm quite sure my journey would have been entirely different, and less enjoyable without this thing.
Lonely Planet books are priceless. Get one.Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island (Regional Travel Guide) Overview

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Best Hikes with Kids: San Francisco Bay Area Review

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Best Hikes with Kids: San Francisco Bay Area ReviewYears ago my wife and I would take her then four year old granddaughter hiking. I'm glad we did. That little girl was better for it. Kids need to be exposed to nature up close. But hiking with a four year old is really challenging. "Look! I see an acorn! Look, there's another." Of course, the whole trail was littered with acorns and we collected as many as we could carry. One half mile and an hour plus later, we were back at the car, and I was somewhat grateful I never had kids of my own. Parenting takes patience, and never more so than when you try to introduce children to the out of doors.
The Bay Area, with its profusion of state, regional, county, and national parks has more places to take kids than most urban areas. Laure Latham's new book explores these areas with kids in mind. An extended introduction tells you how to introduce kids to nature, and what to expect from various age groups. In all, she describes 100 hikes appropriate for toddler to teens. Like many guide books to the Bay area, this one divides the region by county lines. A wide variety of hikes are included from paved level routes suitable for strollers to more challenging explorations of wooded areas. Each hike includes a decent sketch map and detailed route description.
In all, I think this is a decent book and worth a read, especially for parents who want to make sure their little prodigies don't suffer from the increasingly common nature deficit disorder. But honestly, I admire anyone who is so dedicated to their kids that they are willing to take them along on their own break times. Especially toddlers. You need patience to hike with little ones. And eventually you will be rewarded for it. This book gives you a glimpse of those rewards to come.Best Hikes with Kids: San Francisco Bay Area Overview

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