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Title: Olympic Mountains Trail Guide: National Park & National Forest by Robert L. Wood ISBN: 0-89886-618-9 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.78 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my favorites
Comment: Recentley, one of my older customers at my work gave me some old topo maps of the Olympic Pennisula-with Wood's book I was able to match up trails on the maps with waytrails in his book(trails that are no longer on the new topos). The history he writes about is fun to read and he is through with his descriptions of the NF trails, which many books ignore. I also love how he gives elevation at every trail junction, not just at the start & end. A definte must have book if you would like to hike in the Olympics.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book
Comment: Robert L. Wood is the recognized expert on the trails of the Olympic Mountains. I don't think a backpacker will find a better guide, but the real beauty of this book is Wood's descriptions of the trails, which can put even armchair hikers in the middle of the mountains.
I guess the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the maps are terrible and you've got to buy a separate guide if you want to hike the beautiful, wild beaches of the Olympic Peninsula.
A very minor quibble, considering the fine, lyric writing, is the way the trails are organized. For example, many of the named trails don't begin at trailheads, but rather from junctions at other trails. Thus if you want to plan a short hike, you must make certain the named trail does not begin 15 miles up the path of another trail.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Very Best Guide to the Olympic Mountains
Comment: I have done about 80 hikes or climbs in the Olympics in the past two years. I think every description I have used in this book has been accurate. It includes some handy small scale maps as well. The Olympics is one of the best places to hike, winter or summer, and Woods is certainly the expert on the hikes and the history. A must for anyone who is even considering a hike of any length in the Olympics. Like one other reviewer implied, this book is way beyond the simple hike books that simply describe the popular hikes.
Add this book to "Climber's Guide to the Olympic Mountains" by the Olympic Mountain Rescue and you will have everything you need to explore the Olympic Mountains on foot.
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Title: Hiking Olympic National Park (rev) by Erik Molvar ISBN: 1560444576 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Best Easy Day Hikes Olympics by Erik Molvar ISBN: 1560446064 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula by Seabury Blair, Seabury, Jr. Blair ISBN: 1570612870 Publisher: Sasquatch Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Insiders' Guide to Olympic Peninsula by Rob McNair-Huff ISBN: 1573801917 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: National Geographic Trails Illustrated Olympic National Park: Washington, USA by Trails Illustrated (Firm) ISBN: 0925873160 Publisher: Rand McNally & Co Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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