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Title: Hiking the Triple Crown : Appalachian Trail - Pacific Crest Trail - Continental Divide Trail - How to Hike America's Longest Trails by Karen Berger ISBN: 0-89886-760-6 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: For the dreamer
Comment: Excellent book for anyone planning a long distance hike or for anyone who dreams of adventure. Provides great background information of all three trails. A must read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book
Comment: For those of us out there who dream of tackling one (or all!) of the triple crown trails, this book is an awesome resource. Karen Berger is realistic and frank yet encouraging in her advice to long-distance hikers.
Berger's love of these magnificent trails is what makes this book--klike her other books, especially "Where the Waters Divide"-- shine; she obviously has a profound respect for these national treasures and realizes the importance of making others aware of them as well. It's easy to read, has some great photos, and offers shorter hikes to those less inclined to set off on a 6-month thru-hike. The book is useful as both a general hiking reference tool as well as in the planning stages, especially for the At and the PCT; it is also useful for those who wish to do shorter hikes on any of the triple crowns.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great overview of the three trails
Comment: This is a fine overview of the three major hiking trails that criss-cross the United States. The major focus of the book is on the renowned Appalachian trail, with most of the text devoted to the AT. The Pacific Crest Trail has some useful information, though the chapters on this trail are shorter and less detailed. The Continental Divide Trail is given more sparse coverage, because the trail is not yet completed and is not attempted by very many hikers, except the very bravest souls.
This book is recommended for people who are not in the immediate stages of planning a thru hike. If you're planning on tackling any of these trails, specific books on each individual trail is the way to go. There is too much general information here for those seriously considering a hike in the near future. This book is fine as an overview and to give you a sample feel of each hike, but is less successful for one planning a hike in the coming year.
The writing is excellent and the book is riveting in sections. For all those obsessed with hiking any of the grand thru trails in America, this is an excellent and recommended resource.
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Title: Where the Waters Divide: A 3,000-Mile Trek Along America's Continental Divide by Karen Berger, Daniel R. Smith ISBN: 0881504033 Publisher: Countryman Pr Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Pacific Crest Trail Data Book (3rd Ed.) by Benedict Go ISBN: 0966416155 Publisher: Wilderness Press Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: White Blaze Fever by Bill Schuette ISBN: 1589394291 Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Beyond Backpacking: Ray Jardines Guide to Lightweight Hiking by Ray Jardine ISBN: 0963235931 Publisher: Adventure Lore Pr Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California by Schaffer, Ben Schifrin, Ruby Johnson Jenkins, Thomas Winnett ISBN: 0899973167 Publisher: Wilderness Press Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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