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Title: Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula by Seabury, Jr. Blair ISBN: 1-57061-287-0 Publisher: Sasquatch Books Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Trustworthy
Comment: Not sure what problem one of the previous reviewers had with getting herself lost on the way to a trailhead, but her criticisms are completely off base. A LOT of longtime Olympics trail veterans know the author personally, because he's spent the better part of his life on these trails, and is undoubtedly better equipped to decribe them than someone from say...oh, Kansas. Based on our own extensive local knowledge, we can attest that this book is a worthy survey of some of the nation's greatest day-hiking lands, by one of the region's acknowledged local experts.
Rating: 1
Summary: The Author Should Put On Hiking Boots
Comment: It was obvious from the first trail we picked from this book that the author had not even viewed the trailhead from inside his car let alone set foot on the trails. Simple things like finding the trailhead were confusing, and downright wrong in some instances. Descriptions of trail landmarks and crossings were confusing, wrong, or nonexistant. This book is likely a compilation of very old trail descriptions that were not truthed now or in the first place. Best check in at the visitor center befor venturing off with ths unreliable trail guide.
Rating: 1
Summary: What planet does Seabury Blair live on?
Comment: Although well written and generally humorous, the hikes described in this book are often not day hikes, or barely on this side of being day hikes. It seems Mr. Blair doesn't include looking at flowers, trees, animals, views, etc. on hikes, but instead sprints as fast as possible from point to point. A hike estimated at a "conservative" 7 hours took a triathlete and a disance runner NINE HOURS to complete. One hike he describes as a day hike (High Divide) is described in EVERY OTHER book as a 2-4 day hike. Fast and light is one thing, but Seabury Blair is living in a fantasy land. Be forewarned: unless you are a VERY strong hiker who doesn't enjoy hiking for reasons other than for a good workout, this book downplays the difficulty and potential seriousness of these hikes. I strongly suggest a book such as Wood's "Olympic Mountains Trail Guide." Don't waste your money on this one.
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Title: Olympic Mountains Trail Guide: National Park & National Forest by Robert L. Wood ISBN: 0898866189 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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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! North Cascades (Day Hike) by Mike McQuaide ISBN: 157061315X Publisher: Sasquatch Books Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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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: Insiders' Guide to Olympic Peninsula by Rob McNair-Huff ISBN: 1573801917 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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