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Title: 75 Hikes in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park by Russ Manning ISBN: 0-89886-635-9 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: A great guide with lots of variety.
Comment: I bought this book last summer when I decided I wanted to start hiking in Shenandoah (it was about time!). I've used it a few times so far and haven't been disappointed with any hike yet
I've got only two qualms with the book: his trail rating system and some of the details he uses in the description of each hike.
By his trail rating system, I mean that each hike is labeled as "Easy," "Moderate," or "Strenuous," and he uses these terms more to describe trail conditions, like rocky paths, stream crossings, etc, rather than using them to describe the hike as a whole. He may list a hike as "Easy" but when you look at the elevation change, it may be 2,500 feet, which is quite a bit of a change, making for a hike that's really strenuous.
The details he uses in his descriptions are sometimes completely useless. For instance, in the hike I did today, he wrote "There's a rock wall on the right that in late May is covered with light blue phacelia," and later on, "Watch for a huge tulip poplar beside the trail at 2.0 miles." I'll admit my ignorance: I don't know what a phacelia is or what it looks like (and what if it's not May?), and I can't tell a tulip poplar from most other trees, especially when there aren't any leaves on them.
But I guess these are minor things, really. I am pleased with this book and recommend it to anyone wanting a good book with a lot of different kinds of hikes.
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Title: Hiking Shenandoah National Park by Bert Gildart, Jane T. Gildart ISBN: 1560446609 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Day & Overnight Hikes in Shenandoah National Park, 2nd by Johnny Molloy ISBN: 0897325265 Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Best Easy Day Hikes: Shenandoah National Park (Best Easy Day Hikes) by Bert Gildart, Jane Gildart ISBN: 0762722738 Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: 50 Hikes in Northern Virginia: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Alleghany Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay, Second Edition by Leonard M. Adkins, Leonard Adkins ISBN: 0881504440 Publisher: Countryman Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Hike America Virginia : An Atlas of Virginia's Greatest Hiking Adventures (Hike America Series) by Mary Burnham, Bill Burnham ISBN: 0762707631 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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