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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 917.8652 EAN: 9780762736331 Edition: 2nd ISBN: 076273633X Label: Falcon Manufacturer: Falcon Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 112 Publication Date: March 01, 2007 Publisher: Falcon Studio: Falcon Editorial Review: Product Description: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is home to a vast network of hiking trails. But if youre only going to be in Glacier and Waterton national parks for a day or two, have time for only one or two short hikes, and youre looking for trails that are not too physically demanding, which trails should you choose? This book answers that question. Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier & Waterton Lakes contains short descriptions and maps of the authors favorite easy day hikes in Glacier and Waterton. All of the hikes in this little book are relatively short, on well-defined, easy-to-follow trails that take you to some of the areas most spectacular scenerywithout taking you to physical extremes. Features 28 hikes. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - great easy hikesWe found this book to be a great resource for trying to cover all areas of the park in only 5 days. We were able to do some hiking in all the main areas of the park and really get to take in some of the great beauty of the park that you just can't see from the road! Rating: - Useful Glacier hike planningUsed this a lot to plan day hikes and did many of the listed hikes while at Glacier in July 2008. Distances, times seemed reasonably accurate and comments a good synopsis for the trail. Doesn't rate hikes, "easy", "difficult", etc; but most in Glacier are in the easy-intermediate range anyway. Relatively small size made it easy to take along or fit in pants pocket. Trails in Glacier are well used/marked so you don't really need it during hiking, but I liked it for planning my hikes or referencing ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent bookTime is at a premium on vacation. I feel that we will see some great views in Glacier using this book and stay within our vacation time period. Thanks for writing this with all the details given. Very helpful. Rating: - Very Helpful Trail GuideBest Easy Day Hikes for Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks is a bit misleading as a title. While there are easy hikes, some are far from it. For example, one hike is nine miles long with a 1200-foot climb while another is over 14 miles long. Fortunately, the distances and elevation changes are clearly marked in the description so it is easy to select those you are willing and able to tackle while leaving the others for the more adventurous. There are also maps for each hike but it sometimes ... Read More Rating: - Very Good for the MoneyIts construction is not as durable as one would like for a reference to carry with you while hiking, but what can one expect for that small an asking price? However, the descriptions and maps for each hike are easy to understand--even for the novice hiker. 25 easy hikes are included in the book, with distance, degree of difficulty, time required, and elevation change included. There are no pictures in the book, but still its very well done. |
