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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 917.420443 EAN: 9780881504644 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0881504645 Label: Backcountry Guides Manufacturer: Backcountry Guides Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 310 Publication Date: 1999-05 Publisher: Backcountry Guides Studio: Backcountry Guides Editorial Review: Product Description: This guide to over 100 waterfalls in the White Mountains of New Hampshire tells the best tmes of year and vantage points from which to view them, and also gives suggestions for further hikes, swimming holes, and uncrowded picnic spots. Excursions range in length from a short strill from the car to a hike of nearly 20 miles across the Presidential Range. Each chapter includes complete hiking information: distance, dificulty, altitude gain, and trail directions; as well as a map, essays on local history and lore. Average Rating:
 Rating: - 30 hikes to 100 waterfalls by; bruce bolnickI was very pleased with the book all the info in it was excellent!!!! Rating: - The BEST hiking guidebook!I am an avid hiker of the Appalachian Mountains from the Carolinas to Maine. As such, I have purchased my share of guidebooks. Without a doubt in my mind, this is the best guidebook ever published. It reads more like a novel. I live in both Florida and New Hamphire and I find myself picking up this book to read for pleasure when I'm in Florida, 1000's of miles from the White Mountains. This book is efficient. As the title suggests, one can cover 100 waterfalls in 30 hikes, most of which are not very ... Read More Rating: - Very Good BookI enjoyed everything about this book. Not only are the trail maps well drawn but the descriptions of the waterfalls almost makes you feel like you are standing next to the falls as you are reading about it. One thing that makes this book unique to hiking books is the Historical Detour section at the end of each chapter. I enjoyed learning about the history of the White Mountain National Forest and the many stories about how these waterfalls got their names. I might add that the photography in this book ... Read More Rating: - excellent guide for waterfall loversTo my thinking there is not much more thrilling than turning a corner to find a spectacular and beautiful rush of water cascading over cliffs or through a rocky terrain. Who doesn't like waterfalls?! This terrific guide to the waterfalls of New Hampshire's White Mountains details 30 hikes to 100 waterfalls, so many of the walks take you to several falls. A regional map pinpoints the thirty treks and a lengthy introduction relates waterfall nomenclature and origins, tells you how to use the ... Read More Rating: - Take a hiking honeymoon with this book!This book inspired one of the best vacations I've taken (while closest to home!)exploring the waterfalls of NH. The directions and descriptions are accurate and easy to follow, and the falls themselves are exquisite--even in dry August weather, when we saw them. This will be a gift to friends, to be sure. Experienced hikers will appreciate it, but it's suitable for beginners. Not many geriatric hikes, however. |
