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Best Easy Day Hikes Yellowstone, 2nd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)

Format: Paperback
Author: Bill Schneider
ReleaseDate: 01 June, 2003
Publisher: Falcon
Rating:

Good guide for short but fun hikes
We are not an "active" family so the "easy" part of the day hikes were very appealing. My family and I used several of the hikes in this book on our trip to Yellowstone this summer. The author outlines some very fun hikes and short trails that lead to truly breathtaking scenery. It was a great asset in planning our trip as well as a handy trail guide once we were at the park. The hikes are rated by difficulty level and length and are divided by sections of the park for easy planning and reference. .

THIS BOOK IS DANGEROUS

The maps look like a bad black and white photo copy of a good color coded National Geographic map. CAUTION! The maps in this book are terrible! You can almost read them in some areas but many spots are too dark gray to be legible. The book's maps loose information because of the colored background in the original map.
We went on a trail walk (to fairy falls in Yellowstone) using only this book. We walked for about 1 hour then came to a junction in the trail which we couldn't figure out. As we were looking at the book another family came along and showed us they had the same book. We both were lost!
After a while using another map they had we came to the conclusion that were were about 5 miles from were we wanted to be. So we laughed and started heading back to the car.
On our way back we ran into another family using this same book heading for the same place. Obviously it was not just one's person's interpretation of the book.
I'm disappointed that we wasted about 2 1/2 hours but more importantly, it could have been dangerous had any of these families continued on their path using this book!.

Compact thorough guide
It ranked the hikes on difficulty as well as letting you know how gratifying they were. This book was small enough to fit in a day-pack, but contained a lot of useful hiking information. It was nice to know what to expect along the way, and what to look forward to.

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