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Title: AMC White Mountain Guide, 27th: Hiking Trails in the White Mountain National Forest by Gene Daniell, Steven D. Smith ISBN: 1-929173-22-9 Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Hiker's Essential
Comment: If you are going to hike in the White Mountains and only have room for one book, then this is it--hands down! It is no surprise how good this guide is when you look at the two editors.
Firstly, Gene Daniell, who, among many other things, has climbed all 48 four-thousand footers in the state of New Hampshire in EVERY month of the year. On top of this, Gene has donated many years of his time as Secretary of the Four Thousand Footer Committee. This club offers guidance and direction for the thousands of avid hikers who yearly strive to climb NH's high peaks.
And Steve Smith is a devotee of the Whites as well. I once bumped into him, accidentally, while shopping in a hiker's enthusiast store in Lincoln, NH (The Mountain Wanderer). As we conversed, it became clear I discovered a rich hiking resource. When he offered to autograph my copy of the AMC Guide, I then realized who he was and that he owned this store.
The AMC White Mountain Guide, whose first edition released in 1907, clearly has as its objective to provide the most accurate, thorough and up to date account of trails in the Whites. Towards this end, with Steve and Gene's expertise, they have refined and packaged the 27th edition in a manner worthy of the most avid hiker's respect.
Excellent topographical maps accompany the guide, offering extensive coverage of the trails discussed. A discussion of how to prepare safely for hiking the Whites is also present. Elevation gains are provided for the various trails and destinations. Moreover, a high level of forethought, in the form of potential alternate trails and escape routes, is all here for the novice and expert alike.
All this is done, thankfully, while adhering to succinctness, since few hikers want to waste their precious and sacred hiking hours reading flowery digressions. Not surprisingly then, the result is a piece of literature of which the owner quickly and particularly grows fond.
I have wandered through the forests of the Whites for over 40 years. I now hike in all twelve months of the year. Through the years I have invested money in many different items which promised to enhance my experience. I can honestly say, without a doubt, none of the dollars were better spent than the ones which went into the purchase of my first AMC White Mountain Guide.
Rating: 4
Summary: AMC White Mountain Guide
Comment: This is a really nice trail guide. You will find all informations about trails in the White Mountains. Three maps are included. The only negative point is that there is no photos in this book. Photos are very important for me.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Bible got Better
Comment: Anyone who has been hiking the White Mountains of New England since the 1970s, is likely to have kept their orange hardcover AMC "White Mounain Guide," like a family heirloom. Since its inception, the Guide has provided detailed, largely editorial-free, descriptions of all the many trails of the white mountains. For novice hikers, it is absoulutely indispensable for its advice on practical hiking pleasures and perils - it should not leave the pack. For experienced hikers, the Guide provides all information needed to plan White Mountain excursions ranging from half-day beginner hikes to multi-day backpacks. The trail descriptions should be viewed as overviews, not all-telling. At times, a trail seemingly modest from the book description, will be rocky and arduously steep. Other times, an innocuous-sounding trial will provide breathtaking views. Some curse this as a short-coming, while others, this reviewer included, appreciate the fact that reading the book does not diminish the surprises of the trail. The directions to the trailheads are remarkably accurate, as are the essential descriptions of major trail junctions, as well as trails and peaks on which extra care should be taken. The maps, while not minute topographical maps, are extremely useful, more so with compass skills, but quite practical even without them. The organization is improved over the 26th version - especially the recommended easy and moderate hikes at the end of each mountain region's trail descriptions. Worthwhile to complete one's White Mountain hiking library, are the AMC Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide and AMC Maine Mountain Guide.
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Title: 50 Hikes in the White Mountains: Hikes and Backpacking Trips in the High Peaks Region of New Hampshire by Daniel Doan, Daniel Doan ISBN: 0881503894 Publisher: Countryman Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Mount Washington and the Presidential Range Trail Guide by Gene Daniell, Steven D. Smith ISBN: 1929173253 Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide: Hiking Trails in Southern New Hampshire by Gene Daniell, Jon Burroughs ISBN: 1878239732 Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Waterfalls of the White Mountains: 30 Hikes to 100 Waterfalls by Bruce R. Bolnick, Doreen Bolnick, Daniel Bolnick, Robert Kozlow ISBN: 0881504645 Publisher: Backcountry Guides Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Nature Hikes In the White Mountains, 2nd: Great Family Hikes in the Heart of the White Mountain National Forest by Robert N. Buchsbaum ISBN: 1878239724 Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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