America's Great Hiking Trails: Appalachian, Pacific Crest, Continental Divide, North Country, Ice Age, Potomac Heritage, Florida, Natchez Trace, Arizona, Pacific Northwest, New England

How can you dislike this book? Ok, there are a few inaccuracies in the text. I'll say that upfront. Berger gets the numbers of PCT hikers wrong: she estimates about 500 attempt the trail, but even as of the time of this book it was actually nearly triple that. I found a few other minor cavils too, but what do you expect of a book that attempts to document the current state of all of our country's National Scenic Trails? Doing full justice to any one of these trails is a full year project, minimum, and doing all of them perfectly is probably close to impossible.But I mention noting minor faults for a reason; it is because, unlike the vast majority of coffee table books, this one is imminently readable. So much so that I read every word. How many books like this can one say that for? And of course the photos are stunning. If you don't finish this book with an expanded bucket list, you have no soul. I found myself wanting to hike the Ice Age Trail and New England trails, routes I hardly knew about, after reading this book.The real treasure of this volume though are the stories of the many dreamers who conceived of and built these trails: from BentonMacKay to his many modern heirs who conceived of grand trails and then found others to help them build them. None of these trails were built by the government: all truly represent the power of community involvement. Even today, when the National Trails Act provides some measure of federal protection, these trails receive their maintenance and the bulk of their funding from hikers. Ultimately, this is a story of how communities can create positive changes in our world. And it comes beautifully written and photographed. Highly recommended!

I bought this precious book as a gift for my Dad for Father's day. He loved it very much and we spent some meaningful moments looking at the wonderful pictures in it.

Great inspiration for future hikes.

Greta got able item or coffee table book.

I'm an old fart with slightly diminished eyesight and I found the color of the Text, and font size made for difficult reading for me. The standard black text, with a slightly larger font would make this a much better book for me to read. This was a big disappointment for me. The pictures were numerous and Beautiful though. A very nice book, just wish it wasn't so difficult to read the darn thing.

I gave this as a gift and my friend loved it!

Beautiful photos!! Well written descriptions. Maps! This the perfect book for those of us who are scared to fly but dream of adventure. It is quite large and quite heavy, so I don't recommend traveling with it. It is perfect for a cozy winter night, cuddled in a warm blanket with a cup of hot chocolate.

Beautiful photos and lots of good information but the binding was ripped out the first time it was opened. Very poor quality for a fairly expensive book. It looks like someone else may have used it. I don’t recommend.

Probably interestingbut too large to carry along. I returned it.

Spell Binding book. Visually stunning. Best coffee table book ever.

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