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Summary: An Excellent Hiking Guide...but needs revision
Review: In the last 19 years at least seven general interest Grand Canyon hiking guides have been published and this is great for those folks who want to hike not only the popular trails but other trails and routes as well. Included are excellent descriptions of all the popular trails but many less visited trails and routes are also included (ie, Apache, Tuckup, Whitmore). Of all the in-print guides his trail descriptions are the most up-to-date and his trail mileages are the most accurate. The "introductory" sections on natural history, Native American cultures, etc. are added bonuses. Other important features include lists of water sources and temple and butte climbing history. The book's small compact size lends itself to be carried easily in one's day or backpack. The only negative notes I would add are that some of his trail descriptions need updating and the bibliographies could also use updating. The index has been improved since the last edition. For those folks wanting to hike only the most popular trails consider "Hiking Grand Canyon National Park" by Adkisson or "Official Guide to Hiking Grand Canyon" by Thybony. Both of these are excellent guides. Annerino's book includes a fold-out trail map but one venturing off the heavily travelled trails should consider the National Geographic Trails Illustrated Grand Canyon Topo Map. (Note: I have lived at the Grand Canyon for over 13 years, have hiked below the rim over 6,000 miles and have hiked most of the routes in the book.)
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Summary: The Definitive Guide to Hiking the Canyon
Review: John Annerino's book is the basic guide for Canyon hikers -- it covers more routes with more basic information than any other guide. For anyone hiking outside the corridor, it is a must have.
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Summary: The Definitive Guide to Hiking the Canyon
Review: John Annerino's book is the basic guide for Canyon hikers -- it covers more routes with more basic information than any other guide. For anyone hiking outside the corridor, it is a must have.
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Summary: An indispensible trail guide. Conde Naste TRAVELER.
Review: John Annerino's HIKING THE GRAND CANYON is an indispensible trail guide and should be consulted in concert with the topographical map of the canyon when you're planning your trip.
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Summary: OK book
Review: The first couple of chapters gave a very good overview of the canyon formation, good to know tourist information for the backpacker, and a map. Unfortunately, I found the map difficult to read because of the colors used to format it. I was also hoping for more depth and discussion about the various trails from the South Rim to the river. This is a well rounded book. It does give a quick (but vague)overview of what a backpacker needs to know. This "guide" lives up to its claim for being just that. I would recommend this book for the novice Canyon goer
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Summary: The most complete trail guide is HIKING THE GRAND CANYON.
Review: The most complete trail guide is HIKING THE GRAND CANYON by John Annerino
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Summary: Not nearly enough detail on basic information
Review: This book is full of intersting tidbits on the history of the cannon (who was the first person to run the cannon rim-rim, geology, ecology, people history and so forth) - this makes up well over half of the book. The rest of the book skims the trails offering less information than can easily be found on the net. I am planning a trip to GC and am dissapointed that I will clearly be buying another book to give basics like for starters - a diagram of the trails.
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Summary: Complete Guide to Grand Canyon
Review: This is the only guide to GC I've ever used. It's taken me safely in and out numerous times. It has the necessities of info. on water, temperatures, distances, obstacles to the routes, elevations, etc. It seems there is a trend towards people wanting to be held by the hand on their hikes: graphics of the trails, topos included in the guidebook, campsites designated, viewpoints mentioned, etc... The reality is, one's better of getting the USGS topos, a compass (assuming you know how to use it), and with basic info. provided by a great guide like this, you're set. The detail of this guidebook is in the depth of general information: years of monthly temp. averages, highs, lows. Years of averages on precipitation. It is also reliable in determining the difficulty of a trail and what type of hiker it's suited to. This book lets you sit down, determine what trail you want, the best time of year, for temps, precip., etc, based on YOUR preferences. The route descriptions are to the point and don't get bogged down in unnecessary detail. If you don't want much adventure, take the huge practically paved trails (such as Bright Angel - you'll still be physically challenged and be immersed in tremendous beauty) or hire a professional guide, don't blame a great guide book such as this. Happy hiking.
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Summary: Useful. U.S. News & World Report
Review: Trip Tips, Resources: HIKING THE GRAND CANYON by John Annerino. Useful information on trails.
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Summary: A great resource.
Review: Try the Sierra Club Totebook HIKING THE GRAND CANYON by John Annerino. It's a great resource with mileage logs, trail descriptions, ratings, history, water caches, and just about everything else you need to know to overnight or spend a couple of weeks in the Canyon. We don't go unless we have one copy with us.
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