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Summary: Highpointing: Adventure and Great Family Fun
Review: After thru-hiking the AT, my wife decided she wanted to go to the highest point in at least the continimerous 48 states (plus Hawaii as a reward). I bought a membership to the Highpointers Club and a copy of this book. We've used it to summit 13 states so far including easy drive-ups like Florida and Arkansas as well as challenges like Colorado (second highest point in the lower-48) and New Mexico.
While the book isn't a detailed hiking guide, it does contain information that is absolutely necessary to reach certain highpoints, especially those on private property. Additionally, the book contains a list of local highlights and interesting sites to see.
P.S. Our favorite highpoint, so far, is Kansas' Mount Sunflower!
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Summary: Toenails to Highpoints
Review: Even if you are not crazy enough to attempt all 50 highpoints, enjoy the state-by-state essays. They are filled with good advice and humor. Discover, for example, when you should "... trim your toenails prior to undertaking this hike!"
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Summary: A fun travel book
Review: Even if you're not much of a hiker, this book is great fun for traveling off the beaten path across America. The driving and hiking instructions are very easy to follow, and the authors point out interesting and unusual places to stop along the way. I liked reading about the harder mountain climbs, even though I'll never try them myself. I found lots of "highpoints" that I can manage even as a very casual walker/hiker.
There are a lot of funny comments throughout the book along with good advice on keeping safe. I'll check this book whenever I plan a driving trip out of state from now on!
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Summary: This one has it all
Review: Excellent guidebook. Provides everything you need in a few concise pages for each "mountain": Location, directions, summary statistics and comparisons, maps, alternate routes, nearby attractions, and human interest. The hiking distance and vertical elevation charts for each route are instantly helpful. The absence of errors is truly amazing for a book category that is continuously travel directions, distances, and routing. This book is so reliable that I have occasionally gone into the backcountry without procuring the mandatory real map. I own many dozens of mountain guidebooks--this may be the best for quick lookup of needed information! It is even a very convenient page size for fitting into a day pack. The authors have made these journeys a much simpler task compared to the days of the Frank Ashley book.
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Summary: Highpoint Adventures Hits the High Points!
Review: I found this book to be even better than the first one - which I thought was also terrific! The authors - Charlie and Diane Winger - know their stuff. This is not based on book research as much as it's based on first-hand knowledge of the subject. From cover to cover it is jam-packed with all sorts of information that is helpful to everyone, from the novice to the expert. This is a must book for anyone who is planning on a site-seeing trip or a trek up the side of a mountain. I find it useful just to enhance my knowledge of my country. After reading it, I ordered a second copy to give as gift. That individual gave outstanding praise to the authors as well. 5 stars is not enough for this book - I give them a perfect 10!
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Summary: Informative, accurate, and entertaining
Review: I had climbed 8 highpoints before I got this book, and have climbed 37 (including repeats of 6 of the original 8) since. The driving and hiking instructions have all been right on the money. On the "repeats", I've found 3 where this book gave me a much better route than I had worked out from my maps. It provides information to legally visit the state highpoints which are on private property. It even lists the highpoints that are wheelchair accessible, which was great when I wanted to take a friend to a highpoint.I'm sure I'll never climb Mt. McKinley in Alaska, but I really enjoyed reading about the details of climbing it and the tips from the authors, who are obviously very experienced hikers and climbers. I also enjoy visiting the places of interest that are listed with each chapter. Plus, the little jokes and humorous asides are great fun. I've literally read the book cover-to-cover (not a usual thing to do with a guidebook). If you are at all interested in visiting the highest elevation in your state or other parts of the country, I highly recommend this entertaining book.
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Summary: Informative, accurate, and entertaining
Review: I had climbed 8 highpoints before I got this book, and have climbed 37 (including repeats of 6 of the original 8) since. The driving and hiking instructions have all been right on the money. On the "repeats", I've found 3 where this book gave me a much better route than I had worked out from my maps. It provides information to legally visit the state highpoints which are on private property. It even lists the highpoints that are wheelchair accessible, which was great when I wanted to take a friend to a highpoint. I'm sure I'll never climb Mt. McKinley in Alaska, but I really enjoyed reading about the details of climbing it and the tips from the authors, who are obviously very experienced hikers and climbers. I also enjoy visiting the places of interest that are listed with each chapter. Plus, the little jokes and humorous asides are great fun. I've literally read the book cover-to-cover (not a usual thing to do with a guidebook). If you are at all interested in visiting the highest elevation in your state or other parts of the country, I highly recommend this entertaining book.
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Summary: its great
Review: its complete and great, pretty much all you need to know, but i would still stop at a ranger station before longer hikes/climbs of the harder, more dangerous climbs for current conditions
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Summary: A great way to see the States
Review: Take this book with you the next time you hit the road. It will take you to interesting places you would otherwise never see. It is full of detailed, well presented driving and route information to get you to the all of the state highpoints. It also includes additional information and pointers to supplement your visit in each state. Truly a must have to round out your traveling enjoyment.
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Summary: Why did I buy this book?
Review: This book contains driving directions to the trailheads, but this is information easily obtained from any road map. Beyond that there are BRIEF descriptions of a single route to the summit (whatever the author chose, not necessarily the most interesting). Finally, if the summit can be driven up, there are NO descriptions for hiking the mountain. Why would anyone buy this book?
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