An Adventurer's Guide to Humboldt County

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Summary: Book is full of errors; one star is too high a rating... .
Review: As a frequent visitor whose daughter lives in Humboldt County, I always look forward to learning more about the area. I received this book as a gift from a young friend. Imagine my distress when I discovered that the writer misidentified Bull Creek in Humboldt Redwoods State Park as the Mattole River, spoke of a bike lane on Avenue of the Giants when none exists, identified Sitka Spruce as Sitak, called the Yurok Indians Yukons, etc. Even the description of poison oak was "off"; it is a problem year round, not seasonally, and its leaves are nothing like the maple, to which they were compared. Frequent flippancy and regular references to sharing joints, dancing into the night in various bars, and taking tequelia on outings lead me to believe, in light of the multitude of errors, including the few detailed, that the writer needed to research and edit more and indulge less. What a disappointment. If you want really good guides to the North Coast of California, stick with Jerry and Gisela Rhode.

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Summary: wild, fun and informative
Review: I love this book; it is raw, informative and fun to read. Shows the best of the best: one of the few places left to go in California that is not destroyed by tourism.