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Hiking Death Valley: A Guide to Its Natural Wonders & Mining Past | 
 enlarge | Author: Michel Digonnet
Publisher: Michel Digonnet Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 381584
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 542
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0965917800
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.51
EAN: 9780965917803
ASIN: 0965917800
Publication Date: January 2004
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Great travel resource February 10, 2008
This book is a great resource tool. A fairly inclusive area guide with historical, geological and physical details. More than adequate for most visitors to choose an advanced plan of daily activities. It is not attempting to be a USGS map nor a hikers bible. It is a fairly descriptive summary of things to see, do and where they are.
I purchased this book for helping us plan a 5 day stay in Stove Pipe Wells. Well worth the money spent.
Need more stars for this guide. November 13, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A rare guide that is so complete i can stop looking further. I don't know how he has covered so much ground in one lifetime. Digonnet's love of Death Valley shines through. A pleasure to read but heavy for the backpack...i am ordering a fresh copy cuz the old one is beat up and has many pages torn out. Also, take care to assess your idea of strenuous against his to avoid finding yourself in over your head.
Excellent guide to many hikes March 29, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Be aware that Digonnet omits a few common destinations in this book. But it's by far the best guide to the huge number of hikes that he does include. Rely on this book for the majority of your destinations, but get another guide to fill in the gaps. Also keep in mind that areas described as "easy scrambles" for someone with a technical climbing background like Digonnet may be more difficult for flat-ground hikers.
 Hiking Death Valley: A Guide to Its Natural Wonders & Mining Past February 25, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a really good comprehensive guide that doesn't give away too many secrets. All the standard destinations are well covered, plus many out in the sticks, but it leaves plenty for you to discover on your own. Will definitely stay in my library, get loaned to friends, get destroyed or lost...all signs of a worthwhile guide.
A beyond exceptional hiking guide February 6, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have been visiting Death Valley for 35 years, and I have been there more times than I can remember. This includes many back-country and dirt road trips thoughout the region. I love the place. I have also been an avid hiker, backpacker, mountain climber and general wilderness enthuthiast for 40 years.
I got this book a few years ago, and it was a revelation of new opportunities and information about Death Valley backcountry. It was also one of the best hiking guides I have ever read. I cannot recommend it higher for someone interested in taking their exploration of Death Valley to a new level. It also has enough easy hikes that someone interested in dipping their toe into the world of desert wilderness exploration can still get a good taste of it, and also know that the particular hike will not expose them to dangers beyond their skill level.
It is not an ideal guide for a beginner, nor is it sufficient in and of itself to enjoy Death Valley. You would need a good overall map of the park -- the NPS topo map of the whole park is ideal for that purpose. You should also have some familiarity with the rigors of exploring desert wilderness -- the book seems to assume that the reader already has some of this background, though it does have a useful discussion of this subject. But for the enthuthiast who alrady has this info or is already familiar with it, the book is incredible.
If you are a neophyte, don't be intimidated and not buy this book. It will serve as a wonderful portal to a world that you have heard about -- just be careful since desert wilderness exploration can be daunting.
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