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Adventures to Imagine, 1st Edition: Thrilling Escapes in North America (Fodor's Adventures to Imagine)

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Fodor's Travel Publications commissioned photojournalist Peter Guttman to document some 28 different escapist experiences in North America, and the result is truly delightful. Guttman's photography is brilliant, his essays crisply capture the essence of each adventure, and the appendix lists the names of specific organizations that one can contact (and contract) to engage in each of the documented experiences.

I gained an added insight from Guttman's chapter titles (Houseboating - Portaging - Mountain Biking - Cattle Driving Roundups - Olympic Bobsledding - Tall Ship Sailing - Tornado Chasing - Canyoneering - Wagon Trail Pioneering - Harp Seal Viewing - Iceberg Tracking - Puffin Birding - Race Car Driving - Hot Air Balooing - Climbing - Spelunking - White-Water Rafting - Canoing Swamp Trails - Heli-Hiking - Hiking Hut to Hut - Whale Kissing - Llama Trekking - Open Cockpit Barnstorming - Land Yachting - Reenacting Historic Battles - Iceboating - Encountering Polar Bears - Dogsledding): Words used to describe experiences end in "ing." It is the use-ing of a good that is the experience! I've been using that heuristic ever since, encouraging experience stagers to "Ing the Thing."

This book is amazing. It includes the most gorgeous photographs, information on every place, the price, and the length of each activity. The author experienced it all himself. He chose very good places you've only imagined. He also helps you plan a trip with the directory at the back. It's incredible.

the book is a set of nice photos taken in different places, has short description a la "how nice to visit".
most of them are extreme, you can be pleased by the picture but you will never go there, - does not worth it - to visit a cave you will not spend 2 or 3 days. bobsleigh adventure??? probably not
you can find much more useful info on the web.
i was in sedona, arizona 5 years ago - this is nice place - a lot of walking, nice food, you can visit grand canyon, can do hot air baloon flight, etc - expected something like this - combo of nice living, food, interesting visiting for a week...
alas, this book does not have anything descriptive and interesting