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Backroads of Pennsylvania

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If you are looking for places to drive around PA, this is must have. The photography is amazing. It shows hundreds of places that you can visit on 1 or 2 day drives. It reminds everyone how diverse PA is.

Part of the outstanding "Pictorial Discover Guides" series from Voyageur Press, Backroads Of Pennsylvania by Marcus Schneck (outdoor editor and environmental contributor for the Harrisburg "Patriot-News") is an intimate travel guide to out-of-the way rustic, historic, and inspirational locales in this great state. Illustrated with both black-and-white and color photographs by Glenn Davis, and fleshed out with extensive histories of noteworthy sites, Backroads Of Pennsylvania is highly recommended for vacationers and will prove thoroughly entertaining reading for armchair travelers as well!

The photographs in this book are fantastic. Judging by the picture of the photographer in the back he took them with a large format camera, and it shows. A few even seem more realistic than if you were actually there when they were taken.

All in all, the book is money well spent for anyone with a bit of wanderlust and easy access to Pennsylvania.

purchased item as a gift. It seems very useful for those interested in seeing things off the beaten path

This was a nice looking book, but I bought it for my grandmother, expecting it to be more of a tour/guide book. It's more like a history book, and not really what I was looking for so I returned it. It's not the kind of book you'd be able to look at while on the road (like say have the navigator point things out - too wordy for that). It does have some really nice photos though. Also, when I received the book the cover was a little worn, even though it was supposed to be new, so another reason I didn't want to give it as a gift.

Good book for sparking people's trip ideas. This is one I leave laying out for guests. The routes are not always the one's I would pick for the regions I'm familar with but are all sights to see. The pictures are great and there's enough information if people are curious they can look up more.

When I "searched inside this book," I found a text section on "Holtwood" & "Conowingo" Dams, not far from the Maryland border. I'm from around that area & have always been in awe of its beauty, so when I ordered this book, I was hoping there would be at least one nice photo or two of those places. Much to my disappointment, there was not a single one! The other photos were still good, but a great injustice was done by not showing that beautiful area!

This book is an excellent resource for finding many of the hidden gems in rural Pa! Stunning photographs and well written and researched stories add color and meaning to the destinations. It's a great read and a valuable resource.

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Wonderful book. Chockful of information in easy reading format. The photography is great. The whole book makes me want to visit soon.