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Best Easy Day Hikes Beartooths

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I live in southwest Montana, and I can say that this is really the best resource for those who want to explore the Beartooths. The amount of information provided for each hike is amazing - what an undertaking it must have been to put this together! The result is a very readable, most informative guide. There's a reason that there aren't a plethora of guides to the Beartooths on the market - it's been done right the first time.

If you're headed to the Beartooths, this is the book to have. I wish all hiking books were like this one. His descriptions of the trails are accurate, as well as his instructions on finding the trailheads. I thoroughly enjoy the graphs indicating the topography of the trail - a solid line showing the trail going up and down. I have found this book very helpful in planning my hiking adventures throughout the Beartooth.

Anyone interested in hiking the Beartooths should own this book, or the more expansive, "Hiking the Beartooths" also published by Falcon and written by the same author. Each trail is not only detailed comprehensively, but done so with enough warmth and passion to turn these books into enjoyable reads. I keep my copies on the coffee table next to the couch for pre-nap perusal during the winter months. They are finely written.

Bill Schneider, your exceedingly reliable author, has painstakingly composed everything you'll need to successfully weave your way through this national treasure: How to drive to the trailhead. Sometimes WHAT to drive to the trailhead. Distance covered during the hike. Difficulty ratings for the hikes. Any Forest Service regulations applied to the hike or area. Key points, like stream crossings, trail junctions, notable landmarks, etc, are also provided. Plenty of information.

So, I highly recommend this book for any Beartooth wanderer, but, as I said earlier, "Hiking the Beartooths" may be a better purchase if you'd like an all-encompassing guide that includes multiple difficulty levels, including the easier day hikes listed in the book reviewed here.

- t -
13 June, 2010