Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Canyon [Paperback]

Ron Adkison (Author)

Book Description

Series: Best Easy Day Hikes Series | Publication Date: March 1, 1998

Hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including families.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Taking you to some of the most scenic sections of the fabulous Grand Canyon National Park, this book includes short descriptions and maps of the author's favorite easy day hikes in the park. All hikes in this book are fairly short, usually (but not always) without big hills, and are all on well-defined, easy-to-follow trails.

About the Author

Ron Adkison, an avid hiker and backpacker, began his outdoor explorations at age six. Since then he has logged more than 11,000 trail miles in ten western states. He has walked every trail in this guide multiple times to provide precise, firsthand information about the trails, as well as features of ecological and historical interest. When he's not on the trail, Ron and his wife, Nancy, live in the Rocky Mountains of Southwest Montana.

Other guidebooks by Ron Adkison:
50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks
Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Glen Canyon Region
Best Easy Day Hikes Northern Sierra
Best Easy Day Hikes Southern Sierra
Exploring Beyond Yellowstone
Hiking Grand Canyon National Park
Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Glen Canyon Region
Hiking Northern California
Hiking Southern California
Hiking Washington
Hiking Wyoming's Wind River Range
Wild Northern California


Utah's National Parks

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156044603X
• ISBN-13: 978-1560446033
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,866,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ron Adkison, an avid hiker and backpacker, began his outdoor explorations at age six. Since then he has logged more than 12,000 trail miles in ten western states. He has walked every trail in this guide multiple times, to provide precise, firsthand information about the trails, as well as features of ecological and historical interest. When he's not on the trail, Ron and his wife, Nancy, live in the Rocky Mountains of southwest Montana.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Handy Pocket Size Guide to South & North Rim Hikes, January 29, 2001

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Robert W. Audretsch "bob1941" (Flagsatff, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Canyon (Paperback)

For those folks looking for a handy guide to easy Grand Canyon trails they can't go wrong with this guide. Each of the 17 descriptions includes basic facts such as trail mileage, elevation change, water availability, type of trail, directions to the trailhead and other information. Each hike is described in appropriate detail including comments about the vegetation. Upon reaching the hike's destination the author has excellent descriptions of the views encountered. Adkison's writing style is clear and easy to understand. Each hike has an easy to understand map. For those wanting to pick out more canyon details I recommend the National Geographic Trails Illustrated Grand Canyon National Park Topo Map. His mix of hikes includes not only those where one would meet a lot of other people but those where one is likely to enjoy much solitude. Both rim trails and below the rim trails are included in the book. The handy small size of this book makes it easy to carry in one's pocket or pack.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No longer Outdated. Review of the 2cd Edition., April 27, 2006

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Fritz R. Ward "dayhiker" (Crestline, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Canyon, 2nd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) (Paperback)

One has to be careful with Amazon Reviews sometimes. There is a tendency for Amazon's editors to simply transfer reviews from one edition of a book to another. This is fine on occasion, but wildly inappropriate for hiking guides. A case in point is this second edition of Adkison's 'Best Easy Dayhikes Grand Canyon.' The feature review notes that the parking information is outdated. The first edition certainly was by 2004, but this new edition (2005) includes all the parking rules that are now in effect. Adkison has also modified information on the South Rim trail to reflect its current extension, and updated information on the Shoshone Point trail.

The bottom line is that this is now a very useful book. Most people visiting the Grand Canyon don't have time for extensive treks beneath the rim. (Indeed, permits for backpacking trips are almost impossible to come by.) But if you are interested in seeing the canyon up close and personal as opposed to simply from the tour bus, by all means get this book. It contains a lot of interesting walks which can get you away from some of the heavy congestion in the park. It will certainly repay in recreational value the purchase price.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Outdated but well written, February 20, 2004

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Canyon (Paperback)

This is an interesting and well written book, but a few cautionary notes are in order. The book is severely outdated, especially regarding parking and locating trailheads. The South Kaibab can no longer be driven to, you must take a shuttle bus. This is integral information for the casual tourist or the serious hiker.

In addition, the title of the book is a little misleading. If you visit in the summer, there really are no easy hikes within the park. This is because of the extreme heat on the south rim and the unusually dry conditions that prevail there. I've hiked in the canyon for 25 years, including many rim to rim hikes, and anyone who underestimates the canyon will probably end up humbled, at the very least.

This is a good book for couch potatoes who want to experience the Grand Canyon but aren't interested in strenuous or long treks. Just be wary of the parking info contained within, it is outdated.