Explore! Theodore Roosevelt National Park: A Guide to Exploring the Roads, Trails, River, and Canyons (Exploring Series) (Paperback)

by Levi Novey (Author)

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In addition to providing general logistical information for park visitors, this guide includes interpretive information about Theodore Roosevelt National Park and its features, suggested hikes, stories and legends about the life of Theodore Roosevelt, contemporary and historic photographs, a color foldout map, and information about additional cultural and recreational opportunities in close proximity to the park.

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North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park offers one-of-a-kind journeys into the landscape that inspired Theodore Roosevelt to become an early champion of conservation and of our national parks system. Visit prairie dog towns and the site of Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch, share the road with bison and elk, and enjoy a variety of trails - from short interpretive walks to a 96-mile trek that connects the three units of the park. Explore! Theodore Roosevelt National Park shows you all these outdoor opportunities and more.

For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuides have set the standard for outdoor guidebooks. Written by top experts, each guide invites you to experience the adventure and beauty of the outdoors.

 

Look inside to find:

• A foldout color map of the park, complete with trails, activities, and points of interest
• Where to walk, hike, paddle, and ride a horse
• Tips on enjoying the park's backcountry, complete with trail descriptions
• Lists of area accommodations, campsites, and B&Bs
• President Roosevelt's personal connection to the present-day park

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Product Details Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (May 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0762740876 ISBN-13: 978-0762740871 Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #566,340 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) #7 in  Books > Travel > United States > States > North Dakota

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars National Park Enthusiest, June 1, 2007 By  National Park # 1 Fan - See all my reviews Super book ! I have used a number of guidebooks, so when someone offered to loan me a copy I was skeptical at first. Now I am ordering a copy of my own. This will really help me organize my upcoming North Dakota trip. The writing was engaging and I think the author gave a good overall sense of the place. I think most people would want to go there for many of the aspects covered. I want to get into the history and hope to see lots of animals. It was especially good to know that there are possible side trips that look like fun nearby. I almost always get to talk to other people who try to " make the rounds " of the National Parks so now I think I could give them some good tips that I read about. Next time, I'm going to look at the Falcon book first because it was very clear and got me excited. Some of the others look good to start with but when you get down to it they get carried away with too many things that I think would be boring to most of us. It was easy to go to the index when I wanted to find something specific. And my son will probably get a kick out of the questions in the back. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Explore! Theodore Roosevelt National Park, June 27, 2007 By  P. David Kurtz - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    My brother who lives in Minnesota is traveling with his family to the Dakotas this summer. So I have been doing a bit of research for him on sites to visit. I was delighted to come across this recent publication of perhaps one of the lessor known but yet very interesting national park in the Dakotas. What I like most about this book is the vivid picture it creates of the park. It enables me to vision what I will see and hear if I were to hike and drive through the park. The way the book is organized provides a pictoral flow to what one will see when touring both the north and south sections of the park. The maps provide a helpful macro view of the park and the clear directions in the text of the book make touring the park see quite manageable for a family. I like the personal inviting writing style of the author and the many side bars that offer interesting historical accounts, information about the geography and geology, as well as, animal life on the high dessert praire. I look forward to sending the book to my brother and hope that he adds Theodore Roosevelt National Park to his summer travel plans. 3.0 out of 5 stars A little about a lot of things, April 26, 2008 By  Arthur Digbee (Indianapolis, IN, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)       Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a minor gem of the national park system. Something like half of its "visitors" do no more than stop at a rest area on I-94 that is nominally within the park, where they enjoy the vistas into Painted Canyon. Most of the rest go on a scenic drive through the South Unit, where they enjoy seeing a high density of Great Plains animals such as bison and prairie dogs. Fewer still visit the North Unit, about 90 minutes away, with distinct badlands and a somewhat different suite of animals. Only a few dozen make the difficult drive to the Elkhorn Unit, which protects the site of Roosevelt's cabin. Novey has given us an enthusiastic invitation to visit the park, written at about a middle school reading level. He provides a little bit of information about everything, from wildlife and geology to driving routes and hiking trails. All this information is available once you're in the park, and most of it is also available on the park website ([...]). But here the information is helpfully collected in a book. The book has nice pictures, some helpful maps, and even a quiz at the end. About two-fifths of the text talks about things to do elsewhere in the general region, which conveys the impression that there isn't enough to do at TRNP itself. That's probably right if you want only a driving tour. There are some pleasant surprises if you're willing to hike a few miles and not afraid of fording a shallow river. There's enough information here to help you find those places. But I wish the book went into greater depth about the park.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty mediocre This is an okay guide book, best for those for whom the very idea of traveling to North Dakota is mind-blowing, or for those who want a watered-down version of the same info... Read more Published on May 28, 2007 by mountain viewer Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762740876
• ISBN-13: 978-0762740871
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #566,340 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars National Park Enthusiest, June 1, 2007

By	National Park # 1 Fan - See all my reviews

Super book ! I have used a number of guidebooks, so when someone offered to loan me a copy I was skeptical at first. Now I am ordering a copy of my own. This will really help me organize my upcoming North Dakota trip.
The writing was engaging and I think the author gave a good overall sense of the place. I think most people would want to go there for many of the aspects covered. I want to get into the history and hope to see lots of animals.
It was especially good to know that there are possible side trips that look like fun nearby. I almost always get to talk to other people who try to " make the rounds " of the National Parks so now I think I could give them some good tips that I read about.
Next time, I'm going to look at the Falcon book first because it was very clear and got me excited. Some of the others look good to start with but when you get down to it they get carried away with too many things that I think would be boring to most of us. It was easy to go to the index when I wanted to find something specific. And my son will probably get a kick out of the questions in the back.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explore! Theodore Roosevelt National Park, June 27, 2007

By	P. David Kurtz - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My brother who lives in Minnesota is traveling with his family to the Dakotas this summer. So I have been doing a bit of research for him on sites to visit. I was delighted to come across this recent publication of perhaps one of the lessor known but yet very interesting national park in the Dakotas. What I like most about this book is the vivid picture it creates of the park. It enables me to vision what I will see and hear if I were to hike and drive through the park. The way the book is organized provides a pictoral flow to what one will see when touring both the north and south sections of the park. The maps provide a helpful macro view of the park and the clear directions in the text of the book make touring the park see quite manageable for a family.

I like the personal inviting writing style of the author and the many side bars that offer interesting historical accounts, information about the geography and geology, as well as, animal life on the high dessert praire. I look forward to sending the book to my brother and hope that he adds Theodore Roosevelt National Park to his summer travel plans.

3.0 out of 5 stars A little about a lot of things, April 26, 2008

By	Arthur Digbee (Indianapolis, IN, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a minor gem of the national park system. Something like half of its "visitors" do no more than stop at a rest area on I-94 that is nominally within the park, where they enjoy the vistas into Painted Canyon. Most of the rest go on a scenic drive through the South Unit, where they enjoy seeing a high density of Great Plains animals such as bison and prairie dogs. Fewer still visit the North Unit, about 90 minutes away, with distinct badlands and a somewhat different suite of animals. Only a few dozen make the difficult drive to the Elkhorn Unit, which protects the site of Roosevelt's cabin.

Novey has given us an enthusiastic invitation to visit the park, written at about a middle school reading level. He provides a little bit of information about everything, from wildlife and geology to driving routes and hiking trails. All this information is available once you're in the park, and most of it is also available on the park website ([...]). But here the information is helpfully collected in a book. The book has nice pictures, some helpful maps, and even a quiz at the end.

About two-fifths of the text talks about things to do elsewhere in the general region, which conveys the impression that there isn't enough to do at TRNP itself. That's probably right if you want only a driving tour. There are some pleasant surprises if you're willing to hike a few miles and not afraid of fording a shallow river.

There's enough information here to help you find those places. But I wish the book went into greater depth about the park.