Joshua Tree: The Complete Guide: Joshua Tree National Park [Paperback]

James Kaiser (Author)

Book Description

Series: Joshua Tree: The Complete Guide | Publication Date: March 1, 2008

Located just two hours east of Los Angeles, Joshua Tree National Park is a desert getaway that boasts some of the most dramatic and unexpected scenery in the Southwest. Stunning photographs showcase this wondrous landscape, while fascinating chapters discuss the park's history, geology, and wildlife. A guide to desert wildflowers is also included along with updated trail maps for more than 20 of the best hikes in the park.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Hands down, these are the best travel guidebooks I've ever read" --Wandering Educators --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

James Kaiser is an award-winning travel writer and photographer and the author of Acadia: The Complete Guide, Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide, and Yosemite: The Complete Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Destination Press; 3rd edition (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967890462
• ISBN-13: 978-0967890463
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #954,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James Kaiser is an award-winning travel writer and photographer. When not traveling internationally, he writes guidebooks to U.S. national parks. His book "Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide" won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Full-Color Travel Guide and the Independent Publisher Award for Best Travel Guide. In 2006 he was a photographer for Yahoo! Sports at the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. www.jameskaiser.com

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice JTree overview, August 5, 2005

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B. Leff (Washington DC area, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joshua Tree: The Complete Guide (Paperback)

The book provides great ideas for trips within the park for any user. I spent 5 days climbing in JTree but enjoyed finding out from the book what the Joshua tree actually is and going on a hike to see some petroglyphs. The photographs are very vivid and the campground maps are very useful (although an overall map with the campground locations would be useful too).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Joshua Tree: the Complete Guide, February 26, 2004

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This review is from: Joshua Tree: The Complete Guide (Paperback)

An excellent book with great photographs. It is organized very well. The author's love of the park comes through and is very inspiring.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good general guide, January 3, 2009

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Marcus Peacock (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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National Park guides are tough because it can be hard to find one that is able to provide the right amount of information you may want on wildlife, hiking trails, campgrounds, fauna, birdwatching, weather, nice photographs, and, this case, rock climbing. For the number of pages and the price, this book strikes an excellent balance on all these items. The maps, in particular, provided both macro- and micro- views of the Park. It was also logically organized so it was easy to refind items. Finally, it included two fine hikes (Inspiration Point and a spur hike to some ruins) that we could not have possibly found without the book.

My only complaint was the binding. The cover of the book fell off after two days of moderate handling. A shame, since the map on the inside cover was one of the most helpful.