Customer Reviews

Moon Oregon (Moon Handbooks)

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We used the Moon Oregon Handbook for guidance on a driving trip from the eastern border of Oregon near Boise, ID, to Bend OR via US 26, (stayed 3 nights) and on to Silverton (1 night) and Portland (5 nights). We appreciated the book's advice to see John Day fossil beds-Painted Hills, the High Desert Museum, Oregon Gardens, Silver Falls State Park. We wished the guide had mentioned the times of services at Mount Angel Abbey. We dropped off the rental car when we first arrived in Portland and never missed it afterwards. Though the book mentions the city's "excellent mass transit" it neglected to say that it is free (!) downtown. Overall, though, we were quite satisfied with the scope, accuracy and tone of the book and we loved this slice of Oregon.

It was great to have this on a Kindle when traveling, to be able to reference without lugging around a book (or tearing out the pertinent pages, which I've done in the past to DTBs). The suggestions & ratings seemed to match up pretty well with the hardcopy visitor guides and online ratings we also referenced.

I've not been disappointed with any of the books I've read in the Compass Guides series. This book, like the rest, is written by a very knowledgeable native.