A fully illustrated guide to the country's largest redwood park, RN&SP features 50 amusing and exciting tales of the region's colorful history, 25 precisely described hikes, and a dozen dazzling auto tours. Acclaimed park artist Larry Eifert,
Jerry Rohde has been writing guidebooks to the Northwest for the last 20 years. He'd like to keep at it for at least another 20. Rohde coauthors many of his books with his wife, Gisela. She specializes in the natural history and he focuses on the human history. When doing trail guides, Gisela wears the pedometer and Jerry carries the notebook, which is small. That's OK, because Jerry writes small, too.
The Rohdes love hiking, researching, and helping readers gain a sense of place. "We feel it's our job to be Place Rangers," says Jerry. "We don't care if we make much money at it, but we do care that we inform, entertain, and inspire readers. We love it when someone tells us that they've used one of our books to get out of the house and explore nature. We wouldn't trade jobs with anyone."
