Redwood National & State Parks: Tales, Trails, & Auto Tours (Paperback)

~ (Author), Gisela Rohde (Author)

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Product Description

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,

About the Author

Jerry and Gisela Rohde are the authors of three guidebooks to national and state parks. Gisela, a self-trained naturalist, provides detailed information about local plants and wildlife. Jerry, the former president of the Humboldt County Historical Society, uncovers each area's rich and captivating human history. Together they explore the parks and their surroundings by car, by bicycle, and on foot as they research each book. Larry Eifert has provided many outstanding murals, posters, and other artwork for numerous parks and wildlife refuges.

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: Mountain Home Publishing (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964026104
• ISBN-13: 978-0964026100
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,576,306 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Little Guidebook Ever, May 3, 2003

By	Fritz R. Ward "dayhiker" (Crestline, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Part natural history, part local history, and chock full of fascinating details about Redwood National and State Parks, this is the guidebook to get for the Northern California Coast. I purchased it primarily as a hiking guide for the all too brief period I first spent in the Park, but have enjoyed reading it ever since.

The book covers Native American peoples of the region, the history of conservation efforts to save the Redwoods, and provides detailed descriptions for those who want an "auto tour" through the park. But the most enjoyable aspects of the book for me were the many sidebars within the text and their selection of hiking trails. The sidebars deal mostly with local history, and are written with a healthy dose of humor. Indeed, such titles as "The State of Jefferson: Not just a jest" and "Big Diamond: The Prehistoric Pachyderm of Prarie Creek" are so enjoyable that they deserve a separate book in their own right. The selection of hikes the Rohde's offer is also excellent. These parks offer lots of hiking opportunities, but they have picked the best of bunch, a real help to visitors with a strict time budget.

Why is it that all the truly wonderful books are 'Out of Stock' or, worse yet, 'Out of Print?' This book deserves better. Buy it if you get the chance. It's an excellent investment in any vacation on the Northern California coast.