Moon Handbooks: Yellowstone-Grand Tetons (1st Ed.) (Paperback)

~ Don Pitcher (Author)

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Product Description

Yellowstone/Grand Teton Handbook guides travelers to an array of remarkable experiences waiting just off the tourist track: torchlit ski parades, chuck wagon dinners, white-water kayaking, Native American art shows, dog sled races, and more. In addition to money-saving dining and lodging recommendations, the author offers information on local history, environmental issues, backcountry exploration, and winter travel.

About the Author

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Don Pitcher grew up all over the East Coast-from Florida to Maine. He moved west to attend college and immediately fell in love with its wide open spaces. Although trained as an ecologist, Don Pitcher's love of travel led him into the field of writing and photography. In addition to this book, he is the author of Moon Handbooks Yellowstone-Grand Teton, Moon Handbooks Washington, and Moon Handbooks Alaska-Yukon. His photographs have appeared in numerous books, calendars, magazines, and advertisements. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566911990
• ISBN-13: 978-1566911993
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,067,325 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy This One!, September 1, 2000

By	"femailme" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

I just came back from vacation in Jackson Hole, and this book was like a bible for our trip. Not only was it small enough not to be cumbersome in my bag, but it was so indepth as to be excessive -- just like I like travel books to be. It is replete with local history, shopping and accomodations tips, geology, and so much more. My girlfriend's mom, a Jackson native who prides herself on her knowledge of the area and its wildlife, fell so in love with it I gave it to her. The only minor issue I had with the book was that he didn't include much discussion on birdlife (big deal, right?). If you're going to travel the whole state, please buy Pitcher's book on all of Wyoming. Incidentally, I am a very big fan of Lonely Planet guides, but there didn't appear to be a good one for Wyoming or this area.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Companion for Yellowstone National Park, June 3, 2002

By	L. Kelly (Lakewood, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just returned from a visit to Yellowstone and found this book extremely helpful both in planning the trip and as a reference while there. I particularly liked the author's reviews of the accomodations within the park, which I found to be accurate, especially his reviews of the accomodations at the Old Faithful area, Canyon, and Lake Yellowstone.

The book contains excellent, accurate maps and the descriptions of touring the park contain lots of little-known sites that were worth seeing. Also, the book contains great information on hikes within the park.

I looked at several other guides to Yellowstone, this one by far outshines the other ones that I saw.

Enjoy your visit to this wonderful park!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 27, 2006

By	Jeremy D. (Seattle) "jdd_seattle" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks Yellowstone and Grand Teton, Second Edition (Paperback)

First, beware, this book is largely about the towns surrounding Yellowstone. It has 30 pages on Grand Teton, 90 pages on Yellowstone, and 180 pages on areas outside the parks.

The entire Yellowstone section is lumped into one item in the Table of Contents which means that to find say "old faithful" you have to either check the index or flip randomly through the book.

Lastly, the lack of detail was appaling. For example it said only that Canyon has "various stores and eating places." Such as? A place to get a sandwich? A place for a nice dinner? A store with a good selection of camping gear? No way to know until you get there.

I skimmed this book before I left but I was in Yellowstone for a week and barely opened this book because I found it so frustrating.