Moon Handbooks: Oregon 5 Ed (Paperback)

~ (Author), Ted Long Ishikawa (Author), Brian Litt (Author) "Oregon's outdoor recreation bounty is not restricted to one corner of the state..." (more)
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Product Description

This is the most complete guide to Oregon available. From accommodations to entertainment, it provides tons of options and tips for all travelers. Visit Coos Bay and the Columbia River Gorge, explore Kentucky Falls and the Twilight Eagle Sanctuary, and read about Civil War connections and geological anomalies. This updated edition has more information on Portland, new chapters on historical events, and information on the only lift-serviced summer skiing in the country. "Comprehensive, readable guide, with 120 pages devoted to the coast." -- Travel & Leisure

Product Details

• Paperback: 590 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 5th edition (June 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566912725
• ISBN-13: 978-1566912723
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,590,410 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good guidebook by well-fed authors, August 11, 2000

By	Peter Smallhill (Pasadena, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Oregon (4th Ed.) (Paperback)

This guide offers Moon's usual comprehensive treatment of local histories and sightseeing details. Despite some awkward English, it is generally reliable and reasonably complete.

After some perusing it becomes clear what is a major interest, even passion, of the authors and apparently a subject of extensive research by them - food. In every town, ample attention is given to restaurants, listing appetizers, main courses, desserts, even ingredients. . . three pages on Bend are devoted to eating, as are 11 pages in the Portland section. There are also two pages of reviews of golf courses that are replacing mountain meadows in the Bend area.

Unfortunately, the space devoted to food reduces what can be covered regarding another Moon staple - nature. In the Bend area, there's no detail on where to go hiking in the Three Sisters Wilderness. On Crater Lake, there's no park map and only two of a dozen trails are described.

The detail on what to see in many localities makes this book a worthwhile purchase for anybody planning a visit. But if you are as into nature as many readers of Moon guidebooks, expect to supplement the book with National Forest maps and a good local hiking guide.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Primer Before Going, December 5, 2003

By	Richard Klemme (Lemont, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oregon Handbook (Moon Handbooks Oregon) (Hardcover)

I purchased and fully read the book for the purpose of preparing me for a recent two week trip to look over Oregon before a possible move there. The authors provide good quantity and quality of information about everything from history to permits to make-up of modern Oregon. If a reader purchased this book as his overall primer prior to travelling Oregon, he would do well. If one is interested in specific activities such as camping or fishing, there are better books. My only criticism is that although needed information is pretty much in this book, I had to do a lot of reading to get it rather than be able to look at the table of contents and pick my subjects. I would have liked, for example, a section just on camping and an explanation of free facilities like most state parks and about the permits required and where attainable for federal forests and other areas. The information is in the book; you just have to dig for it a bit. Overall, I am glad I purchased this book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Oregon Handbook, August 7, 2002

By	Ray Bergen (Eugene, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Oregon (4th Ed.) (Paperback)

As general reading this book is OK but I felt that it really missed the mark in its attempt to be a guide to Oregon. There seem to be a lot of holes in it. Also items that are listed in the index are not where they are supposed to be.