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Summary: A good starting point for your 4x4 adventure
Review: "Sierra Nevada Byways" is the 3rd book by Tony Heugel that I've purchased since acquiring a Subaru Forester (not a heavy duty off-road monster, but more than capable of many pavement-free adventures). This is a great series!Content (4 stars): Excellent for beginners like me. I've been on one of these trips already (Jawbone to Lake Isabella), and found the directions to be accurate and concise (so the navigator has time to enjoy the scenery!). A majority of the tours in this book are rated "Easy", making this a good choice for the first-time off-roader. I also appreciate that each tour is captured in two pages: one page of text (rating, directions, local points of interest) next to the map on the facing page. Sometimes I wish there was a little more information (landmarks, more detail on map), but there's usually enough to get you through. Format (2 stars): Previous releases by Tony Heugel were spiral-bound, with an extra flap to hold your place. Those features are sorely missed in this paperback version. I think I'd rather have taken my chances with the older easier-to-use but not up-to-date release of this book. Doesn't look like much of the content has changed significantly, anyway. The older versions had color on the maps, too, making them easier to read. Overall: Flipping through this book makes me want to hit the road on another adventure! Probably not the best choice for the hard-core 4-wheeler, but an excellent book for the mild-mannered yet adventurous sort who'd like to get away for a while.
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Summary: a good book. bought my third copy
Review: I just bought another copy of this book, this for my son's birthcay. My wife and I finally got to use ours last summer and found it very useful. Had no problems following it over about a week, and used the maps it recommended. I recommend it, and in fact this is the third I've bought. We have others in the series, and liked them also.
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Summary: rebuttle
Review: To the customer who was "very disappointed in this book" it states plainly in the first few pages that it is not a difinitve guide to backroading and in fact recommends that you buy supplimentary maps and check with local (listed in the book also) resources for current road conditions as weather and local use may have altered the reliablility of the original map. Gentle readers, please realize that prefaces and warning pages are written for a reason and take advantage of the information provided in these often overlooked gems. This book is wonderful!
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Summary: Unique and helpful guide to exploring the Sierra
Review: We've found this book useful and handy. It has given us a resonable alternative to hiking. We have found it accurate and helpful. It's well recommended.
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Summary: A good starting point for your 4x4 adventure
Review: While this book doesn't provide all the information that you will need to undertake some of these 4x4 adventures, the author certainly gets you off to a running start. I use this book to learn about roads in an area I am visiting, then buy the appropriate maps and contact ranger stations, etc. to find out road conditions. It has brought several very cool drives to my attention that I otherwise wouldn't have known about. This book is a fixture in my glove box on trips to the Sierra.
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