pdkauffmann's review against another edition
4.0
Very helpful guide but now I definitely want to do everything in Yosemite! Would have appreciated more rankings/reviews to help with decisions. Liked the slim form factor but wish it had more pictures, although I realize some people (my wife included) prefer to be surprised at first sight.
readingaway84's review against another edition
4.0
This provided very useful and detailed information for upcoming Yosemite trip. Disclaimer: I only read the Yosemite section. I enjoyed some of the detailed descriptions of the hiking trails and such.
skitch41's review against another edition
4.0
(Note: Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program)
Lonely Planet makes some of the best guide books you are likely to find, probably due to the fact that the authors of each book have extensive first-hand experience from the location they are visiting, and this one about the Yosemite, Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks is no exception. Just about everything you would want to know is in here. You're at Tenaya Lake? This guide will give you information about it along with any activities to plan while your there. Bringing a dog? Lonely Planet will fill you in on any policies the parks will have to offer. Only have one day to spend? The front of the book offers some suggested routes to follows and things to see for however long you;re going to be there and for however much you have in your pocket. And, for those interested in the parks themselves, their history, geology, etc. this guide provides a 20+ page section on all of that. Not enough to make you as knowledgeable as a Park Ranger, but enough to know what you're looking at when you enter the park. Especially welcome is a calendar of seasonal activities and tips to help you plan your trip for any time in the year. All of that in in about 250+ pages too! I think the only thing missing that would have made this guide book perfect is some topographically accurate maps for use when your hiking or backpacking. The guide does include maps, but not the kind you could use should you get lost and somehow misplaced the map the park would've (or should've) provided you with when you entered. Still, this guide is a must have for anyone who is going to the parks for the first time or who have been there already and want to see new things the parks has to offer.
Lonely Planet makes some of the best guide books you are likely to find, probably due to the fact that the authors of each book have extensive first-hand experience from the location they are visiting, and this one about the Yosemite, Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks is no exception. Just about everything you would want to know is in here. You're at Tenaya Lake? This guide will give you information about it along with any activities to plan while your there. Bringing a dog? Lonely Planet will fill you in on any policies the parks will have to offer. Only have one day to spend? The front of the book offers some suggested routes to follows and things to see for however long you;re going to be there and for however much you have in your pocket. And, for those interested in the parks themselves, their history, geology, etc. this guide provides a 20+ page section on all of that. Not enough to make you as knowledgeable as a Park Ranger, but enough to know what you're looking at when you enter the park. Especially welcome is a calendar of seasonal activities and tips to help you plan your trip for any time in the year. All of that in in about 250+ pages too! I think the only thing missing that would have made this guide book perfect is some topographically accurate maps for use when your hiking or backpacking. The guide does include maps, but not the kind you could use should you get lost and somehow misplaced the map the park would've (or should've) provided you with when you entered. Still, this guide is a must have for anyone who is going to the parks for the first time or who have been there already and want to see new things the parks has to offer.
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