Hiking Oregon

by Donna Lynn Ikenberry

Book Overview

From a magnificent western coastline to sky-piercing mountains and rugged eastern deserts, Oregon is a year-round hiker's paradise. Oregon seems to have it all. Its dramatically sculpted sea cliffs... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560445718
• ISBN13: 9781560445715
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: FalconGuide
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A pretty good mix

The hikes described in this book cover a lot of territory. From the deserts of southeastern Oregon to the near-rainforest areas of the Oregon coast. This is appreciated, as most books tend to overlook anything east of the Cascade mountain range.A good book for beginning or intermediate hikers, the guide includes basic hiking tips and reminders to care for the areas that the guide will take you. It also sticks to describing trails that fall into the same skill level (nothing too hairy here). The trails described in the book are all pretty well-established, and are marked and monitored by the forest service (or other agency in charge of the trail). Also, the hikes are all short hikes (most are 1/2 day, but ranges from 20 min to the occasional overnighter).If you are fairly new to hiking or just passing through and looking to spend some time in the beautiful Oregon wilderness, this is a pretty good book. It won't get you to the "secret" parts of Oregon, but it will take you to some beautiful places. The drawbacks: The maps lack detail (although for the hikes described, its not really necessary) and it needs an index of landmarks, so if you are looking to go someplace in particular, you have to read through the descriptions of the hikes.