No comments about The Wagon Trains of '44: A Comparative View of the Individual Caravans in the Emigration of 1844 to Oregon (American Trails Series).

1 comments about The Emigrants' Guide: To Oregon and California in 1844.

1. The book was sent in excellent condition and I am satisfied with my book.

No comments about Atomic Marbles & Branding Irons: A Guide to Museums, Collections, and Roadside Curiosities in Washington and Oregon.

No comments about Oregon Coast.

1 comments about Hiking Oregon Three Sisters.

1. We recently used this guide in selecting a short day hike. The loop we selected came across as very straightforward so we took off without consulting additional maps. We were annoyed to find ourselves off the loop twice after coming to trail junctions not included in the guide map. Upon returning home we looked at another guide book we had considered 'out of date', only to find that both trail junctions where we had been misled were clearly marked.

No comments about Southern Oregon Revealed: From Climate to Culture Shock.

1 comments about Oregon Blue-Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide (Blue-Ribbon Fly Fishing Guides).

1. A good book for those with no knowledge of the major stealhead and salmon fisheries of Oregon. However if you are looking for maps and tips on how and where to fish for trout- away from the crowds- this is not your book. Lots of nice photos, and advice for the drift boat fisherman.

No comments about Rand McNally Streets of Albany & Corvallis, Oregon (Rand McNally Streets Of...).

1 comments about Oregon Wine Country.

1. If you want an easy to read overview of Oregon wineries, this book is it. It's organized by both viticultural areas and by wine types. The book strikes a nice balance between enough information to be useful but not so much you that won't finish it. The photos are striking and show the breadth of the Oregon wine industry. A nice touch are the side bars introducing the winemakers and pioneers of Oregon wine. If you're into Oregon wine, I highly recommend it.

1 comments about That Ribbon of Highway: Highway 99 from the Oregon Border to the State Capital.

1. "That Ribbon of Highway" wonderfully captures the memory of those times when travel along "the Main Street of California" was indeed an adventure, before Interstate 5 made travel through the state a matter of speeding from origin to destination with the only experience with the outside world involving, say, a quick stop at the drive-through window at yet another stamped-out McDonald's. As the author points out, of the three major north/south highways in California, Highway 101 may have been more romantic, Highway 395 more mysterious, but it was Highway 99 that truly served as "the peoples' highway," and thus is arguably more important in a historical scope.

   I like this book a lot. The author and photographer have wonderfully captured the historical spirit of Highway 99. I give it four stars instead of five only because I don't want to build the expectations of this book too much. It isn't a big, coffee table-sized tome filled with large glossy full-color photos and expansive essays. Rather, it's more a small, "night stand" sized volume, with black and while photos and brief treatments of the various points of interest along the stretch of the highway between the Oregon border and Sacramento. However, the modest format of the book likely compliments memories of those pre-Interstate 5 days more adeptly than would a Time/Life version of the subject; this little book goes gentle on the memories of our hearts by bringing them to the fore rather than revising them with someone else's vision.

   For those readers who treasure the memories of a time when travel by road seemed a richer, more colorful experience, I heartily recommend this enjoyable little book. HJ