No comments about Exploring the Fremont.

No comments about The Wpa Guide to 1930s Iowa.

No comments about Salt Lake City Underfoot: Self-Guided Tours of Historic Neighborhoods: Centennial Edition.

3 comments about Veg Out: Denver & Salt Lake City.

1. Finally a guide book for Denver & Boulder that helps me locate healthy & tasty vegetarian food! I found this book easy to access, well organized, and at times, quite funny. Ms. Mather clearly did her research on this and it shows... I wish I had her job!



2. Let me start by saying I think guides like this are desperately needed, but also there is a responsibility of the author to provide fair critiques of the restaraunts chosen and I have major difficulties with some of the reviews given. I focus here mostly on the Salt Lake aspects of the guide, being a resident.
   
   My most major problem with the reviews was a three-star review given to a major national chain. The same review of the same chain appears six times in the guide verbatim. This would be fair, except no other national chain restaraunt appears in the guide, and there is no differences between any of the reviews.
   
   It also does not impress me that several exclusively vegetarian restaraunts ratings have been beaten out by restaraunts having few if any vegetarian or vegan fare. In one instance, a one-star restaraunt's review has no constructive criticism of the food from the establisment, but in the notes above considers the ambience "dingy". In another instance, vegetables accompanying a curry dish (potatoes, baby carrots, and onions) are considered "bland-looking" and needed some "green for both color and taste" - I thought these were the traditional accompaniment for a curried dish and the point was to be bland to offset the curry?
   
   Without nit-picking too much more, the guide is a welcome and needed, but I hope the second edition undergoes a change in the consistancy of the reviews.



3. This may have been at one time a good guide, filling a great niche. Unfortunately at this time it is three years old. I found too many errors- specifically reviews and listings for restaurants that have closed, changed names/owners- for it to be trustworthy or even that useful. Granted, I live in the Boulder area and know most of the vegetarian restaurants here and in Denver, so I bought it to find those that I don't know of. Those listed in the guide may or may not even exist anymore.

1 comments about Salt Lake City: Jewel of the Wasatch.

1. It's rare to see a book of this exceptional quality for this price. Beautiful photos, interesting text - this is a really pretty book that will give you an overview of the area, which is really a beautiful place.

No comments about Zion Canyon: A Storied Land (Desert Places).

5 comments about Utah Byways: 65 Backcountry Drives For The Whole Family, including Moab, Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, San Rafael Swell and Glen Canyon.

1. For the price (less than tank of gas) Utah Byways is easily the best buy in the genre of off-highway exploring, by the most acclaimed author in the field. It is a thorough and well-illustrated glovebox-size guide to the state's most spectacular backcountry roads. Unlike other 4WD books, the author has personally made sure that every route is suitable to a stock 4WD sport-utility vehicle. The book provides a full range of backcountry driving experiences, from graded gravel roads to famous 4x4 trails like Elephant Hill. But the focus is really on experiencing Utah's natural wonders and human history. You will visit remote rock art sites, Anasazi ruins, trilobite fossil beds, ford rivers and streams, wind through forests and narrow, high-walled slickrock canyons. You will drive on the actual bed of the historic transcontinental railroad, and meander across the Great Basin on the old Pony Express and Overland Stage trail. The extensive geographic coverage leaves no region unexplored, from the Uinta Mountains to the Wasatch Range, from Moab to the Great Basin and the most remote reaches of canyon country, even a bit of the Mojave Desert. The photos are outstanding as well, although they're b&w. Among the best features are the detailed, full-page maps that accompany each of the 65 top-notch routes that the author describes, and the handy 5x9-inch format. It's designed to fit into an SUV's side pocket or glovebox, making it easy to take along while still including abundant content. Also included is an extensive how-to chapter, and a listing of information sources that includes Web sites. Adding still more to its value and appeal is the author's multi-activity approach. Mountain bikers, hikers and campers as well as adventurous travelers will find it an outstanding resource, too, because Utah Byways is far more than a driving guide.



2. Unlike some of the other readers, I cheated and checked this book out of the public library first (living in Salt Lake City, libraries are full of books about Utah).

   The directions, mileage indicators, degree of difficulty and highlights are really excellent. We used this book extensively during our last trip to So. Utah and we able to find each trail of interest without any problem.

   Unfortunately, the maps for each trail are adequate at best. Instead the book refers you to available published maps of a specific area. Also, all the photos are in black and white which is really a disappointment when you consider the red-rock beauty of So. Utah.

   But, for the price and size of the book, you won't be disappointed.




3. I picked it up in Moab on a recent winter trip (good time to go). We really, really liked the roads it took us on. Bring your bike! Now that I've seen the place, the pictures should be in color, though. I recommend it.



4. I bought this book for our family vacation 2 years ago to Utah. It was one of two books that were the foundation for planning our best vacation yet. In fact, we had such a great time that we are planning to return next year.

   This book enabled us to get off the main roads and explore Utah backcountry. Without it, we would not have been brave enough to explore on our own and see so many great sites. The author's format is very user-friendly and has the EXACT information that I wanted to know (road difficulty, highlights, distance, time, etc) in order to plan our trip.

   Contrary to the earlier reviewer, I don't mind the photos. Although they are b/w, they still convey the beauty and feel of canyon country.




5. Utah Byways: 65 Backcountry Drives is an excellent book. The trail descriptions are extremely accurate, concise and helpful. I liked the photographs because they give a perspective on a drive. The list of resources, parks and places of interest in the back of the book is invaluable. I wish I had time to go on all the drives. Good job.

No comments about The Open Spaces: Incidents of Nights and Days Under the Blue Sky.

No comments about Hidden Salt Lake City and Beyond: Including Park City, Deer Valley, Alta and Snowbird.

No comments about Mobil Travel Guide Southwest, 2005: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah (Mobil Travel Guides (Includes All 16 Regional Guides)).