100 Hikes in New Mexico (100 Hikes in) 2nd Edition |  | Author: Craig Martin
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 85,120
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 290
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0898867908
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.890454
EAN: 9780898867909
ASIN: 0898867908
Publication Date: March 1, 2002
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Product Description
* Twenty-nine all-new hikes
* Explore trails ravaged by the 2000 Cerro Grande Fire
* Over 13,000 of the previous edition sold
New Mexico offers a surprising variety of terrain to explore: from the Chihuahuan Desert in the south, to remarkable alpine lakes in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the north. Includes easy one- and two-mile day jaunts, numerous eight- to 12-mile hikes, and 20-plus-mile backpack trips for the more ardent adventurer.
Interesting on-the-trail information such as the history of old mining camps, homesteads, and ghost towns is included. Most hikes are quickly accessible from the urban centers of Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
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 Beautiful photos, great trail descriptions September 26, 2003
Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA)
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
New Mexico is a great state to hike. Even without the magnificent hikes in and around the Taos, there are plenty of other trails to explore and enjoy. This book does it all! It is an exceptionally well-designed book for hikers across the spectrum. Whether you're a neophyte or have climbed Denali, this book contains all the essential information you need to tackle the hikes listed. The photos are all in color and are breathtaking! You really get a sense of what each hike will look like before you undertake it. Every hike also has a color map to accompany the text description. The maps are easy to follow and instructive. Equally pleasing is that the authors take the time to describe each hike in extensive detail, though they are never wordy. They list the elevation gains, give succinct but necessary directions to each trailhead and provide ample analysis of the strengths/weaknesses of each trek. The book is small and light enough to carry in your backpack, if you feel the need to consult it while on the trail. I have over 50 hiking books in my library and it would be hard to imagine a more complete, more photographically stunning or better written guide. From desert to mountains, New Mexico has it all. I enthusiastically recommend this gem!
Great Guide for tourists March 25, 2009
C. Castle (Ca, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I lived for several years in Santa Fe and took several of the hikes mentioned in the book. There's a lot of lovely hiking to be done in northern NM. It helps dispel the image of NM as a flat desert, which is more like the southern part. Thing is, the book seems better for visitors to the state who need a good reliable guide to hikes. Locals (well at least i used to be one) already know most stuff.
GREAT BOOK July 13, 2009
Robert A. Stacy (Houston, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Had done 30% of the hikes before I bought the book; now have done 75% of the hikes in the book. PAY ATTTENTION TO THE DIFFICULTY RATINGS; THEY ARE SPOT ON!
A must for the NM hiker. June 17, 2002
11 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is a great book that really makes my camping trips. I have children and with this we know weather or not we can do a hike and where they are, a must for the New Mexico Hiker.
100 Hikes in nEw Mexico November 12, 2006
J. A. Rogers (Jacksonville, Fla.)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Exactly what I hoped for, fact-filled and objectively informational. Highly recommended for anyone hiking New Mexico.
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