Used : Hiking the Grand Canyon: A Sierra Club Totebook

Average Rating:

.Hiking the Grand Canyon: A Sierra Club Totebook

by: John Annerino

March 01, 2006
I was disappointed by this book. Mr. Annerino seems to be trying to impress us with his knowledge far too often and is long-winded most of the time. I much prefer authors who try to inform instead of impress, especially in a book that is basically a how-to-hike-in-the-Grand-Canyon book.

For example:
"... the Tonto Trail is the major east-west camino through the Grand Canyon." Now many, maybe even most, people who live in the parts of the US with a Spanish influence know that camino is Spanish for road. But how about other English speakers around the world?

Or another example:
"Assuming that the Colorado River isn't rumbling along at 30,000 cfs or more, you can follow the left-hand (south) side of the ... Read More:
>>See More Reviews & Details on Hiking the Grand Canyon: A Sierra Club Totebook

Used Price: $7.00