Kate Siber

If you like to hike or want to start hiking this book is for you. Even if you just want to dream about hiking looking through this book will find ever more dreams to want to fulfill. Like any National Geographic book the photographs are stunning. Just looking through them is enough to spark travel envy.

The book offers all manner of hikes from easy to expert on all of the continents. Some involve some serious climbing that I will never, ever do. But I did thoroughly enjoy looking through the show more photos and reading about things other people will do.

The book offers a forward, introduction and then a very useful gear guide. After that the hikes are broken down by North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceana, Australia and Antarctica. A short chapter on hiking conservation ends the book.

The marvel of the book is learning about the wide variety of hiking opportunities if you are just beginning to explore the world of hiking or to expand your knowledge if you have only hiked on one continent. Each hike lists the distance, the amount of time it should take, the best time of year to go, and the difficulty. You will find a well written descrption and a “what you’ll find” on the hike. And those photos. It’s those photos that truly bring the descriptions alive.

I’ve paged through the book several times since I’ve received it and each time I’ve seen something new. It’s a real joy to explore – even to just read about a hike or two now and then. My husband and found a few he wants to try! My only complaint with the book and it’s a small one is that beyond the main section there is little rhyme or reason as to how the hikes are presented. Not by difficulty level, not by location on the continent or country or state or who knows what. There is a glossary in the back but still, in paging through the book it’s a bit hard to find your way. Again, a minor, minor complaint in a book full of so much beauty. show less

A sturdy hardcover for young armchair adventurers that will hopefully inspire them to explore our national parks! The gorgeous illustrations remind me of Charley Harper's flat style, and on the splash pages for the parks a variety of people are shown, indicating that parks are for everyone!

Not every park gets a feature but there's only so much space, I suppose. Every park is mentioned at least on the region pages, though. I do recall seeing a typo or two (or maybe just word choice where I show more would've picked something a little different), but overall a good way to pique interest in public lands. I initially bought this as a baby shower gift and then decided to get my own copy! show less

Thank you to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group – Wide Eyed Editions and the author for an ARC of this book.

If you ever need to add to your American bucket list, this book is for you. This is a book you could plan vacations with, with all the interesting adventure ideas it supplies. Although some of these adventure ideas may be pricey, I think that goal of this book is more to get people interested in stepping outside of the comfort zone and to see what types of adventures are possible in show more different states due to weather, terrain, history, etc. So much of this book involves being interested in and appreciating nature, and attending to one's surroundings, which is something that we all should be doing more. Like every other Wide Eyed Edition books, the illustrations were fabulous and the adventures reignited my desire to explore more. show less

Thank you to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group – Wide Eyed Editions and the author for an ARC of this book.

As a teacher and former art student, I loved this book. Not only are the illustrations breath taking, but I love all the little fun facts about each park. The layout of the text makes all of the information interesting, yet digestible. I know this book is aimed at young readers, however, this book would make a great coffee table book and is something I would pick up for myself or a show more fellow nature loving friend.

I would also recommend the print version over the ebook, as text would be easier to see. show less