50 Hikes with Kids Utah and Nevada is an engaging, accessible, and very useful guide to family friendly local hikes in Utah and Nevada collected by Wendy Gorton and Hailey Terry. Released 17th Oct 2023 by Hachette on their Timber Press imprint, it's 280 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats.
This
handbook is full of ideas for planning family hiking and finding
opportunities to experience nature together. It's specifically aimed at
kid friendly areas with practical suggestions for planning, choosing,
and executing trips. The general introductory chapters contain numbered
key tables with both names and features of each hike separated by state: Utah and Nevada. Readers can look
for general locations, plan an itinerary, or choose destinations based
on geographical or historical features.
The hikes are arranged geographically and are in separate chapters for Utah and Nevada. Each trip guide includes maps, points of interest, length (important!), elevation gain, difficulty, seasons of interest (many are year-round), directions, fees, facilities, extra treats and features, and contact information for the sites.
The book is beautifully illustrated throughout, with topographical and local maps, color photography, and line drawn illustrations. There are beautiful clear photos of local nature and wildlife as well.
This is a valuable guide. It is part of a series of hike/destination planners for different areas of the USA from the same publisher. It would be a great choice for home use as well as library acquisition.
Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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