Quick Escapes From Houston: The Best Weekend Getaways (Quick Escapes Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)I clicked on this title, hoping to find some great ideas on what to do while I'm in Houston for the next 3 months. Unfortunately, I have no idea whether or not this book will provide that info because there is no description of the contents. Fix this PLEASE!

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Paddling Minnesota Review

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(More customer reviews)Some of the maps are lacking in detail, but this is the standard, and I think everyone paddling canoes and kayaks in Minnesota owns a copy. It's also the "official" book with the approval of the DNR (Department of Natural Resources). I'd love for better, and larger, maps, but this book is most of what you need.

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The official state guide to paddling destinations in Minnesota. Features more than 100 river and lake trips, with access points, difficulty ratings, and information on history, the environment, points of special interest, and fishing opportunities.

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Hidden Maui: Including Lahaina, Kaanapali, Haleakala, and the Hana Highway (Hidden Travel) Review

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(More customer reviews)It should be titled "Things other books talk about when describing Maui". There was not much that I found new in this book that I have not read in other Maui tour books. It had some decent descriptions and pictures, but not much more then that. I was looking for some real "hidden" places and finds, but was really disappointed.

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Hidden Maui is perfect for lovers of warm-water fun with complete information on swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving and surfing. This guide also reviews a wide range of unique accommodations, from world-class tropical resorts to welcoming little bed-and-breakfast inns. An all-new, four-color section features photo surveys of hidden beaches and native crafts as well as Hawaiian food, music and culture.

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Hidden San Diego: Including La Jolla, the Zoo, San Diego County Beaches, and Tijuana (Hidden Travel) Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm planning a trip to San Diego and I needed some ideas about what to actually do while I'm there. I already knew that I'd want to go to the San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld. I also knew that I wanted to spend some time at the beach and find a good historical park or museum. Apart from that, I was completely lost.
Hidden San Diego came to my rescue. I immediately opened this book to the section of the city where I'll be staying. I quickly came to realize that I could easily spend my entire vacation without leaving that community. There were plenty of things to do and see. After I felt confident that I could find my way around in that little section, I quickly expanded my searches to areas further away.
Still, probably my favorite portion of this book was the sections on dining. It's hard to find a good place to eat in an unfamiliar city. Then, if you are lucky enough to serendipitously find a good restaurant, you tend to stick to that one place and have to endure one type of cuisine for the entire trip. The restaurant advice in Hidden San Diego is like having a good friend who knows all of the best places to eat. No matter what your budget, what kind of atmosphere you'd prefer, or what type of fare you are feeling like this book has enough choices that you never have to eat at the same place twice.

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Combining unique travel choices, outdoor adventures, and little-known locales into guides where vacations meet adventures, each title in the Hidden series also offers readers the comfort of detailed maps, Internet information for each listing, author picks, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours. Hidden San Diego leads to over 40 sunny beaches including those with family-friendly picnic areas, fun swimming spots, exciting surfing breaks, and even one with a hidden bird sanctuary. The guide covers San Diego's famous locales as well as nearby lesser known attractions such as an old mining town and a hidden park that is perfect for hiking and riding. Hidden San Diego provides a broad selection of lodging and dining options from funky surfer hotels on the beach and homey cafes to movie star-getaway resorts and gourmet sushi bars. The guide has 11 maps.

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Real Estate Market Valuation and Analysis+ CD Review

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(More customer reviews)The book is full of qualitative analysis. While this is great, I expected more equations and drills. If you are looking for technical analyses then do not buy this book

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"A fresh, insightful look at how real estate professionals actually value properties and analyze markets. The focus on different product types as well as market segments are especially useful."-- Barry Hersh, AICP, Associate Professor of Real Estate and Urban Planning, City University of New York
This in-depth look at the core tools of real estate valuation will show you how to analyze the real estate market and assess the financial feasibility of a project. Many people go with their instincts or past experience when reviewing the financials and fail to utilize the useful data and analytical tools available in this field. Get the analytical data and tools you need to assess the financial feasibility of any project. The companion CD-ROM includes vital data so you can to see how household income, population, and crime are shaping the real estate landscape.
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The Concise Visitor's Guide to Yellowstone Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the second book I've read by Matt. The first one on Yosemite was equally good. This book was especially interesting to me since my husband and I recently visited Yellowstone. We didn't spend a long time there but could re-live some of the places we had seen. Matt does an excellant job of giving information on where to stay, where to eat, and what hikes to take. It's clear from his writtings that he truly loves the National Parks. It's written from a personal point of view which makes it all the more enjoyable. I would recommend this book to anyone planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park. It's a great read.

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Demystifying weather, wildlife populations, hundreds of square miles of backcountry, and park accommodations that are often sold out a year in advance, "The Concise Visitor's Guide to Yellowstone" by author and national park enthusiast Matt Bolton is the smartest tool to ensure your trip to America's first national park is unforgettable. This guide, the second in a series, follows Bolton's Amazon Category Best Seller, "The Concise Visitor's Guide to Yosemite." Sized to fit your backpack and your budget, your adventure begins here. In seventeen engaged and informative chapters like "Hiking Options" and "Wildlife in Yellowstone" Bolton makes a beeline to the basics so readers can really enjoy the scenic route. He satisfies the vital needs of where to stay and where to eat, and answers general questions, like how to get to Yellowstone, for first-time visitors. He offers up-to-date phone numbers and websites, as well as details on visitor centers, seasonal events for kids, and camping. Leaving no stone unearthed he also lists activities for outdoor enthusiasts who don't particularly like to hike and what to do in case of inclement weather. Whether you have a single afternoon or an entire month, Bolton walks readers through how to make the most of their time at Yellowstone and doesn't just offer what he thinks are the best trails and tours but goes the extra mile to explain why. With tips on what to pack, what sort of challenges might come up, and where to fuel the car, Bolton never misses a beat in making national parks accessible-and ensures that your time at Yellowstone is extraordinary.

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Bicycle Vacation Guide Minnesota and Wisconsin Review

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(More customer reviews)Awesome guide for planning a day or weekend bike centric trip. We based on a weekend away along the new 13 mile Gitchi Gami bike trail based on this book (Splitrock, Gooseberry falls etc.) We also spent the day riding from Hopkins, to Excelsior and on to Victoria on the light rail trail because of this book. It provides some food and shopping options along the way. It has great maps and lets you know of the trail conditions and surface type. It really brings together a lot of hard to research extended bike trail info into one well researched book. I think the author Doug Shidell personally researched most trails and points of interest.
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Bicycle Vacation Guide will take you from dreaming about your next bicycle vacation through every stage of planning the trip to loading up the bikes and riding the trails. With over 180 photos and 50 maps, this is the most attractive edition of the book ever. It's packed full of information like lodging, festivals and events, and alternate attractions. It also has information dear to every bicyclists heart- or should we say stomach? Bicycle Vacation Guide now has restaurant listings for every trail town. The listings cover eateries from brew pubs to family dining and breakfast joints to elegant meals. Our preference is for the local spot that makes each trail-town unique, so you won't find fast food on the menu. Bicycle Vacation Guide focuses on the trails worth taking a weekend to explore. It features 28 trails in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Clear directions and helpful maps get you to the trailhead quickly while the Trail Highlights; feature directs you to the most interesting segments of the trail. If you enjoy exploring beyond the trail, Bicycle Vacation Guide offers hundreds of miles of quiet country roads.

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Hidden San Francisco and Northern California 10 Ed: Including Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Yosemite, and Lake Tahoe Review

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(More customer reviews)This guide scored an A+! Every place it suggested was great, and the information was always helpful. We had this book, Lets Go, Zagat San Fran (which didn't even have many of the recommended restaurants listed), and Fodors. This one was by far the best. By then end of our 2 week trip, we had stopped using all the other books. I ended up giving all but this one away. The only thing I would change is the maps. They were not very detailed. I would recommend getting this book and then a detailed San Fran and surrounding area map from a gas station when you get there.

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Including Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Yosemite, and Lake Tahoe; Hidden guides combine unique travel choices, outdoor adventures and little-known locales into a guide where vacations meet adventures. Each guide includes detailed maps, complete internet information for each listing, highlighted author favourites, suggested itineraries and walking and driving tours. San Francisco may be the world's most popular city and honoured as such about once a month by one group or another, but Hidden San Francisco and Northern California guides you beyond the places crowded by those lured by all the hype. Local author Ray Riegert shows where to lose the crowd and experience this magnificent area like a resident. Hidden San Francisco and Northern California leads you into the California outdoors at 11 balloon-ride locations, 116 cycling paths, 65 horseback riding trails, 41 surfing spots, 130 parks and 6 pocket beaches. It provides selective recommendations for accommodations ranging from downtown San Francisco hotels to 52 coastal bed-and-breakfasts inns; plus sleeping in the wilds at 25 cabins and 570 campgrounds (13,345 sites).The author offers opinionated reviews of local dining including 25 California cuisine eateries and 38 Asian restaurants. Plus the guide includes special sections for gay travellers visiting

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Day Trips from Sacramento, 2nd (Day Trips Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great way to find places that are not far from home. Makes it easy to pick a place for a weekend trip and see things that you may have missed out on.

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Enjoy a welcome change of pace and discover a world you may not know exists in your own backyard. Day Trips describes hundreds of fascinating and exciting things to do, many free of charge and most within a two-hour drive Sacramento.You can bird watch at The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, picnic at Emerald Bay on the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe, pan for gold and discover history at the Gold Nugget Museum in Paradise or explore the unique art galleries lining Sausalito's Bridgeway Avenue.Each Day Trip includes travel directions, destination highlights, other places to visit along the way, choice restaurants and lodging and shopping.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Birding Utah Review

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(More customer reviews)Birding Utah provides a comprehensive resource for finding birds in Utah. The extensive information provided should prove extremely useful for novice to expert birders, as well as any outdoor enthusiast.
The book includes 5 chapters and an extensive appendix of birding and travel information sources. It is scientifically accurate and well written in a casual style. Chapter One details the basics of planning a successful birding trip, which should be most useful to novice birders. The second chapter describes Utah's biological environment from a broad-scale description of topography and climate to a finer resolution of habitats. Reading this chapter should give you an intimate feeling of the biological organization and spatial qualities of the state. The majority of the book is devoted to chapter 3, a description of 112 potential birding sites grouped according to region. The sites range from potential day trips to longer overnight excursions. The amount of detail that is provided for each site makes this book much more than a birding guide, but a travel guide for nature around the state. Included for each site are a list of habitats, birds, best times to bird, suggestions on where birds may be seen, directions to the site, general area information, a map, potential hazards, nearest facilities, and camping locations. It is obvious that each site has been researched by the author. The fourth chapter is a listing of birds that occur within the state; and associated habitat type, the regional distribution, and seasonal occurrence within the state. In chapter 5, the author has selected 50 "sought after" birds and details where and when the birds are likely to be found, and the chances for viewing one of these species. This chapter is unique to this birding guide because it also includes fine-scaled distribution maps based on current habitat types.
My only criticism with the book is the manner in which it has been bound. For a field guide that is likely to get a significant amo! unt of use outdoors, I wonder if the binding will hold up very long. A more substantial binding would have been of great value.

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Thoroughly researched, well-organized, and clearly written, Birding Utah will better your chances of having a successful outing. Each description details habitat, specialty birds, best time of year and day to bird, birding strategies, and easy-to-follow directions. Featuring 100 birding sites, this guide also includes chapters on the state's diverse ecoregions and plant communities, discussing distribution and providing a checklist and bar graphs of nearly 400 bird species.

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Hiking Central Florida: A Guide to 30 Great Walking and Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)Great book! We're new to the Orlando area and the directions to the trailheads are clear. Enjoyed the Wekiwa Springs Loop Trail so far, and we're looking forward to some more, great hikes described in the book.

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Hiking Central Florida describes 30 hikes designed to highlight some of the best natural areas throughout the region.

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Paddling Michigan Review

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(More customer reviews)This book, Paddling Michigan, and Canoeing Michigan Rivers by Jerry Dennis and Craig Date were both purchased by our Scout Troop to aid in the planning and execution of our Scouting Outing Canoe trips. Both books are great, but the boys preferred the Canoeing Michigan Rivers over this book Paddling Michigan, although both books are being used by the Scouts.
This book has it all to plan an outing, the maps, river description, challenge, a "standard time factor" and excellent commentary on the expectation of the canoe trip. The Senior Patrol Leader Council, the event planning committee of Boy Scouts aged 14-17, was able to take this book and properly plan, organize and execute several canoe trips. It had all the information needed to make the proper decisions without having to go visit the river first, or rely on comments from someone who knows someone who said that access to the river was available from County Road 48.
The Scout Troop now uses this book as a first resourse for planning canoe trips in Michigan and has greatly aided the exploration of the rivers of Michigan with confidence!

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The most complete and up-to-date guide available to canoeing and paddling destinations in Michigan. Includes more than 70 whitewater and flatwater trips in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas.

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Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle: A Guide to 30 Great Walking and Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you're interested in hiking in Florida, this book's for you.
I've lived in Florida all my life save a two-year stretch in grad school in another state, and I've camped and hiked in different parts of Florida quite a bit. So when I say that I learned a lot from this book that really says something.
The book is full of good information and pointers, and most importantly it goes through a huge number of different places to hike and gives detailed information on what's there, how long the hike is, what kind of access is available, if any special permits are required, and generally anything noteworthy about each place. As I read I jotted down a bunch of notes, so now have a long list of new places to hike all around North Florida.

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Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle describes 30 hikes designed to highlight some of the best natural areas throughout the region. The hikes in this book fall into four different categories: Short Family Walks ranging from 1-3 miles, Day Hikes from 3-12 miles, Overnight Hikes with easy walks to primitive campsites and Long Haulers, true backpacking experiences that require a weekend to complete.

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Hampton Court: A Social and Architectural History Review

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(More customer reviews)I have to admit a weakness for coffee-table books about palaces, stately homes etc, but this sumptuous, oversize volume is among the better ones of the genre. It is a detailed history of Hampton Court Palace - its origins, construction, additions, renovations, decoration and gardens, but also it touches on the lives and motivations of its people - builders and architects, kings and princes, bureaucrats and functionaries, tenants and visitors.
Richly illustrated with floor plans, drawings, paintings, prints, portraits, and photographs, this account of Hampton Court brings the story of the famous palace up to the 21st century.
When I last visited Hampton Court a quarter century ago, both house and gardens were looking decidedly shabby and, apparently, it got much worse before it got better. Tourists were passing it up in droves. Scandalous mismanagement, including a 3 million pound contractor fraud, dismantled fire detectors and gateways too narrow for fire engines, led up to a disastrous fire in 1986 and resulted in 2 deaths.
Although this is a serious work, one (unintentionally?) hilarious episode described in the book is the comic-opera visit to view the fire damage by the then Secretary of State for the Environment (& the man ultimately responsible for Hampton Court), Nicolas Ridley. Ridley, a chain smoker, his wife who was claustrophobic and ten other dignitaries were descending in the lift when it jammed between floors; the emergency manual door-opening device failed to function; the elevator maintenance man could not be located. Two hours later the Fire Brigade forced the doors open with a hydraulic jack. Heads rolled afterward - if only metaphorically.
New schemes have since been put in place for restoration and refurbishment, for improved property management and to enhance the attractions of the historic old palace for new generations of visitors.

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Hampton Court-probably Britain's most important secular historicbuilding complex-was a center of court life and politics from the latefifteenth to the middle of the eighteenth century. It was also a placeof architectural innovation and the site of the most ambitious formalgardens ever built in Britain. This book offers the first history inover a century of Hampton Court, its gardens, and its parks. Lavishlyillustrated, the book brings to life the entire history of thebuilding, including the terrible fire of 1986 and thetwentieth-century opening of the complex to the public. Simon Thurley,the unrivalled authority on Hampton Court's architecture, interiordecoration, and history, sets the building in political and socialcontext. He explores the lives and motivations of its builders,telling the stories of the architects and others who fulfilled thewhims of kings and princes. In addition to throwing light on thecharacter of court life, the book makes important new attributions toarchitects Hugh May, Nicholas Hawksmoor, William Talman, ColenCampbell, Edward Blore, and others.

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Yosemite & The Southern Sierra Nevada: A Complete Guide, Including Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Death Valley & Mammoth Lakes (Great Destinations) Review

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(More customer reviews)David Page may have invented a new genre - the literary travel guide. His book starts with natural and cultural history - "Contexts" - the back-stories to the remarkable places he describes in graceful language.
Page has skied, climbed, walked or driven to all of these places and this shows in the how-to-get-there chapter called "Into the Hills".
Each area chapter, Death Valley, Owens Valley and the Eastern Sierra, Mammoth Lakes, Sequoia Kings Canyon and Yosemite, has more context stories and exhaustive listing of places to eat and stay, and things to see and do. The book is crammed with details: you can get rattlesnake empanasas at the Furnace Creek Inn, the location of the only Indian restaurant between LA and Carson City in Nevada, where to check the white-water flows on the Kaweah River, the temperature of Keogh Hot Springs and much more.
Describing the highest, lowest, snowiest, driest, sunniest, and arguably some of the most beautiful places in the US, this book is a splendid resource for exploring a remarkable land. This is a book worth reading, even if you never get to visit these places. But I hope you do.
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Awarded the 2009 Bronze Medal in the Society of American Travel WritersFoundation's annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition:"Whether you want to stand on a glacier or have a beer with localbikers, this is the definitive (as well as wonderfully eccentric) guideto the immensity of the southern Sierra and Owens Valley. John Muirwould be pleased."—Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz and Ecology of Fear
This Explorer's Great Destinationsguidebook covers Yosemite to the Kern River Plateau and includesSequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Giant Sequoia NationalMonument, the Mammoth Lakes region, Owens Valley and Eastern Sierra, aswell as Death Valley National Park. Black-and-white photographs throughout

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Hidden Southern California (Hidden Travel) Review

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(More customer reviews)This guide gave me all of the information I needed to have a wonderful vacation. The information was candid, and thoughtfully presented. There were many tidbits of information/ sights I would never had thought to see if it wasn't for this book. My vacation consisted of renting a car at LAX touring along the coast (stopping at places recommended in the guide) Heading down to San Diego and then returning to LAX by traveling inland and seeing Temecula etc. It was a fun filled 10 days and all I used was this guide. If you just want the basic tourist jargon, buy a Frommers guide, not a hidden one... :-)

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The ultimate guide for enjoying the Southern California sunshine, with details on over 100 beaches and parks, including more than 250 hiking trails and over 100 surfing spots. In-depth coverage of the area’s two big cities, Los Angeles and San Diego, include its many small jewels such as Santa Barbara, La Jolla, Palm Springs and Santa Catalina Island. Many distinctive lodging options are reviewed including cottages on the beach, spa retreats in the desert, alpine-style lodges in the mountains and boutique hotels in fashionable locales. Hidden Southern California offers insider advice on seeing Hollywood, seven Spanish missions, eight different theme parks and many other popular attractions while avoiding the tourist traps along the way

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America's National Wildlife Refuges, 2nd Edition: A Complete Guide (America's National Wildlife Refuges: A Complete Guide) Review

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(More customer reviews)Overall an excellent guide to our National Wildlife Refuges. Introductory chapters review the NWR history and key conservation issues. Then each of the refuges (over 500 of them) are described, state by state. The descriptions are generally quite thorough and interesting.
The biggest flaw with the book is a total lack of maps to show you where the refuges are located. If the section for each state just had a small map, the reader would instantly be able to visualize the refuge location. Also, the book is divided into "Featured refuges" and "Other refuges", with each section arranged by state. This sometimes makes finding a refuge confusing. It would be simpler if all the refuges for each state were grouped together, rather than in two different locations.
All in all a very good guide; I just wish there were some maps.

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