RV Books
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Saturday, 01 May 2010 00:00 |
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 Anyone planning to tour the U.S. or visit a national park can profit from the National Geographic Society’s impressive compilation of information on more than 400 parks, monuments, battlefields, historic sites, scenic trails, recreation areas and seashores.
This 528-page book covers everything managed by the National Park Service from the East Coast westward to Alaska and Hawaii. There are excellent photos, detailed maps and comprehensive descriptions of what you will find at each site.
Anyone planning to tour the U.S. or visit a national park can profit from the National Geographic Society’s impressive compilation of information on more than 400 parks, monuments, battlefields, historic sites, scenic trails, recreation areas and seashores.
This 528-page book covers everything managed by the National Park Service from the East Coast westward to Alaska and Hawaii. There are excellent photos, detailed maps and comprehensive descriptions of what you will find at each site.
The book lists parks by state, with states grouped into geographic regions. What makes the book especially valuable is that it lists sites that travelers might otherwise overlook. All the national parks are covered in detail, of course, but the book also has information on less well known, but interesting places, such as an Ohio historic site devoted to First Ladies, a California home where Eugene O’Neill wrote his acclaimed plays, and a Montana ranch that once spanned 10 million acres and had 50,000 head of cattle. The book lists visitor information for each place and includes websites where you can get more details to help plan your visit.
Author Mel White has included a wonderful assortment of photographs and helpful maps. There is a map of the National Trail System and a variety of maps to pinpoint locations and show national parks in detail.
The book is published by National Geographic and carries a cover price of $40. For more information, visit nationalgeographic.com/books.
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Saturday, 01 May 2010 00:00 |
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 If your interests run to mining and ghost towns, you’ll find a valuable guide in this book that explores towns in Arizona and New Mexico that once thrived, but faded as mines petered out.
Some of the towns, such as Oatman, Tombstone and Jerome, have revived themselves as tourist destinations or artists’ colonies, but others have all but disappeared, leaving scattered remains. Author Jim Hinckley gives the history behind each of the towns, and photographer Kerrick James shows what the places look like today. Helpful maps pinpoint the locations, and you’ll find directions and travel tips on road conditions and the best times to visit.
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Saturday, 01 May 2010 00:00 |
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 People who travel to Alaska in an RV invariably refer to The Milepost as an indispensable guide. The annual publication has been helping travelers navigate Alaska’s roads since 1949.
The Milepost fills 784 pages in a magazine-size, paperback format with more than 100 maps and mile-by-mile logs of what to expect on major roads through western Canada and Alaska. There are notes on places where there are falling rocks, frost heaves and rough roads and where you should be alert for moose and bears. There are detailed descriptions of public and private campgrounds, lodges, motels, restaurants and other businesses along the way. Numerous advertisements provide additional information.
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Monday, 30 November 2009 16:00 |
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 Do you have a 40-foot motorhome and travel with a tow? Then, this is the book you need when you are looking for a place to stay. Authors Ken and Ellie Hamill have traveled the country, researching RV parks to find spaces suitable for big rigs.
For the new 10th edition of their book, they have added an Alaska section for the first time so that their research now covers seven Canadian provinces and every state except Hawaii. The new edition also recommends 215 restaurants and gives the locations of 465 diesel fuel stops that are paved and have room to maneuver.
The campground listings are extremely detailed. The authors not only tell you how to get to an RV park that is suitable for big rigs, but they also describe individual spaces so that you will know what spaces are best for your own needs. The authors can present these detailed descriptions because they have personally visited the more than 1,150 parks listed in their book. Parks chosen for the book range from luxurious resorts to places along the interstate that the authors recommend for no more than an overnight stay.
Big Rigs Best Bets contains street addresses, phone numbers and websites of the parks and lists wi-fi and other amenities. The new edition, which will be available this month, will contain 480 pages and be spiral bound for easy use. Cover price is $24.95.
Big Rigs Best Bets is available directly from www.big-rigs-rv.com, RVbookstore.com and numerous RV parks and service centers.
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Monday, 30 November 2009 16:00 |
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 You will find lots of interesting scenery while driving along the California coast on state Highway 1 and U.S. 101, but there are even more interesting spots to discover a few miles off these heavily traveled roads.
This book by travel writer Karen Misuraca and photographer Gary Crabbe suggests 24 trips along the coast, from the rainforests and redwoods of Northern California to the sandy coves and sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines near San Diego. The book includes 150 color photographs, maps and driving directions, along with detailed descriptions of what you will see on each trip.
The state’s rich variety is evident in the scenic getaways that range from tours of farmland and wine country to remote beaches, lighthouses and yacht harbors.
Backroads of the California Coast is published by Voyageur Press of Minneapolis, Minnesota, at $21.99 and is available at bookstores, online booksellers and at www.voyageurpress.com.
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Monday, 30 November 2009 16:00 |
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 This book from Lonely Planet is billed as a complete resource for traveling with children, and it has advice on just about everything, whether your plans call for going to Disneyland, camping in a national park, sightseeing in London or lounging on a beach in Zanzibar.
This comprehensive volume includes travel games, advice on traveling with teenagers, suggestions for saving money, tips on trip preparations, and a chapter on factors to consider in deciding where to go. One suggestion from the authors is to consider a family camping trip, not just in the U.S. but also abroad by renting a camper van. “In most of Europe for example,” the authors write, “camp areas are very popular with families and are a great way to meet locals with kids.” The book has extensive sections on travel in countries throughout the world.
Travels with Children, now in its fifth edition, was written for Lonely Planet by parent-authors and is available at $19.99.
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Monday, 30 November 2009 16:00 |
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 If you like to understand the history of the places you visit, this book will provide a good guide for a journey through Colorado. Author Claude Wiatrowski, who has written books on railroad history and has lived in Colorado since 1975, has selected 22 trips that can be driven in a day through areas that are rich in history.
The book has an extensive selection of photographs by Wiatrowski along with detailed maps and driving directions. The author describes what can be seen on each trip and the history behind all the landmarks you will encounter. Places covered include Dinosaur Ranch, the ancient ruins at Mesa Verde, abandoned mining camps and Pikes Peak.
Historic Colorado is published by Voyageur Press and is available at bookstores and through www.voyageurpress.com. Cover price is $22.99.
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Monday, 30 November 2009 16:00 |
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 If you are traveling through California, Nevada, Arizona or Utah, you are likely to encounter a lineup of vehicles edging toward the drive-up window at an In-N-Out Burger. In-N-Out started with a single hamburger stand in Baldwin Park, California, in 1948 and grew quite slowly in the beginning. As the author of this entertaining account of the company and the family behind it explains, founders Harry and Esther Snyder didn’t want to create an empire, but expanded mainly to give advancement opportunities to their employees, who were uncommonly well-paid.
For 60 years, the company has stuck to a simple menu of freshly made fries, hamburgers, shakes and sodas, and along the way has attracted a devoted following, including celebrities ranging from Julia Child and Mario Batali to Bob Hope and Paris Hilton.
The company’s philosophy has never changed, but there have been big changes and much drama behind the scenes. A young heir took over the company at age 24 and undertook a hugely successful expansion before he was killed in a plane crash, and another heir died after a difficult life that included years of drug abuse. More recently a lawsuit revealed infighting over control of the company, which had been inherited by the founding couple’s 27-year-old granddaughter.
Although the company and family members declined to participate with the book project, author Stacy Perman has created a penetrating portrait of a fascinating family and a tremendous business success. In-N-Out Burger is published by Collins Business, an imprint of HarperCollins.
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Friday, 31 July 2009 16:00 |
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 Ron C. Judd, who writes two columns for the Seattle Times, one that focuses on the outdoors and another that is a humorous take on the news events of the week, has written a new edition of his guide to public campgrounds in Washington State. At 326 pages, it is comprehensive, with solid judgments based on a lifetime of camping in Washington.
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