This "handy-dandy" pocket guide to the 50 state highpoints of the USA is 576 pages packed with useful tips, humor and wisdom. If you enjoy an entertaining travel book, or if you like to hike, or even if you like to travel by car and visit parts of the USA--this book is for you! The book is arranged alphabetically by state for ease of use. It contains photos of each state's highpoint along with the location, driving and hiking maps, driving and hiking directions and other helpful information for each site. In addition, the book contains a valuable section on safety precautions for hiking, "Leave No Trace" outdoor ethics, First Aid Tips, and natural hazards that could affect your safety. There are tables and charts to help you organize your "highpoint bagging." For the novice hiker, included is a complete glossary of hiking and climbing terminology. This is a must purchase for any hiker or traveler.

3 cheers to Charlie & Diane!

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Great book - but get the newer edition  Aug 03, 2002 By Sue
This is a terrific guidebook, but you're missing out on a LOT of updates and additional information by buying this "pocket" edition (the 1st edition published in 1999) instead of the 2nd edition published in 2002. The new version has about twice as many photos, updated maps where things have changed, updates and additional contact information (phone numbers, websites), elevation profile maps, and profiles of people who were some of the "founders" of the hobby of Highpointing (Jack Longacre and Paul Zumwalt).
So do another search for "Highpoint Adventures" and look for the newer version. Or get both (the little one for your backpack and the new one for enjoying a good read & planning your trip).

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The Pocket Bible of Highpointing  Jul 29, 2002 By steve urbanski
My wife Chrissy gave me this book as a gift. Since I received it, I am rarely without it. The directions, descriptions, and information provided with regard to the highpoints are excellent. This is my bible to highpointing. The book fits perfectly inside my back pack, and I cannot imagine highpointing without it. My only suggestion for improvement would be the addition of exact latitude/longitude coordinates for each high point.

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The highpoint guidebook you should choose  Jul 26, 2002 By Jim Retemeyer
This handy dandy pocket highpoint book is the best I've seen. I have several highpoint guide books and this is the most accurate. I have climbed 46 highpoints and I am in the process of climbing them again with my family...27 so far. I am using Winger's book on my second climbs. There were times that I noticed I went the wrong way on the first climb, however were very clear with Winger's book. I noticed the directions to the trailheads were very accurate and easy to follow. My kids enjoy reading the little green book...even my 5 year old. There is also so much extra, good to know, information in this book.
It is by far the best guide book for the 50 highpoints that is out there. I highly recommend it...you won't regret it.


Good Info, perfectly sized for hiking  Jul 30, 2010 By Dave
Shipping was fast, the info has been good thus far in helping locate high points. My favorite part is it fits into the pocket of my hiking pants or backpack.