Our family has enjoyed "Southern Idaho Ghost Towns" since the day we found this book. We even refer to it as the ghost towning "Bible". It has been read with ease and interest many times and I always catch something new. We have been to many of the towns mentioned, and the decriptions and stories about them are breathtaking. Sparling paints a realistic picure of early Idaho that you can enjoy simply through his eyes, or check out for yourself!

This is a new guidebook for Sun Valley that just came out. I love the area and purchased an advance copy just to read up on the area. Well, well, well, kudos to Mr. McRoberts and his detail in writing about the area. Very comprehensive, detailed and fun...everywhere!

Teton Skiing is a phenomenal book written eloquently and comically from the perspective of a mountaineer (Tom Turiano) who has climbed and skiied nearly every peak in the range. The book is perfect for someone thinking about a trip to the Tetons in order to gain more insight into the history that made it the touring site it is today, as well as, a guide to help in planning your trip. It is also a great book for anyone interested in history and/or the outdoors in general. Although it is partly a guidebook, it was more intersting to me for its well researched and colorful history of this mythical wonder called the Tetons. If you haven't been to Wyoming's Tetons, this book will make you want to go. If you have been, it will drive you to return and discover things unseen. A book I treasure!

George W. Wingate was a man in full for his time. With his Civil War compatriot Col. William C. Church, Wingate published the first manual on rifle marksmanship in 1870. The following year the pair established the National Rifle Association.

In 1885, Wingate's concern for the health of his 17-year old daughter and his sense of adventure led him, his wife and their eldest daughter, May, to plan a horseback trip through Yellowstone National Park. Doctors believed the trip would improve May's health. It did.

The Wingates rode 460 miles in just 26 days, returning to New York City bedazzled by the park and in fine spirits.

Wingate's book, Through the Yellowstone Park on Horseback, provides a faithful and fascinating account of early tourist travel. The University of Idaho Press provides a service by republishing the book and reminding us of Yellowstone's marvelous history.

Wingate was also a faithful observer. He provided fine sketches of Western culture, from an Army fort past its prime, to profiles of those he hired to guide his family through the park. Hunters and anglers will enjoy his accounts of adventures during the journey.

The book offers a valuable perspective for those who have visited the park. It also may spur readers who love historical books to visit Yellowstone.

...you should read this book. The setting is Idaho's Sawtooth Valley, but the lessons are universal. It's about finding a place in the world and making it your own...about how place affects who we are...and about finding peace of mind in a world that is all too transitory. On top of all that, the book is beautifully written. Rember is one of the most thoughtful and thought-provoking authors you'll ever encounter. Do yourself a favor and read this book. You'll find it a welcome respite from today's headlines.

"Vital Signs: A Mission of the Heart" is the first published work from Janet Bergera, and quite frankly, my heart and soul are waiting for more of her works. The characters in this novel vividly come to life and are able to display a true passion for each other, without the author resorting to "trashy" content. Miss Bergera, if you read this review, thank you for touching my heart, and please give us more. A talent like yours shouldn't be kept from the world

Up front: I know Jeff Wallach -- as a golfer and golf writer. So, it was with some surprise that I learned he had written a book about river rafting. When I started reading it I was certain there was no way Jeff could sustain an entire book on one summer's experience on the river. But he did, and admirably. This is a book for anyone interested in nature writing at its best. Not only are there dozens of vignettes and insights into what it's like to go on a river tour by dory, but Wallach gives a clear historical perspective of the wilderness and its endangerment as well. Would I read this book again? You bet.

Wild Trees of Idaho is, in completeness and competence, one of the best state tree books available in the U.S. But because Idaho's flora has affinities to the boreal forests to its north, the Pacific Northwest rainforest, the Great Basin, Rocky Mountains, and Great Plains, this book is a must for tree enthusiasts from all of Idaho's neighbor states and Canadian provinces as well. More than an identification guide (though a good example of that genre), Wild Trees opens with a broad account of how Idaho's forests evolved over the last hundred million years; and an ecological essay on its present-day vegetation communities. Idaho's sylvan richness, including its many introduced naturalized species, make for a varied array of broadleaved and coniferous species. Each receives a page of text and one of black/white illustrations. There is an 8-page color insert containing brilliant photos of 78 species. Key identification characters are stressed, as are locations in Idaho where noteworthy specimens of each species can be seen, data on the largest Idaho specimens, and generally very reliable natural history information. The writing style is folksy and accessible, yet technically of a high level. This book has a lot to teach.

I found this book to be highly informative with exactly the type of information I needed for planning skiing and snowshoeing forays into Idaho's snow country - but more than that, it is highly readable with outstanding anecdotes and historical facts liberally spread throughout. A must-have for anyone interested in winter outdoors

This book is a beautiful story about an amazing girl. It is a multitude of stories woven into one another. The first time I read this book I was thirteen and I laughed and cried as I read it. Now I am sixteen and I read the book again recently. It didn't hit me as hard, but it still moved me. You don't have to have tragedy going on in your life to understand Salamanca (the main character), especially if you're just starting your teen years. You see, Walk Two Moons is about growing up. It's about leaving the fairy world that you live in and beginning to understand things about the world that are difficult to accept. Salamanca is being forced out of the safety, and blind contentment of childhood. We all go through it. For her, it was the disappearance of her mother. Maybe for us it was something smaller and more trivial. Either way, the idea is the same.

It's a very real story. It doesn't paint women as people who always do right and are perfect. I'm glad it doesn't! Sharon Creech has created some fascinating, wonderfully flawed women who have made mistakes, and experienced hard times, but are still good people. And Salamanca Tree Hiddle, our main character, is a truly insipiring, intelligent, interesting, and amazing girl. Reading this a sixteen year old I realized what a well written, engaging story Walk Two Moons is. However, at a younger age, the story did something more meaningful. It made me realize that there were people out ther feeling, on some level, the things that I was feeling. I recommend this for 12, 13, 14 year olds. It may mean the most to them. But it is a terrific story, and I'm sure entertaining for people of many ages.

Walk Two Moons, a fairly new book written by Sharon Creech is sure to be loved by everyone who reads this marvelous book: One day, in Bybanks, Kentucky, Salamanca Tree Hiddle's (or Sal's)mother leaves the family for a "Little While," when Salamanca's father "Plucked me up like a weed," and together, they drove 300 miles north to a small town called Euclid, Ohio. Soon Salamanca and her father recieve the shocking news that Sal's mother will not be returning from the small town of Lewiston, Idaho. Soon Sal meets a friend in Euclid named Phoebe. This abnormal child soon finds out that something very serious has happened in her family. So what is it? What Happens in Phoebe's family? Will Sal ever see her mother again? This book is very differnt that any other book that you will ever read because of the use of charcter. Sharon Creech describes the characters in this book so well- it was as if you could go to the top of your stairwell, and that same exact person would be sitting in your living room. The author would always add a little zest to the different charcters or scenes also, as she added a little humor there, a little drama there, sometimes even a little bit of both! It's hard to find weaknesses in this book . I think that anyone who reads this book front to back will find only the different strengths that Sharon Creech has, and hardly any weaknesses. This amazing story of Phoebe's is told by Salamanca in the car with her wacky and hillarious grandparents on an adventure of it's own, driving from Ohio to Idaho as Sal and her grandparents try to capture Sal's mother back.

I love the Newbery award-winning book Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, and it's one of my favorites. On the way to Idaho to find Sal's wonderful missing mother. Sal starts a story about her friend Phoebe Winterbottom, her mother who disappeared , and an awesome adventure these girls won't ever forget. This story is exciting, dangerous, saddening, and much more!
Sal's mother, whose nickname is Sugar, left her and her father and went to Idaho to sort things out. Sal missed her all the time and kept everything of her mom's. She was convinced her mother would someday return and their routine would go on like usual again. Sal and her father moved to Ohio because everything on their farm in Kentucky reminded them of their precious Sugar. There, Sal makes friends with Phoebe and gets dragged through all her crazy problems.
On the trip, Sal's grandmother has a stroke and goes to the hospital. Her grandpa gives her money and the car keys knowing what Sal had to do. Even though she was only thirteen, she knew how to drive because her grandpa taught her with his truck. She had to get to Idaho and finally retrieve her amazing Sugar. Sal makes it dangerously to a rest stop, and there she finds the secret of what happened to her mother. Now I leave you with the fate of Sal's mother and grandmother.
I encourage anyone who hasn't read this book, to read it. I guarantee you won't want to put it down until you find what happens next. I have read this book many times and still enjoy it. Sharon Creech, the author, has written many other books, too. If you liked Walk Two Moons, try reading these other books: Absolutely Normal Chaos, The Wanderer, Pleasing the Ghost, Chasing Redbird, and Bloomability.