Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads (Touring the Backroads)
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $19.95
Manufacturer: John F. Blair Publisher
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Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-05-17
Summary: "Excellent, informative and enjoyable book"
I've used this book for years and bought a copy for my Mother. The road directions and maps are very clear and the local history accompanying each tour makes the trip more interesting and fun that just driving through the mountains.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-07-06
Summary: "A Great Travel Guide"
"Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads" really delivers. The book is detailed, the layout is outstanding and the maps are quite good. I found the way the tours are broken out in small manageable day or few day trips to be extremely useful. The book also has historical merit, as you learn a lot about the local history in the reading. When touring the "Piedmont" have this book with you!
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-11-16
Summary: "Some of the best money I've spent"
This book is absolutely fantastic. We've driven half or so of the tours so far, and would highly recommend it to anyone who lives or frequently visits western NC. The best part of the book is the historical information. You could drive past a historically important site and never notice it or understand the significance of it, but this book helps keep you aware of even the smallest details. Watch out for the mileage numbers- it may seem like a 90 mile tour will only take a little while, but count on no more than 2 tours per day. And don't expect Carolyn to tell you when the pavement ends- that's part of the adventure I suppose!
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-10-18
Summary: "Good and complete information"
Certainly gives you what you need to know to visit these lovely places.
Highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-07-31
Summary: "Entire series is Excellent"
I was introduced to this book by a friend and ended up buying the whole series! If you want to know more about western NC and spend your days enjoying a well written dialog that accurately directs you to place the other guides don't even mention, Buy this book. If you want a restaurant guide look elsewhere. I can wholeheartedly recommend the entire series from this publisher. Similar to the "off the beaten path" series only better, written by life long residents that obviously love their home state!