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Books, Maps and Other
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On this page you will find a selection of books, maps, magazines and other interesting travel resources that Jim personally likes and recommends. If you have recommendations of items that should be added to this list, just let him know. mailto:jimbruner@gettingaway.com
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| Mobil Travel Guide 2000 Northwest and the Great Plains: Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming - The Mobil Travel Guides have been America's favorite domestic series for over forty years. Exhaustive listings and trusted reviews make them an indispensable resource for anyone who travels domestically. It's the travel planner you can trust with One- to Five-Star Quality Ratings at your fingertips. Completely revised and updated every year. The travel guides with more than 22,000 lodgings and restaurants in all price ranges. Thousands of cities and towns. More than 11,000 local attractions, activities, and events. Convenient "A-to-Z organization" with a comprehensive index of lodgings and restaurants. Full-color state and city highway maps keyed to listings. Neighborhood maps for major cities. |
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| Cross-Country Ski Vacations: A Guide to the Best Resorts, Lodges, and Groomed Trails in North America - Looking for a cozy B&B in which to hide out and make a few leisurely cross-country tours? In search of a fine resort with an extensive trail system and ski school for the kids? This guide to making the most of your cross-country skiing vacation includes all the specifics you'll need to make an informed decision when choosing destination resorts and lodges. Besides the basics--items such as street and e-mail addresses, and phone numbers--the book includes descriptions of accommodations and restaurants, rates, payment options (namely, whether credit cards are accepted), the nearest airport and hospital, entertainment choices, children's activities, and, of course, trail conditions. |
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| Fodor's USA Road Guide : Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming - Everything travelers need for a great road trip with encyclopedic listings with to-the-point descriptions of over hotels, restaurants, and attractions along with contact information, rules of the road, scenic drives, climate charts, and more. Two-color format and alphabetical organization puts information at readers' fingertips. State and town introductions provide background, timelines offer a sense of history. Fascinating thematic boxes showcase local art, culture, and notable events. Top 10 lists of parks, golf courses, beaches, and more. Scenic highway photos throughout get readers in the mood to hit the road. A complete 16-page atlas of detailed full-color highway maps, plus black-and-white maps covering walking and driving tours. An essential accessory for every car--useful to plan trips and a must-have on the road. |
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| Worldwide Riding Vacations : A Global Guide - Not just a guide to dude ranches, this handsome updated edition lists more strenuous and interesting equestrian trips by continent and then by country. Printed on heavy coated stock and illustrated with many color photographs, it includes over 100 entries. Each lists the company, address, phone number, E-mail, FAX, closest airports, price, and when available. There are descriptions of accommodations, meals, activities, and the horses and riding equipment, as well as a list of equestrian travel agencies and associations. British equestrian writer Ruler writes frequently on riding vacations and is an amateur horseman. Sacks, a former college professor, now owns a horse farm. Includes several suggestions for riding vacations in Wyoming. |
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Magazines
The Complete Trailsmart Maps : National Parks of the USA - Great maps for finding your way along the trails of the US national parks.
National Geographic Topographical Wyoming - This topo map is perfect for those who like to get away from it all.|
Maptech TNav Topo CD Rom- Wyoming
& Colorado - This is the newest innovation in map making.
Great way to find everything by using your computer and printing the maps
you need. CD-ROMs are compatible with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000,
and NT
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The Northwest: Regional Map & Travel - This map and travel planner includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
Trails Illustrated National Parks Grand Teton - This is a must for anyone who wants to get into the back country areas of the Grand Tetons.
| National Geographic TOPO Wyoming - National Geographic's TOPO! CD-ROM set for Wyoming contains every topographic map you could possibly need for the state. The set includes six CD-ROMs with 1900 scanned USGS maps enhanced with digital 3-D shading. Maps feature 1:24,000 USGS 7.5-foot scale with seamless statewide coverage. You'll be able to interact with the maps in more ways than you would think possible. Select the exact area you want to print and create a custom map. Personalize your maps with your own colorful text, symbols, and routes. Print trip-ready maps with custom elevation profiles, UTM or latitude-longitude grids, scale bars, and north arrows. It's an excellent planning tool for backcountry adventures or road trips. Draw freehand routes and upload to a GPS, then reference thousands of preloaded GPS waypoints. National Geographic's TOPO! CD-ROMs are compatible with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, and NT and work with all printers supported by Windows. You can transfer maps with most popular handheld GPS receivers manufactured by Garmin, Magellan, Eagle, and Lowrance. Magellan products include Magellan 315, 320, and Meridian XL. Garmin products include Garmin eMap, eTrex series, GPS 12 series, StreetPilot series, II GPS series, and III GPS series. The eTrex Venture and Legend function when TOPO's GPS settings are specified as the eTrex. For the eTrex Vista receiver, specify TOPO's GPS settings as the eTrex Summit. Direct link requires input-output capabilities and a PC cable (sold separately). |
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Idaho Montana Wyoming : Road Map - You can't travel without a good road map!
| Wyoming Atlas & Gazetteer - Rely on the Wyoming Atlas & Gazetteer for the utmost in trip planning and backcountry access. Contains topographic maps with unbeatable detail, plus gazetteer information on great places to go and things to do. Scale equals 1:250,000 or 1"=4 miles. Contour Interval is 300'. Each page covers 38 miles x 51.8 miles and includes, GPS Grids & tick marks, placenames, and shaded relief. Special features in this atlas are a Yellowstone National Park Map & Gazetteer color coded BLM & state lands, and a Publicly owned lands locater map. 60 pages of maps, 72 pages in all. Gazetteer categories include Annual events, BLM public lands, Campgrounds, Dude & guest ranches, Fishing, Hiking, Historic sites/Museums, Hunting, Information centers, National lands, Scenic drives, Ski areas, State parks, and Unique natural features. |
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National Geographic Destination Maps Yellowstone - The National Geographic destination maps are a perfect companion for hiking and sightseeing -- especially in those hard to find areas of Yellowstone.
Wyoming Easy Finder - The is the perfect map for those who hate maps!
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The Rand McNally Store features maps and navigational accessories |
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| One of the things I really enjoy is watching
a movie that takes place somewhere I have traveled. It is really neat to
watch a movie and be able to say, "I ate in that restaurant," or "I walked
down that street."
Netflix |
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Yellowstone National Park - Established on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone National Park is the first and oldest national park in the world. Preserved within Yellowstone are Old Faithful Geyser and some 10,000 hot springs and geysers, the majority of the planet's total. An outstanding mountain wild land with clean water and air, Yellowstone is home of the grizzly bear and wolf, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk. Click on Yellowstone National Park for travel guides, brochures, and money savers to help you plan your visit
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