Moon Mount Rushmore & the Black Hills: Including the Badlands (Moon Handbooks)

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-20
Summary: "Fantastic guide to the Black Hills"

We just completed a whirlwind tour of the Black Hills with this great guide...easy to use, informative, and quite helpful when selecting the your "must see" stops...congratulations on your handiwork Laural!

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-06-16
Summary: "Useful!"

Very complete guide to the Black Hills and the Badlands areas. Good mix of history, maps, things to see, etc. Also includes recommended drives and hikes. As opposed to some other Moon Handbooks this guide includes inclusive sections on the cities of the area. Highly recommended.

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-06-02
Summary: "Inspiring information for this "Road Warrior""

Traveler is my middle name. And I have just gotten Laurel's book and just love it. I live in the Black Hills and feel like I pretty much knew what was there, just a few spots that I didn't know. Well, this book reveals many places I have not gone to. And it reveals some things that I have been past and never noticed!!! It has made me want to do a lot of major traveling right in my own "back yard" !! I love the clean, simple layout of the book. I also love that there are a lot of photos to accompany the descriptions. I can pick this book up and read it and feel like I'm taking a bit of a trip from my couch. It makes me want to get out and adventure a bit and do the sight seeing thing. It is inspiring. I realize I have taken for granted that I live in one of the prettiest places ever, and just haven't taken the time to enjoy it. Well, thanks Laurel, for all your hard work, I want to "get out there" and enjoy it!! You have opened my eyes. I can't recommend this book enough. I have only read it enough to "scratch the surface" , but I look forward to reading the rest. I am sure I will post more comments as I read it more. This is also the first " Moon " book that I have purchased, and I really like it. I will look for more. By the way, both of my sons are in the military, Navy and Marine, and I have also bought a book for each of them to send to them and have so they can read about home from abroad, and I am sure they will enjoy it. Also, we brag about being from "God's Country" and this will help them show "the buddies" !! We are blessed!! Thanks again, Laurel, for all your efforts in this book.

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-05-29
Summary: "A Great Vacation Guide to the Black Hills"

First, I have to say that I like Moon travel guides. And the guide to the Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills is a great addition. The maps are easy to use and the descriptions of the activities are useful and up to date. This book not only tells me about the "must sees" in the area, but the descriptions gave me the information I needed to determine what would be a "must see" for me. My personal favorites are Custer State Park (especially breakfast at the Bluebell Lodge) and the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery in Spearfish. There's so much to do in the Black Hills, and if you like to plan a vacation or simply explore as you travel along, this book is a must read.