Backpacking Oregon From Rugged Coastline to Mountain Meadow 2nd Edition

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We tried only one hike from this book (the Oregon coast hike from Bandon to Port Orford) and the maps and descriptions were so far off as to be fraudulent. Guidebooks are always out of date, that comes with the territory - but the camp spaces he mentions don't exist, and the descriptions of how to find trailheads were painfully lacking. Also, almost the entirety of the first two days were spent hiking along areas marked off for Snowy Plovers, which meant we couldn't legally access fresh water or rest areas. Besides the inaccuracies, his poor writing made almost every segment of the trail confusing and led to constant backtracking. Most writers stick to a clear, linear style - maybe with some useful hints thrown in there, which would have been nice - but his weird non-chronological writing and unclear summaries were worse than useless. Also, for the record, if anyone finds the "second" trailhead after some mysterious *ing "pond and small cove south of Floras Lake" I will throw you a party.