3 comments about Backroads of Texas, 4th Edition: The sites, scenes, history, people, and places your map doesn't tell you about.

1. Bought this for information so we can do M/C traveling. Very informative and helpful.



2. A wate of money. This is list main highway routes. A lot less information than what one can find in a AAA Book. No restaurants and no places to stay even listed. Looks like the authoir never visited any of these places. He certainly brings nothning unique to this book.



3. This book was VERY dissapointing. When I began noticing that the Interstates are included in many of the routes, I quit looking at it. All of the photos are small and in black and white -- many appear old. The route maps are a joke. I wish I could send it back and get my money refunded. The title is VERY misleading. Jon Black

2 comments about Streetwise Dallas Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Dallas, Texas.

1. These 3 panel laminated maps by Streetwise are very handy for your vehicle for those times when you want to take a quick glance at a map and either cannot or do not want to fumble with the traditional unfolding maps or thumb through a map book looking for your desired location. However, due to it's compact size, this map is only detailed in the immediate downtown area. The remainder of the map shows major highways in the metropolitan area. So it's great to use to map out highway to highway but not good for use on your pizza delivery job.



2. These guides are highly functional, but they are limited to certain area's of the city. In the case of dallas, the map focuses heavily on north dallas, which of course is where most everything is, but if you are looking for something in east dallas or south dallas, or even far north dallas then you won't find it on this map. If however you are looking for something in downtown, or highland park or preston hollow then ur in luck, personally i love these maps and since the part of dallas i travel in is covered on this map, i use it all the time..use your judgement on what you need a map of dallas for, before making a purchase. FYI, these maps are very well constructed and the font is easy to read.

No comments about Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX - Trails Illustrated Map # 203 (National Geographic Maps: Trails Illustrated).

2 comments about Streetwise Houston Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Houston, Texas - Folding pocket size travel map with metro light rail.

1. I really like these simple easy to use maps. They are well put together and highly functional. I am very familiar with Houston, but i still carry this map, because sometimes frankly you just what to be sure where something is located. The only draw back to these streetwise maps is that they only highly light the central city, which is fine if that's the only place you'll be driving, but if you need a map of the entire city then this may not be your best bet, but they are great for the most traveled areas of town. Overall, I am a huge fan of these maps.



2. This is a very useful map. It is pocket size so you can put it in your pocket or in your purse for easy access. I think this map is so easy to read and shows all the roads and the popular buildings for tourist to visit. I am glad I bought this map. Streetwise maps do an excellent job with getting you around the city.

5 comments about Streetwise San Antonio Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of San Antonio, Texas - Folding pocket size travel map.

1. Bottom line, this series of maps is the best way to see a city. Because they are coated in plastic and fold, they stand up well to being stuffed in a backpack or handbag, and they are clear and easy to use. I've used the San Francisco, Manhattan, London, and Florence maps, and they are really marvelous. And now I'm going to San Antonio!

   One of the things I like best about them is that they clearly highlight museums, parks, and other tourist spots so that they are easy to find. The only drawback is that some of the text is mighty small, which can be a problem in low light if your eyes are over 40 like mine are. They are smaller than big fold-out paper maps, which is an advantage if, for safety reasons, you don't want to make it obvious that you are studying a map, advertising that you are a visitor.




2. I loved the plastic and the clear, colored markings tha show up real good, but was deeply disappointed that it did NOT show the entire city of San Antonio, as billed. It centered rght on the central part of SA and the Alamo, but when you want to use i to get to OTHER places aside downtown---forget it, it becomes a topography map not a road map and is very disappointing.



3. Found this map to very helpful and indestructible. A very nice resource to have on hand, easy to use and accurate for walking and driving.



4. This map is very helpful for navigating the streets in the heart of downtown San Antonio-- especially for walkers. But if you're driving downtown and you're not familiar with the layout of the streets, then good luck, because there's not much sense to how all those little one-way streets are laid out, and even a detailed map won't help enough. However, the downtown area should really be explored on foot rather than by car. Just find an inexpensive parking lot to leave the car, and take your Streetwise map with you.
   
   If you are driving beyond the downtown area, this map does not provide enough detail, so I'd recommend that you bring another map for that purpose. We brought a map from AAA, and we did fine using both the Streetwise map and the AAA map.



5. This map was not easy to read, and not as clear to give me good directions. It is laminated, so it is not easily soiled or torn, but that is about the best part of it.

4 comments about Streetwise Austin Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Austin, Texas (Streetwise (Streetwise Maps)).

1. As title said, I prefer using the map I got from the hotel I stayed in than this map. Wish the Professor Pathfinder has published an Austin TX map..



2. I moved to the Austin area nearly three years ago and this is the map I came back to over and over again, and I bought a lot of them when we first moved here. It's not detailed enough to help you pinpoint a specific, minor street, but it's great in understanding the overall layout of Austin and the surrounding towns. It can get you downtown from anywhere, it can help you figure ou how to get out of downtown and how to figure out other options when there's a slow-down on the road you're on. I love that it's laminated -- it still looks new after nearly three years. My husband and I fight over which car it gets to live in. Now that we've lived here awhile, it doesn't get used quite as much, but it was INVALUABLE in helping me figure out Austin! I highly recommend it.



3. I've lived in Austin for 33 years, and I thought that a small, plastic map would be good if I heard an unfamiliar street name. My idea may be good, but this map is terrible. At best, it shows Central Austin, but calling it an Austin map is wrong. If you know anything about Austin, consider this: It shows nothing north of 45th street and Camp Mabry. On the east side it stops around Pleasant Valley and Berkman. Going south, it stops at Zilker Park. (Almost nothing south of the river is shown.) Going west, it does show Rollingwood and Westlake Hills. The downtown detail map on the back is o.k., but it's already out of date. The "Area Map" on the back only goes to Pflugerville (north), Decker Lake but not Manor (east), the airport (south), and Sunset Valley (west). Don't buy this map! It's worse than the freebies from the hotel or a car rental agency or inside the phone book.



4. This map is not for you if you want detailed street information about every nook and cranny of Austin proper. It is, however, a great "big picture" map that shows all the major roadways (and many, but not all, of the smaller streets). Due to its compact size, it obviously cannot include surrounding areas like Pflugerville, Round Rock, etc. This is a great tool for folks who aren't intimately familiar with the main city area and need to navigate to, say, the Capitol Building or UT. The lamination makes it nice and durable too. I can even use a wax pencil on it to mark places of interest, and then wipe off the marks afterward.

5 comments about Texas Atlas & Gazetteer.

1. This book is extremely helpful if you are traveling in Texas. In particular, outdoor activities are much easier to prepare for using this book as an assistant. There are great maps, legends, and informational pieces that describe every square inch of Texas. Any person wishing to venture off road should have this in their vehicle or on their person.



2. I have this map as well as another large yellow one also sold on Amazon. Here is my opinion. If you are looking to stay on paved roads (although TxDot has put a monkey wrench in this before), if you want a quality map whose pages will match up square for square and page to page, if you want a map that is marked correctly and accurately details distance between cities, THIS IS YOUR MAP. As stated in other reviews, if you want every street in a small town, this is not your map. It is meant to get you from A to B using your choice of scenic FM roads or major highways and it does it very well. My husband and I have a motorcycle and we have found a much more beautiful way to get around thanks to this map. The other one got us lost and stuck on a white rock road that was supposed to be paved.



3. I've been disappointed with this map. I love the back roads, and find that half the roads I pass aren't even on this map. If they are on shown, oftentimes, they aren't labeled, making it even more difficult to navigate. I'm specifically purchasing the Roads of Texas, published by Texas A&M after viewing it from someone else. That atlas labels all the backroads and seems to have a better lay-out.
   
   Additionally, I've had the Delorme map for two years. The glue is terrible and pages are already falling out.



4. I thought that this Gazatteer would be detailed enough to show all local roads (county and otherwise), as well as the location of pipelines and power lines (yeah, I know... but I believe USGS maps do show these things which help me wit real estate searches). It does not go to that level of detail. Basically an extra-thick Rand McNally-type map.



5. 
   Another Amazon purchase! We bought this Atlas for a trip. It was sent out fast. And off we went!!!!!!! We highly recommend useing an Atlas for your travels!

No comments about Big Bend National Park, TX - Trails Illustrated Map #225 (National Geographic Maps: Trails Illustrated).

5 comments about The Roads of Texas - 5th Edition.

1. The Roads of Texas was introduced to me while working in the oilfield in Texas. It is very helpful in finding out of the way places and has never failed me. Very good book if you need to find your way on back roads.



2. We have used this mapbook for years--way before gps's were ubiquitous. It was great to have when you leave the main roads to explore out-of-the-way places. It is still very useful, as our gps doesn't have all the backroads and byways mapped still. The only thing that Mapsco could have done to improve this book when taking over publishing of it would have been to have made it spiral bound, which is very useful in handling large format, multipage mapbooks. Still, it's a bargain and very useful if you like to explore the backroads and byways of Texas.



3. I purchased the Roads of Texas to facilitate mapping motorcycle trips in my Garmin GPS. The map details are very good, and the overall product quality is good. The only negative comment I have is that I encountered several errors in the map index.



4. This is the best Road Atlas for finding the back way to wherever you want to go in Texas. For the cities, you will need a city map, but for out in the country, you will be able to find your way down many scenic roads.



5. Thanks and God Bless y'all for providing this much appreciated product to our family, friends, etc... THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU

4 comments about Hiking Big Bend National Park, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series).

1. My husband & I just returned from a fantastic trip to Big Bend National Park. We used this excellent, handy, easy-to-use book as our primary resource for deciding what hikes we were capable of taking in the park. The book proved very useful in showing numerous shorter, easier hikes that older people like us with foot and back problems could take as well as longer, harder trails for those who want them and are able. It also gave very interesting, accurate, readable, and useful descriptions of such matters as how to drive to the trailhead and whether parking is available there, some things (mainly scenery & geological features) one is likely to see on the trail, trail length, elevation gain, trail traffic etc., to allow use to decide which trails would most interest us. Further, it contains some useful black and white photos. And it provides some information about neighboring Big Bend Ranch State Park which we also at least drove through. Thanks in large part to this book, we were able to enjoy some the best hiking of our lives despite our current physical limitations. I only wish we had visited the park a decade ago or more when we could have done some of the more strenuous trails described as well. I would recommend this book for virtually anyone planning a visit to Big Bend.



2. It does the job it was purchased for, ie finding trails in Big Bend National Park



3. Gives a great synthesis of hikes of all levels in the park. Well-organized and thus very easy and quick to use.



4. Hiking Big Bend National Park, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series)
   I was hoping for a book with some context on why one might want to hike this park, or where or when. Instead, this whole book is simply a list of hikes and their descriptions.