So much more than just a hiking book with great maps, almost every 2 page spread has an outstanding photograph. ( )

Parent gives a brief introduction to the park and some general hiking tips and then plows ahead with the meat of the book: detailed descriptions of 44 hikes in the park, along with three hikes in the nearby Big Bend Ranch State Park. Although parts of the descriptions are a bit dry (particularly if you haven't actually been there), Parent spices them up with interesting historical anecdotes and information about plant and animal life in the area, as well as some beautiful (although black and white) pictures.

[full review here: http://spacebeer.blogspot.com/2008/08/hiking-big-bend-national-park-2005.html ] ( )