BillBill: Am I getting pickier, or are Lonely Planet "updates" getting lazier? I bought this book--and not Moon's equivalent--because this one claimed to be updated March 2021. The page on Amazon even states that all businesses were re-checked to account for COVID changes. Well, I just got back from Yosemite last week. The picture I've included is of the Tioga Pass Resort - a small clump of cabins by the east entrance to the park, boarded up. My new March 2021 Lonely Planet book, page 143, states that "it's predicted that it will reopen in the summer of 2019." You updated in early 2021 and didn't even do a Word search for dates like 2019?!
On page 94 there's a reference to hang gliding between 7am and 9pm that I think is supposed to read "7am and 9am" as the next words are "well before any thermal activity rolls in."
A generation ago LP books were the best investment a traveler could make; perhaps I've spotted the only mistakes in an otherwise accurate book. I will be headed up to Yosemite again soon - with this book AND with Moon's update, which Amazon says is coming out September 14, 2021.
United States on Aug 15, 2021
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| Total Reviews | 1 reviews | 44 reviews | 52 reviews |
| Publisher | Lonely Planet; 6th edition | DK Eyewitness Travel; Illustrated edition | Moon Travel; 2nd edition |
| Pacific West United States Travel Books | Pacific West United States Travel Books | ||
| Yosemite California Travel Books | Yosemite California Travel Books | ||
| Customer Reviews | 4.7/5 stars of 98 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 828 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 2,566 ratings |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1788680707 | 978-0744024494 | 978-1640499188 |
| Dimensions | 5.3 x 0.5 x 7.85 inches | 8.68 x 1.03 x 10.32 inches | 5.45 x 1.3 x 8.4 inches |
| ISBN-10 | 1788680707 | 0744024498 | 1640499180 |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Best Sellers Rank | #12 in Yosemite California Travel Books#94 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference #159 in Pacific West United States Travel Books | #1 in Grand Canyon Travel Books#7 in Hiking & Camping Excursion Guides #10 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference | #106 in Camping #122 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference #218 in Hiking & Camping Excursion Guides |
| Paperback | 264 pages | 700 pages | |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | 2.44 pounds | 1.72 pounds |
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Italy on Aug 11, 2023