With nearly 500 trail descriptions, this classic guide from the Appalachian Mountain Club provides enough information for years--if not a lifetime--of hiking. The book"s goal is to give complete coverage of trails in the White Mountains National Forest; it achieves this goal by providing history, geography, and shelter information as well as trail highlights such as spectacular viewpoints and lightly trampled getaways. The guide includes the lower-lying lakes region in southeastern New Hampshire and numerous trails up Mount Washington, the highest peak in New England. Trails, drawn on large, foldout topographic maps, range in difficulty from easy to advanced. Experienced hikers seeking to become members of the Four Thousand Footer Club will find 65 4,000-foot-plus peaks in the area. --Dolores Kong