Benchmark California Road & Recreation Atlas, Fifth Edition (Benchmark Road & Recreation Atlas)
by Benchmark Maps, Stuart Allan
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Author: Benchmark Maps, Stuart AllanBrand: Alpen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005
ISBN: 0929591801
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Benchmark Maps
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Book Review: Compared to DeLorme, better at a glance but worse at close inspection...
Summary: 3 Stars
The main advantage of the Benchmark atlas over that of DeLorme is that topography is much more immediately visible in the landscape maps than in DeLorme atlases. In all other respects, I find DeLorme superior, offering greater detail, more of the small roads (on which I spend a fair amount of time driving), better mapping of public land ownership at fine scales, etc. Both, of course, have their own errors, however; for instance, the Benchmark map of California misplaces Three Peaks and Robert Louis Stevenson State Park north-northwest of Napa, and Benchmark's California atlas once had me back-tracking for an hour or two in the Inyo Mountains, where what the atlas showed as a single passable road degenerated into a series of ATV trails (OK, it says "high clearance", but that can mean anything from "a little rough but perfectly passable in a decent passenger car" to, in this case, "good luck even if you have a Jeep"; the gist being that the symbology indicating road quality, which many reviewers like, is not consistent or reliable, and ultimately not very useful). Of the DeLorme atlases I own, I have not happened to notice errors in California, but I have seen a number of errors for New Mexico, including misnamed county roads.
Overall, if you like atlases you should probably have both Benchmark & DeLorme. If you have to choose one, and intend on spending any time off the main highways, Benchmark is better for looking at but DeLorme is better for actual use.
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California is a land of startling contrasts. Explore the geographical diversity and natural beauty and get to know the best of California with this marvelous atlas. The new fifth edition has freeway exit numbers and the Landscape Maps(tm) are clearer, brighter and easier to read. The comprehensive Recreation Guide and accompanying maps are the perfect resource to plan the ultimate California adventureAtlases Books
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