Wild America, by Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher

I'm not normally into travel books but I fancied taking a look at this one of an epic trek down, across & up North America made by two reknowned naturalists in 1953. The two managed to maintain their enthusiasm for the journey & the subject matter throughout even as they were affected by exhaustion in keeping to their 30,000 mile schedule. They describe in detail (sometimes slightly too much detail about the geology & the plants which slowed things down a bit for me) the wildlife & people that they found along the way, which made for an interesting & enlightening read. I finished intrigued as to whether anyone has replicated their journey, & if the places they visited back then, & the wildlife they saw, has been preserved. I know I'd love to be lucky enough to visit one or two of the destinations they describe to find out.
4/5