a good tool for planning a trip in the USA, just under practical field. - 3 times thicker than version 1983 (which also included Canada) advantage: more detail (16 pages for California) disadvantages: much heavier, points of interest more difficult to spot - Always organized by states, arranged alphabetically: disadvantages: Scale change from one state to another, important page breaks on change of state, sometimes anarchic available detailed maps - Possible improvement: detachable to allow binding to carry only the necessary travel states - Alternative to consider: digital version for tablets