Writing this book must have been a daunting task. The Bonaparte Plateau area is a sprawling area with limited access. With extensive logging there was access, but it changed every year. The author had the task of starting from scratch,since there was almost nothing in print about the area. Forestry companies, fly fishermen, hunters, trappers, and a few explorers had pieces of information. Taking some of this and then doing the hard work of driving all the backroads, exploring trails and tracks, and putting together a book after many years is an impressive task.

Since the book was published, there is now a Bonaparte Provincial Park. We have been through the pine beetle kill resulting in fallen trees everywhere, and around the park, logging has been ceaseless. Many of the routes are impassable, new routes are possible, and with climate change, the whole area will also be in a state of change too.
For me, the book was a starting point. I had done some of the routes, but it was great to have ideas for some new ones, and it was very helpful to have the overview provided by the author. I enjoyed the anecdotal accounts of some his adventures too.

For me personally, this was a 5/5, but in the world of book reviews it would probably be a 4/5.
My thanks to the author for the book, and all the miles in the high country to find the routes described in the book.