Reviews for Lewis and Clark Travel Planner and Guide

The average rating for Lewis and Clark Travel Planner and Guide based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-08-04 00:00:00 Rod Franklin "The gullibility of people mystified me; it's amazing how quickly a criminal is transformed into an icon, to be almost worshipped. It's a given that criminals have rights, but what about the victims and their rights? Somehow I feel our nation's sense of values has become skewed." - Chris Waits After consuming every video I could on Ted Kaczynski, I decided to read this book about him, written by Chris Waits, a neighbor of Ted's who let him use his land, an extensive tract of property comprising an entire gulch, complete with mountains, ridge trails, forests, streams, and plenty of natural plants and wild game. It was in this Montana wilderness that Ted made his home during a 25-year span. And that whole time, he was allowed on Chris Waits' land, free to come and go as he pleased, and also camp there and stay as long as he liked. One of the reasons Kaczynski interests me is a similarity he shares with John Forbes Nash, Jr. He was: (1) A genius by IQ tests (2) A mathematician (3) A man who obtained a Ph.D. in mathematics (4) At one time, a professor in mathematics (5) Mentally ill, specifically paranoid schizophrenic These two advanced-degree holders shared those things in common, among others. Where they diverge is that John Nash used his genius to contribute to mankind, while Ted Kaczynski turned his genius to exact revenge upon a society whose progression to an advanced state of technology and knowhow (jet airplanes, computers, skyscrapers, noisy cities, and so on) he deeply resented. Ted hated especially people who worked in technology, academia, and who "destroyed" wilderness through logging and mining, and through transforming forests into cities, and making noisy machines. These levels of noise, such as the sounds of snowmobiles, motorcycles, airplanes flying by, chainsaws, and so on threatened Ted right where he lived, in a cabin in the Montana wilderness. Even as he retreated into the wild, the "technological society" seemed to hem him in, reaching his ears even in the most secluded of spots, and raising his ire to dramatic levels. The quote I began with shares my point of view. We make these murderers and serial killers into some form of celebrity, instead of understanding them as cold-blooded killers. This book contains much information about Ted's secret locations to hide out and develop his bombs, right under Chris Waits' very nose, and upon Waits' own land. Little did Waits know he was being kind and giving to a serial killer. Three stars. Interesting read.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-12-08 00:00:00 PATRICK CANON Very interesting book written by the man who was his neighbor in the Montana woods. Invaluable material if you are interested in True Crime and High profile cases. The author however seems to be completely naïve in that it seems impossible he did not link up Ted's bazaar anti social behavior with the strange events in the surrounding area .You will see from this book that Ted was not the lay low non entity you might think he would have to be to remain invisible for so many decades. He seems to have committed massive vandalizing crimes at logging sites and construction equipment and robbing and trashing cabins near the property . Even fired on low flying military aircraft with his rifle during the years he was also sending out bombs in the mail. As a plus There is a lot of information Not only on the FBI's mission to infiltrate the Montana woods and gather info but also on The Unabomber's Cabin, His Hand made Bicycle ,His Hidden Caches.and how he survived alone .