© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-trailhound Recent reviews written by member trailhound en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_476235140740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - Patricia Schultz has followed-up on her popular book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die with a slightly more practical (for Americans) version 1,000 Places to See Before You Die USA and Canada. If you enjoy traveling, this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476235140740 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:41:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476235140740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476143521412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - Amos Walker is an old-fashioned, hard-boiled detective. He lives a Spartan lifestyle, is street-smart, smokes a little too much, and can't give-up an investigation if his life depended on it. In American Detective, author Loren Estleman... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476143521412 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:27:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476143521412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475369344644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - If you have ever wanted to learn more about American involvement in the Vietnam War but had a hard time getting your hands around the subject, you are not alone. The war escalated gradually over many years, and it does not have a real starting date... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475369344644 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:47:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475369344644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473847598724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - I've been doing a lot of day trips lately and needed a cooler to bring along some cold beverages and a lunch.  After doing some shopping I came across this Coleman 9 Quart Excursion Cooler, which is just the right size for 1-3 people... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473847598724 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:34:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473847598724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473421614724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - Yellowstone National Park is on my ''bucket list'' – one of those places I plan to see before kicking the bucket. I just hope I don't kick the bucket while at Yellowstone, although I would have lots of company if I did. In Death in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473421614724 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:21:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473421614724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473032658564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - Like most Western states in the U.S.A, the railroads played a vital part in helping Colorado develop and establish a fledgling civilization on the frontier. However, railroads being built through Colorado in the 19th Century ran into a slight problem... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473032658564 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 16:10:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473032658564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471533522564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - Author Michael Connelly is well-known for his LA Detective Harry Bosch series of novels. And now he is creating a new series with The Brass Verdict, a follow-up to the well-received Lincoln Lawyer, which features criminal attorney Mickey... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471533522564 Sun, 24 May 2009 18:06:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471533522564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471459991172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - My dog absolutely loves getting a bone to chew on. He almost expects one delivered on a silver platter every evening! Recently I have tried Purina Busy Bone dog treats since they were a little cheaper than most other brands. While my dog did like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471459991172 Sun, 24 May 2009 00:18:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471459991172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468397231748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - I didn't realize the 'For Dummies' book series extended to cover the topic of religion until I came across Catholicism for Dummies in the library. What I like about the 'For Dummies' series of books is that they cover all the basic facts about a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468397231748 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:37:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468397231748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465285320324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - Three Came Home is a 1950 film about the horrors and indignities of the Japanese prison camps in World War II.  The film is sort of a forerunner to the much better known Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and even has at least one actor... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465285320324 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:11:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465285320324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464596864644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - Lucy and Ethel working in the chocolate factory; the final episode of M*A*S*H; The wedding, and funeral, of Princess Diana; September 11, 2001; The Vietnam war; Who Shot J.R?  All these events and many more made a huge impact on society mostly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464596864644 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:34:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464596864644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463890517636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - I think it's a great idea that older movies are being transferred to DVD formats so they will not be lost into history. But sometimes I wonder – why bother?  That's the case with these two films packaged on a single DVD: Iron Angel and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463890517636 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:08:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463890517636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463851458180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound -  What do you think of when the topic of ravens comes up around the water cooler?  My guess is most people just think of a big, black bird or Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven where the raven croaks ''Nevermore''.  But some people are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463851458180 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:37:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463851458180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463164575364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - There aren't too many places to grab lunch near my work. Maybe because everyone is chained to their desks?  Anyway, I have found a Carl's Jr fast-food restaurant not too far away at 12165 Lioness Way in Parker, CO and decided to give it a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463164575364 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 13:58:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463164575364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462479527556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - I don't think I've ever seen a movie like this before - the main actors are bears! The Bear is set in 1880s British Columbia and is a story about a grizzly bear cub whose mother dies suddenly. While the cub survives the calamity, he is all alone... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462479527556 Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:20:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462479527556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461671861892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - The Halls of Montezuma is a decent film about U.S. Marines engaged in a fictional World War II battle in the South Pacific. For whatever reasons this film is not as well known as the similarly-themed Sands of Iwo Jima released... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461671861892 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:32:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461671861892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461097045636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - In hindsight it may be easy to overlook any failures encountered by the Allied Forces in World War II. After all, Germany, Japan, and Italy ultimately lost in a route and suffered far more casualties than the Allies. But I think it's important to learn... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461097045636 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:13:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461097045636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460996251268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - It took a decade but Jon Krakauer's wildly successful book Into the Wild was finally brought to film in 2007. Like the book, the film version is about Christopher Mc Candless, a young man who abandoned his family and friends to live as a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460996251268 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:10:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460996251268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460979277444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - The Denver Art Museum is worth visiting if you are very interested in art, but the attraction has a real jumble of good and bad features that may leave you puzzled and wondering ''what was that all about?''  In Denver's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460979277444 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:05:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460979277444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460210605700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - While the war in the Pacific raged on in late 1944, it was clear that the United States had the upper hand against Japan.  The US Navy was driving ever-closer to Tokyo, and Japan's best ships lay at the bottom of the sea with her best naval pilots... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460210605700 Sat, 7 Feb 2009 00:32:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460210605700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459690512004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - It's hard to keep Tim Baker down.  After Baker (Tyrone Power) ''mistakenly'' violated the wartime Neutrality Act early in 1941, he landed not in jail, but into a lucrative job flying planes from Canada to Britain to be used in the war effort. Not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459690512004 Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:27:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459690512004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459611410052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - Motels full of bed bugs, polluted rivers, shark infested waters, frequent kidnappings, and airlines with planes that have detachable wings.  None of these things is something you would want to experience on vacation. But did you know many popular... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459611410052 Sun, 1 Feb 2009 01:43:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459611410052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459597057668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - I'm not sure what ultimately pushed me over the edge. Maybe the chain-smoking neighbor in the apartment below mine. Maybe the nice people down the hall who make stinky fish dinners twice/week. Or maybe it was the horrible paint and adhesive odor that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459597057668 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:30:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459597057668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458198650500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - If you like gardens, flowers, horticulture, or stately trees you would enjoy visiting Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia. The 1,000+ acre site, which has been around for about 100 years, is a perfect place to spend some time admiring both outdoor... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458198650500 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:04:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458198650500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457440333444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - Author Lee Child has written more than a dozen books centered around a shadowy character named Jack Reacher. Although this series was recommended to me a number of times over the years, I just now got around to reading One Shot, which is the ninth... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457440333444 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:27:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457440333444?linkin_id=8003929