"We just got back from a Grand Canyon trip 2 weeks ago. We totally abused our Whitis/Martin Guide. It stayed out all day, all night, was wind blown, sand blasted, stepped on and wet for 18 days. It came through amazingly well. Our notes written with a not-so permanent, permanent marker washed off, but all pages on the book are intact. It got packed wet for the trip home, and a few days later we layed the book on a table periodically turning each page to air dry and blow the grit off. No stuck pages, the book still looks almost new and is ready for another trip. In addition to being durable, a well laid out river guide!"

"I have to tell you that this may be the best porcelain mug from which I've enjoyed a nice, hot, black cuppa joe! It's comfortably heavy, and the flare widening the mug at the top makes it a real pleasure to drink from. I must say the first time I saw it on your site, I thought, "oh brother....", but this really is a quality cup, worthy of the RiverMaps name! Mark L. "