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Bay Area parks and preserves offer a dramatic variety of landscapes, from rugged redwood-forested canyons to breezy coastal bluffs, grassy rolling hills to sunny chaparral-coated hillsides. Well-known destinations such as Point Reyes National Seashore, Mount Diablo State Park, Mount Tamalpais State Park, and many other more obscure jewels of the Bay Area park system are just a short drive from the heart of San Francisco. Completely updated and including several new hikes and a complete new map set, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: San Francisco guides readers to a splendid assortment of trails in the nine counties surrounding one of the world's most beautiful cities. Whether hikers crave a quick and easy get-out-of-town stroll or a challenging day-long trek through wilderness, this book is the perfect trailblazer, for city natives and first-time visitors alike
Consider yourself warned: Hiking in the Bay Area can be an intense and addictive experience. Sure, other areas of California are home to more esteemed landforms and parks—Yosemite is one of many world-class parks within a day’s drive, and backpackers traverse the state as they trek one of the country’s longest routes, the Pacific Crest Trail. Throughout the Bay Area there are many "destination" parks, where people from all over the world flock to walk among giant redwoods or whale-watch from a wildflower-dotted coastal bluff. But there are hundreds of smaller parks unknown to most tourists and even lifelong residents, and short drives (or in some cases bus trips, walks, or bike rides) lead to numerous parks and preserves with stunning views, bountiful wildlife, and quiet trails. These "backyard" preserves are especially beneficial to the residents of the Bay Area’s most densely packed cities, San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland. Local parks provide close-to-home outlets for exercise and nature exploration on a daily basis—thousands of people living in the foothills of Mount Tamalpais can literally walk from their front doors for miles, all the way to the top of the mountain if they like. Locals hike parks and open-space preserves bordering the towns of Berkeley, Mill Valley, and Woodside daily, and they take active roles in maintaining the trails. Getting to know your backyard means getting to love your backyard—and we fight for what we love. This dedication to open space has led many ordinary citizens in rallies to save some of our most cherished Bay Area spots.
The campaign to preserve open space began in the era of John Muir, and the list of protected parklands is long and impressive. Battles continue, and development still threatens many special areas. As you make your way over trails throughout the Bay Area, think of what we could have lost and have already preserved: old growth redwoods in Muir Woods saved from logging, Point Reyes National Seashore and the Marin Headlands saved from huge housing complexes, various small parks including Edgewood saved from development as golf courses, as well as many other "common" plots of land preserved to make life a little better for the surrounding community.
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Our edition of Jane's book is well-loved. We rely on it entirely when we are ready to hit the trail. Excited is an understatement when we heard a new edition is on the way! Bravo Jane, for hitting the nail on the head!
By Noah
Our new edition arrived yesterday, and we already love it. We first came across Jane Huber's hiking book a couple of years ago (with the previous edition), and it changed our lives. We were new to hiking, so we started off with a close one (Edgewood) which was one of the shorter ones in the book. The great descriptions helped us navigate our way through the Edgewood hike and the many fantastic hikes to follow. 60 Hikes gave us a new appreciation for where we live, and for all of the wonders that are just around the corner, or a short drive away. The book changed our lives, and hiking has now become an addiction for us. Almost every week, we try to get out and do a hike or two from the 60 Hikes book. We have enjoyed some of the hikes many times. Our goal is to complete all 60 hikes. We have, so far, completed 47 from the last edition. Now, we have a bunch more from the new edition to add to our list of fun adventures to come. The new edition comes complete with new hikes and new routes for other hikes. It also has even better mapping and elevation charts than the previous edition. Fantastic. I recommend Jane Huber's book to anyone in the California Bay Area who loves to hike (or is thinking of starting). I also recommend it to anyone who is thinking of visiting the area for business or pleasure. Adding a hike to your trip is a wonderful way to connect to the place you are visiting, and completing a hike from Jane Huber's 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles, will bring treasured memories for years to come. Happy Hiking.
By Saoirse