Moon California Hiking: The Complete Guide to 1,000 of the Best Hikes in the Golden State (Moon Outdoors) [Kindle Edition] Author: Tom Stienstra | Language: English | ISBN:
B00850ZPGG | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Seasoned outdoors authors Tom Stienstra and Ann Marie Brown know the best hiking trails in the Golden State, from breathtaking coastal walks north of Los Angeles to challenging backcountry treks in the Sierra Nevadas. Including 21 new hikes and unique "best-of" listsincluding Best Hikes to Waterfalls and Best Hikes to See WildlifeMoon California Hiking leads beginner and expert hikers alike to the best trails the state has to offer. Complete with detailed regional maps, hiking tips, difficulty and quality ratings for each hike, Moon California Hiking provides hikers with all the necessary tools to head outdoors.
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- Print Length: 849 pages
- Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; Ninth Edition edition (March 6, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00850ZPGG
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This book just keeps getting better with age. Now in its ninth edition, California Hiking by Ann Marie Brown and Tom Stienstra is simply the most popular, most comprehensive, and in this edition, the most accurate volume of its kind. Hiking guidebooks almost never see nine editions, but this one has a loyal following and deserves a wide readership. Why? Because no matter where you are in the Golden State, this book will lead you to some spectacular hikes close by.
In all editions since 2002, California Hiking is organized by regions. Chapters run from the northern part of the state (Redwood Empire) to the southern deserts. Each chapter features a set of maps to help you locate trailheads, and each also highlights the authors' favorite hikes found in that chapter. As might be expected, some of these chapters are more extensive than others. The chapter on the greater San Francisco Bay area, with its profusion of national, state, and local parks, includes 209 different routes, nearly one fifth of the total hikes in the book. Lake Tahoe, the southern Sierra, including Sequoia and Kings Canyon, and Yosemite also receive a lot of attention. But even the shorter chapters include some real gems. The coastal hikes in Monterrey, Big Sur, and Santa Barbara are some of the best trails in the state. I have used this book for years to plan my vacations and will continue to do so in the future.
In this new (2012) edition, California Hiking features 1,014 hikes of varying difficulty. Some are short leg stretchers of a quarter of a mile. Others are long one way treks of up to 112 miles. The average hike is about 7 miles.
I purchased an earlier edition to this in the mid 90s and loved it. My old edition was used so often it is starting to come apart!..So I decided to upgrade this year to this updated version, which just arrived. There are numerous things to point out about this reference.
Organization: I love this book for the way it is laid out. The front shows a diagram of the state of California divided into key hiking zones. On this diagram, it identifies the page number for that zone. When you flip to your zone of interest, you will find a blown up diagram of that zone with sub-zones and page #s which then identify trail reference numbers all over them. So, in about 20 seconds, you can focus on an area of interest and identify a series of trails in your area. When you flip to a trail number, it has the trail name, length, estimated time to hike, level of difficulty from 1-5 and level of beauty from 1-10. This is an absolute perfect way to quickly introduce a trail. The paragraphs that follow are well written and brief descriptions of the trail; accessibility to hikers, dogs, bikes, horses or wheelchair; Permits and fees; Identification of USGS maps for the trail; Directions to the trailhead; and Ranger station contacts including phone # and web address if applicable. You can complete the initial planning of a new hike with this book in a matter of minutes. A fantastic reference for California hiking.
Content: 1000 trails! I didn't count them all, but I believe the number. The first trail description starts on pg.45 and the last on pg.882, so I believe the 1000 trail claim. Obviously the John Muir trail, PCT and Yellowstone are completely covered, so are areas in the less obvious areas such as the desert areas in the south western area of the state.
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