HIKE Southern California: A Day Hiker's Guide (Hiking California Series)

McKinney, John

ISBN 10: 0934161550 / ISBN 13: 9780934161558

Edité par Olympus Press, The Trailmaster, 2013

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Synopsis :

"A Southern California classic." - Los Angeles Times

• The very best hikes in Southern California, all in one book!
• Choose from nature trails, moderate hikes, and all-day adventures.
• Complete with colorful stories, trusted trail accounts, and easy-to-follow maps.
• Discover wildflowers, waterfalls, and breathtaking views with the help of the newest 2024 edition of our most popular guide.

Other regions have tall mountains, forests, deserts and an awesome coastline, but only Southern California has all of them - and four-season hiking! Answer nature's call and take a hike on the best trails in the San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Monica Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains; in Orange County, San Diego County, Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park; in famed Griffith Park, on Catalina Island, around Ojai and Santa Barbara - and so much more. New and classic hikes with updates of any trails recovering from wildfires. You're guaranteed to find a hike (many hikes!) you'll like in this "greatest hits" collection from the Trailmaster, John McKinney. Every Trail Tells a Story. Hike On!

Companion guides: HIKE the San Gabriel Mountains, Hike the Santa Monica Mountains, HIKE Griffith Park & Hollywood Hills, HIKE Santa Barbara

Présentation de l'éditeur: The Best Day Hikes in Southern California! Updated 2019 with all the best trails!! You’re sure to enjoy this “greatest hits” collection of former Los Angeles Times hiking columnist John McKinney. Discover 140 of the best hikes to classic peaks, to wildflowers, and to waterfalls. Find the best hikes for friends, family, and out-of-town guests. A big thanks to the SoCal hikers who shared their experiences with The Trailmaster and have helped make this guide a regional bestseller. Hike on! From waterfalls to wildflower to wilderness areas, Hiking Expert John McKinney, aka The Trailmaster, shares his favorite hikes in one of the most marvelously diverse regions on earth.From Lost Palms Oasis to the HOLLYWOOD sign to the top of Mt. Baldy, you're guaranteed to find a hike you'll like in the new 2016 revised edition of this popular guide featuring updates of classic trails and 25 new hikes. Complete with The Trailmaster's colorful stories, trusted trail accounts and easy-to-follow maps.Hike the foothills of Santa Barbara and Ojai, the Santa Monica Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains, Griffith Park, Orange County, Palm Springs, Catalina Island, Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino Mountains and San Jacinto Mountains.Southern California offers the hiker a diversity of environments unmatched by any other region in the U.S. Other regions of the country have high peaks, pine forests, vast deserts and lovely shorelines but only Southern California has all these environments. And four-season hiking, too!*Chill out in Cold Spring Canyon, Icehouse Canyon and Winter Creek. Cool Off at Eaton Falls, Seven Falls and Holy Jim Falls.*Climb Mt. San Gorgonio, Mt. San Jacinto and Saddleback Peak. Get grand metropolitan vistas from atop Echo Mountain, Mt. Hollywood and Inspiration Point.*Hike to dozens of classic and contemporary film locations including Shangri-La in Ojai, the M*A*S*H site along Malibu Creek, and to the Planet of the Apes at Point Dume.You'll love hiking on the best trails in Topanga State Park, Zuma Canyon, Leo Carrillo State Park and Point Mugu State Park. And all those great places in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area including high point of the mountains, Sandstone Peak.Hike the front country of the San Gabriel Mountains with hikes nearby to Echo Mountain, Arroyo Seco, and the waterfall in Eaton Canyon. Or go higher and farther with harder hikes to Mt. Wilson, Mt. Baldy and Mt. Islip.Sample the best of Orange County hiking with trails in Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park and Aliso-Woods Regional Park.Take some great hikes around Idyllwild in the San Jacinto Mountains and find three stellar hikes to the top of Mt. San Jacinto.Ramble Riverside County with hikes in Chino Hills State Park. Saunter San Diego County with trails in the Palomar Mountains and Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. Sample the pleasures of the Southern California desert with hikes to Devil's Punchbowl and Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. In Joshua Tree National Park, head for the Wonderland of Rocks, Lost Horse Mine and Lost Palms Oasis.And take some marvelous beach hikes and coastal walks along SoCal's coast at Torrey Pines State Reserve, the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Malibu Beach. Take an island adventure and take a hike on Catalina Island or Anacapa Island and Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : HIKE Southern California: A Day Hiker's ...
Éditeur : Olympus Press, The Trailmaster
Date d'édition : 2013
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : like_new