
Backpacking California
Mountain, Foothill, Coastal & Desert Adventures in the Golden State
Wilderness Press
3rd Edition
Published on 12. November 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-89997-958-8 (ISBN)
Description
Backpacking California presents 74 carefully crafted backpacking trips to some of the most magnificent landscapes in the state.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Color maps and photos throughout
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
716 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89997-958-8 (9780899979588)
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Backpacking California
Mountain, Foothill, Coastal and Desert Adventures in the Golden State
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07/2008
2nd Edition
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The authors of Wilderness Press are experts in their fields. They are local, they are travelers, they are outdoors explorers. They present reliable, first-hand information because they've hiked the hikes, seen the sights, and have personally been where they are leading you. Some of Wilderness Press's finest authors contributed to Backpacking California. They include the following: Michel Digonnet, author of Hiking Death Valley; Kathleen Dodge Doherty, author of Day & Section Hikes: John Muir Trail and Walking San Francisco; David Harris, author of Day & Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California and San Bernardino Mountain Trails; Tim Hauserman, author of Tahoe Rim Trail; Analise Elliot Heid, author of Hiking & Backpacking Big Sur; Jessica Lage, author of Point Reyes; Lowell and Diana Lindsay, authors of Anza-Borrego Desert Region; Andy Selters, author of Mount Shasta; Scott Turner, author of Afoot & Afield: San Diego County; Lizzy Wenk, author of Sierra North and Sierra South; and Mike White, author of Trinity Alps & Vicinity.
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Content
Locator Maps
Foreword by Mike White
Backpacking in California
Map Legend
WESTERN CALIFORNIA
- THE PENINSULAR RANGES
- Cuyamaca Mountains
- Pine Creek Wilderness
- San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
- The San Jacinto Mountains
- The Santa Rosa Mountains
- SANTA CATALINA ISLAND (CHANNEL ISLANDS)
- THE TRANSVERSE RANGES
- The San Bernardino Mountains
- The San Gabriel Mountains
- The Santa Monica Mountains
- THE COAST RANGES
- Big Sur
- Diablo Range
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- Point Reyes National Seashore
- Lost Coast
- KLAMATH MOUNTAINS
- Trinity Alps
- Marble Mountains
EASTERN CALIFORNIA
- DESERT
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
- Death Valley National Park
- White Mountains
- SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and John Muir and Golden Trout Wildernesses
- Ansel Adams Wilderness
- NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
- Yosemite National Park
- Hoover Wilderness
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
- Desolation Wilderness
- Tahoe Rim Trail
- Plumas-Eureka State Park
- Bucks Lake Wilderness
- CASCADE RANGE
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Caribou Wilderness
- Mount Shasta
- WARNER MOUNTAINS
Appendix: Trips at a Glance
Index
About the Contributors