Only 30 miles from San Francisco, Point Reyes National Seashore attracts admirers year-round to its forests, wetlands, and beaches. Visitors come to this tranquil place to hike, camp, backpack, bike, kayak, horseback ride, picnic, fish, and nature-watch. This invaluable resource gives detailed information on the trails, roads, camps, and and beaches within the Seashore, plus surrounding parks and preserves. Point Reyes: The Complete Guide to the National Seashore & Surrounding Area has much more than coverage of all the popular recreational activities and hiking trails.
• Steve Krause & Teresa Henkle → Pinyon Publishing Company 1995
A guide to exploring Arizona's beautiful Red Rock Country in and around Sedona. There are descriptions, directions, maps, and photos for each of 38 day hikes and 28 sightseeing spots. The sightseeing spots include scenic panoramas, historic points, energy vortexes, and indian ruins, as well as fishing, picnic, swimming and campground locations. Over 20,000 copies have been sold over the past eight years.
This book is the bible for Sedona hikers, the one that knowledgeable people recommend. It contains detailed descriptions and maps that guide the reader to 135 day hikes around the Sedona area. The layout makes the hikes very easy to follow, and the directions are precise, foolproof, and reliable. You won't get lost if you use this book. There are also directions for finding five of the famous Sedona Vortex sites. The book contains eight pages of beautiful color photographs taken by Sherry Mangum, illustrating the attractions that make Sedona such a desirable hiking Mecca. The authors have spent many years researching and field-testing the hikes, and since the book was introduced in 1992, they have kept it up to date by constant revision. They also maintain a website posting up-to-the-minute information.
• Richard K Mangum and Sherry G Mangum → Hexagon Press Inc 2006
The best Sedona hiking guide! The 130 hikes in this edition have been totally revamped to include GPS coordinates. Each hike now features a color photograph and color map. First released in 1992, the authors have worked constantly to keep this guide updated and current through this latest edition. The very use-friendly format features each hike shown on facing pages with complete directions to the trailhead, description of the hike, photograph and map. Also included is an elevation change graph, season-to-hike chart, difficulty/mileage graph and how-crowded icon
Explore the natural beauty of the Nutmeg State on the Connecticut Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails System and within the state's many parks and nature preserves. From quiet trails in Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill to beach strolls at Bluff Point Coastal Reserve in Groton to scenic outlooks on Bear Mountain in Salisbury, these fifty-nine sure-to-please walks include both coastal and forest trials, and many are perfect for families with children. In this guide you'll find a detailed map for each walk, clear directions for locating and following each trail, suggestions on what to wear and what to bring, informal notes on geology, vegetation, and wildlife, and information on park hours, admission charges, facilities and more! (5 X 7, 192 pages, maps)
Now in its 9th edition, the completely updated and revised Sierra North showcases new trips and old favorites in regions such as Desolation Wilderness, Emigrant Wilderness, the proposed Castle Peak Wilderness, and the world-famous Yosemite National Park.This classic guidebook has been a trusted source for hikers for nearly 40 years, inspiring thousands to explore the Sierra Nevada, and to come back again and again.Contains 86 trips ranging in length from 2 to 11 days, now organized around major highway sections so that planning is easier than ever.Includes information on permits, day-by-day trail descriptions, GPS and elevation data, where to find water, and detailed trailhead maps showing routes for every trip.More than 150,000 copies of Sierra North have sold since it was first published in 1967.
This completely revised and updated 8th edition of Sierra South now covers an expanded region of the Sierra, from the southern boundary of Yosemite National Park to southern Golden Trout Wilderness. With new trips and old favorites, Sierra South is the classic guide to backpacking in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, Ansel Adams Wilderness, and Mt. Whitney. This classic guidebook has been a trusted source for travelers to the Sierra backcountry for nearly 40 years, inspiring thousands to explore the "Range of Light" again and again. Contains 84 trips, ranging from 2 days to 2 weeks, organized from west to the east side of the Sierra and around major highway sections for easier use and reference Includes information on permits, day-by-day trail descriptions, GPS and elevation data, where to find water, and
Join hikers, runners, bicyclists, and equestrians on some of the Bay Area's best trails, from Mount Diablo through the Santa Clara Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific Coast. This expanded third edition provides updated maps and information on park facilities, fees, and regulations. Discover favorite spots while learning about the region's geology, natural history, and wildlife from three of the area's dedicated naturalists and classic Wilderness Press authors. Includes 568 miles of varied trails, directions to trailheads and route descriptions, and dayhikes and overnight treks.