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Backpacking California: Mountain, Foothill, Coastal & Desert Adventures in the Golden State (Backpacking California: Mountain, Foothill, Coastal & Desert) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Eric Blehm, Wilderness Press
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
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Pages: 490
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0899974465
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780899974460
ASIN: 0899974465
Publication Date: August 2008
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Product Description
California is home to some of the most spectacular backcountry in the United States, from the rugged granite peaks of John Muir's beloved Sierra Nevada, to the more gentle mountains of the Coast Ranges, to the intriguing desert lands of the south, to the serene rivers and lakes of the Marble Mountains and Trinity Alps. For over 40 years, Wilderness Press has published high-quality, easy-to-follow, and accurate outdoor guidebooks, and this newest edition of Backpacking California--with many new trips and completely revamped for the popular Backpacking series--is a collection of more than 70 of the most intriguing backpacking adventures in our home territory of California. With contributions from more than a dozen venerable Wilderness Press authors, this book describes routes that range from one night to one week. Backpacking novices as well as "old hand" California hikers will find expert-crafted trips in the Coast Ranges, the Sierra, the Cascades, and the Warner Mountains, including portions of the Pacific Crest Trail, the John Muir Trail, and the High Sierra Trail. Expanded coverage in this edition includes trips in Big Sur, Anza-Borrego, Death Valley, and the White Mountains. Several trips have been described in print nowhere else. - Each trip includes a trail map and essential logistical information for trip planning.
- Useful backpacking tips and backcountry advice written by the expert authors appear throughout the book.
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A Solid Revision of the First Edition July 24, 2008
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
In May 2001 Wilderness Press released Backpacking California. Edited by Paul Backhurst, the purpose of this book was captured in its subtitle, "Over 30 Years of Outdoor Expertise." A self congratulatory celebration, the first edition collected favorite trips from several current and former Wilderness Press authors. The result was a large compilation with some nice hikes but of uneven quality. Several of the hikes in southern California, for example, were simply excerpts from the famous Pacific Crest Trail Guidebook. The new 2008 edition is a significant improvement over the older version while retaining the best hikes of the former.
In the first instance, this book features some new authors and a more uniform format. Maps have been improved and a few desert hikes have been added. Other new hikes include a stretch of the Lost Coast Trail and the Coastal Trail in Point Reyes National Seashore. I was also pleased to see two hikes in the White Mountains, a scenic and largely underexplored area of the Inyo National Forest. But the best of the older volume has been preserved. The single best Sierra hike (in my opinion), the 68 mile High Sierra Trail, is still prominently featured, as are some southern California classics. These include the hikes up San Gorgonio and Mt. San Jacinto. I personally have always been partial to the Noble Canyon Trail in the Laguna mountains and was glad to find it was again the first hike listed in this book.
For the most part, the hikes described in this book are not casual overnights. Only 9 of the 71 routes described in this volume are 10 miles or less. Five of the routes exceed 40 miles and 15-25 seems about average. Many of these trips also involve considerable elevation gain, so readers should be in reasonable shape if they hope to do most of the hikes in this book. I have completed 15 of the routes and explored large portions of 8 others, mostly in the southern and central California region. Some of these can be quite challenging, though the good maps and accurate descriptions of this book will help.
On the whole, I think this is a significant improvement over the first edition. (I did, however, miss Kathy Morey's contributions in this version.) This book should offer California hikers many routes to explore over the next few years. It is a worthwhile addition to your hiking library.
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