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Foghorn Outdoors Easy Hiking in Northern California

Find the perfect trail in Northern California among more than 100 choices
Helpful icons that let you know when a trail visits a beach, waterfall, lake, or historic site
Lists of best easy hikes, such as hikes with toddlers anmd coastal hikes
Essential planning details, including round-trip distance and hiking time, best season to visit, park fees, and contact information for each hike
Precise driving directions to each trailhead, plus details on where to park

Covering Mammoth, the Redwoods, Lassen, Yosemite, Mendocino, the San Francisco Bay Area, Shasta, and the Central Coast, this is the guide to finding the best easy hikes throughout Northern California. Families, day-trippers, and seasoned trekkers looking for a change of pace will all find the perfect trail among the options selected by veteran hiker Ann Marie Brown. This guidebook provides updated, easy-to-use region and trail maps, descriptive keynotes for every geographical region, approximate hiking times for each trail, and options for increasing the length and difficulty of each hike. Detailed descriptions let you know when a trail encounters wildflowers, waterfalls, scenic overlooks, historic sites, or wildlife. Complete with photos, illustrations, and helpful information, including tips for "Hiking with Kids" and the best seasons for hiking in each area,

Foghorn Outdoors Easy Hiking in Northern California

has everything you need for great easy hikes in the northern half of the Golden State.Ann Marie Brown describes in loving detail 100 trails that span Northern California's beauteous countryside, from the redwoods of Humboldt County to the wetlands, Tahoe, and Yosemite of Central Valley. The trails are lovely, but Brown makes them accessible as well with directions, terrain factors, and the hours your average couch potato will need to walk it. She details each turn and tree stump of interest, where the wild flowers bloom, and the best knoll to climb for a supreme ocean view. She takes the anxiety out of hiking, so there's nothing left for you but to pack a water bottle and go.

List Price: $ 14.95

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Hiking Massachusetts

Made By Globe Pequot Press

Lace up your boots and sample forty of the finest trails Massachusetts has to offer. This hiker's paradise offers not only mountaintop vistas but also historic landmarks and pristine seashore. Hike along cranberry bogs in Massasoit State Park, trace the edge of a cliff overlooking the Merrimack River in Maudslay State Park, follow the Appalachian Trail over Becket and Walling Mountains in October Mountain State Forest, or walk the state from Rhode Island to New Hampshire on the Midstate Trail. Veteran hiker and outdoor writer Ben Ames will introduce you to these trails and more. Use this guide for: detailed route maps for each trail; accurate route profiles showing the ups and downs of each hike; tips on equipment, trip planning, and hiking with dogs and children; accurate directions, difficulty ratings, trail contacts, and more. (6 x 9, 240 pages, b&w photos, maps, icons)

List Price: $ 17.95

Price: $ 7.67

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