Hiking & Backpacking Big Sur

Your complete guide to the trails of Big Sur, Ventana Wilderness, and Silver Peak Wilderness

Analise Elliot Heid (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

328 Seiten

2013 | Second Edition
Wilderness Press (Verlag)
9780899977270 (ISBN)

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This book explores 74 hiking and backpacking trips on the backcountry trails of Big Sur, Ventana Wilderness, and Silver Peak Wilderness.

This is the most detailed guide to hiking and backpacking in Big Sur. Explore the endless hiking and backpacking possibilities in 75 trips (plus numerous side trips) on the rugged coastline and isolated backcountry trails of Big Sur, Ventana Wilderness, and Silver Peak Wilderness. Stretching 90 miles from Carmel to San Simeon, Big Sur consists of coastal cliffs, jagged rocky promontories, ancient redwood forests, and lush riparian woodlands. This invaluable resource gives the latest information on the trails, roads, camps, and beaches in Big Sur, plus all of the area's state parks and wilderness areas.

An avid hiker, backpacker, and naturalist, Analise Elliot Heid has pursued an outdoor lifestyle both professionally and recreationally. She currently works as an environmental educator, science teacher, and school garden program director along the California coast. Analise holds a B.S. in forestry from U.C. Berkeley, a M.A. in education from San Francisco State University, and works as a master teacher in the Cal State University Science Teacher and Researcher Program.

Introducing Big SurNatural History

Big Sur Cultural History & Lore

Driving & Destinations Along Highway 1

Driving & Destinations Along Back Roads

Safety & Conservation

State & Federal Lands of the Big Sur Coast

Carmel River State Beach & Point Lobos State Reserve
Garrapata State Park & Point Sur State Historic Park
Andrew Molera State Park
Pfieffer Big Sur State Park
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Limekiln State Park
Pacific Valley to San Simeon State Park

Ventana & Silver Peak Wildernesses

Bottchers Gap
Los Padres Dam
China Camp
Arroyo Seco
Big Sur
Cone Peak

Silver Peak WildernessAppendix

Trips by Theme

Recommended Reading

Index

Map Index

About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2013
Zusatzinfo	B&W photos and maps throughout
Verlagsort	Berkeley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	439 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA
ISBN-13	9780899977270 / 9780899977270
Zustand	Neuware