New Day Hikes on the Pacific Coast Trail - California. By George and Patricia Semb. The Wilderness Press. The Pacific Coast Trail is most often hiked in small segments or as dayhikes. Now, for the first time, there is a guide specifically for the PCT dayhiker. The trail descriptions are broken into sections short enough for dayhikes, with complete details on trail access, mileage, permits, and directions to all the trailheads. Full of useful information and facts, the book also helps the reader understand why so many people take the effort to hike this long trail in its entirety. 264 pages. 0-89997-256-X.
New edition Afoot and Afield in Los Angeles. By Jerry Schad. The Wilderness Press. The second edition of this popular book covers all of the county’s open spaces with a total of 192 hiking opportunities described in detail. The hikig trips are organized into specific areas, with an accurate map of each area. Summaries, data and icons with each trip description allow the reader to determine at a glance the nature and difficulty of the hikes. 300 pages. 0-89997-267-5.
New edition Tuolumne Meadows. High Sierra Hiking Guide which includes the surrounding uplands. By Jeffrey P. Schaffer and Thomas Winnett. The Wilderness Press. This newly updated pocket guide suppments the USGS 15’ topo map of the same name. Described herein are trailheads, campsites, swimming holes and more. Also includes the now out-of-print Tuolumne Meadows 15’ topographic map. 128 pages plus map.
New edition Map of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Adjacent Areas. By Lowell & Diana Lindsay. The Wilderness Press. This newly updated 4-color map features roads, trails, historical routes, points of interest, jeep routes, campsites, streams, and springs. Also shows highway mileage markers.
New Adventure Kayaking: Trips in Cape Cod. By David Weintraub. The Wilderness Press. Cape Cod is a paddler’s paradise, a sandy arm thrust into the Atlantic Ocean with numerous bays, ponds, harbors, marshes, and tidal creeks to explore. Much of the Outer Cape, the forearm pointing north, is within Cape Cod National Seashore, giving it protected status and making it a favorite place among nature lovers and one of the best birding areas on the East Coast. One of the Cape’s towns, Wellfleet, was recently named one of the 50 best places for outdoor sports in the US by Sports Afield magazine. Until now, however, information on where to paddle and where to find legal parking and access to launch sites has been hard to come by. In Adventure Kayaking: Trips in Cape Cod, author and photographer David Weintraub presents 25 of the best paddling routes on the Cape, designed for novice and experienced paddlers alike. The routes range from one-hour trips suitable for beginners and children to all-day adventures and even an option for overnight camping. Most of the paddling is in protected waters, but a few venture into the open expanse of Cape Cod Bay and Nantucket Sound. This essential book includes detailed maps and trip descriptions, route distances, parking regulations and difficulty ratings as well as clear driving instructions and photos. 204 pages. 0-89997-251-9.
In Adventure Kayaking: Trips in Cape Cod, author and photographer David Weintraub presents 25 of the best paddling routes on the Cape, designed for novice and experienced paddlers alike. The routes range from one-hour trips suitable for beginners and children to all-day adventures and even an option for overnight camping. Most of the paddling is in protected waters, but a few venture into the open expanse of Cape Cod Bay and Nantucket Sound. This essential book includes detailed maps and trip descriptions, route distances, parking regulations and difficulty ratings as well as clear driving instructions and photos. 204 pages. 0-89997-251-9.
New edition The Pacific Crest Trail - Volume 2: Oregon and Washington. By Jeffrey Schaffer. The Wilderness Press. The only accurate, comprehensive guide to the Oregon and Washington sections of the Pacific Crest Trail. This book contains complete 2-color topographic maps, and a detailed route description with mileages and elevations. For those who only want to hike a portion of the trail, the descriptions and maps are divided into several sections with mileages listed between major points. 336 pages. 0-89997-268-3.