Day Hikes Around Los Angeles - Softcover

Stone, Robert

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9781573420440: Day Hikes Around Los Angeles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573420441 ISBN 13: 9781573420440

Publisher: UNKNO, 2003

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LA TIMES BEST SELLER! Day Hikes Around Los Angeles includes 82 hikes in and around a 50-mile radius of the city. Now in its fourth edition, this hiking guide has made the LA Times Bestseller list. Outdoor people living in the city will find the book essential. This
comprehensive guide provides access to the green areas in the metropolitan area, including coastal walks, mountain climbs, and solitary retreats in addition to well-known sites, such as a hike that treks up to the �HOLLYWOOD� sign.
Despite the imminent presence of the Los Angeles metropolis, there are thousands of acres of natural, undeveloped land with miles of hiking trails, from the coast to the interior mountains and valleys. Day Hikes Around Los Angeles includes a cross-section of scenery, ecosystems, and difficulty levels. Highlights include sweeping views from the ocean to
the city, magnificent rock formations, waterfalls, bluffs, ridge walks, weather-sculpted canyons, old ranch roads, architectural ruins, filming locations, large state parks, and cool shady retreats. All hikes can be completed during the day (although map sources and references are included for extending hikes).
Each hike includes a detailed map, accurate driving and hiking directions, and a quick overview of distance/time/elevation. Larger overall maps show the hike locations in the greater metropolitan area. The summaries allow the hiker to choose a trail appropriate to their
ability and desire.
Companion hiking guides, also in the Day Hike Books series, include Day Hikes Around Ventura County, Day Hikes Around Santa Barbara, and Day Hikes On the California Central Coast.

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Day Hikes Around Los Angeles is the essential guide to accessing this area's green space. Despite the imminent presence of the city, there are thousands of acres of natural, undeveloped land with miles of trails. Highlights include waterfalls, weather-sculpted canyons, rock formations, filming sites, architectural ruins, and ridge walks with sweeping views.
Outdoor people living in the city will find the book indispensable. Hikes range in scenery and difficulty level, from coastal walks to mountain climbs with 360-degree views. Clear directions, concise summaries, and over 80 maps allow the hiker to choose a trail appropriate to their ability and desire.

About the Author:

For more than a decade, veteran hiker Robert Stone has been writer, photographer, and publisher of Day Hike Books. Robert resides summers in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and winters on the California Central Coast. This year-round temperate climate enables him to hike over 200 trails throughout the year. When not hiking, Robert is researching, writing, and mapping the hikes before returning to the trails. Robert has hiked every trail in the Day Hike Book series. With 20 hiking guides in the series, he has hiked over 1,000 trails throughout the western United States and Hawaii.

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