Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains

Description

Popular, proven format: the previous edition (9780899977140) sold more than 6,000 copies, strong numbers for a state-specific title Market: More than 47 million people went hiking/backpacking in the U.S. in 2018, with reasons ranging from enjoyment of the outdoors to health and exercise 100 hiking and backpacking trips that take hikers into almost every nook and cranny of the range The most substantial revision in the title's 48-year history: 18 new trips and updated information for all 82 other trails Excursions that satisfy novice hikers and challenging ones for veteran adventurers: easy one-hour strolls, all-day hikes, and overnight rambles involving many miles of walking and many elevation changes Carefully selected outings that offer geographical diversity and beautiful landscapes Need-to-know details, such as trip highlights, distance, elevation, trail condition, and more Improved recommendations for commercial maps that are more accurate, easily available, and less expensive Suggested variations to many of the hikes for customizing trips to one's hiking preferences Historical photos and descriptions, including the first American Indian footpaths, early pioneer homesteads, and landmarks still visible from the Great Hiking Era "Trails That Used to Be": ghost trails that have vanished or are now impassable Samplings of five wilderness areas and routes up almost all the major summits of the range Expert local author spent more than 3 years rehiking every trail in the book BONUS: A folded full-color map detailing all the hikes described in the book BONUS: GPS data for all the hikes available online at etrails.net and through a free iOS app called eTrails

David Harris is a professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College. He is the author or coauthor of seven hiking guidebooks and five engineering textbooks. David grew up rambling about the Desolation Wilderness as a toddler in his father's pack and later roamed the High Sierra as a Boy Scout. As a Sierra Club trip leader, he organized mountaineering trips throughout the Sierra Nevada. Since 1999, he has been exploring the mountains and deserts of Southern California. David is the father of three sons, with whom he loves sharing the outdoors. Author John Robinson hiked the San Gabriels for more than four decades and was considered the foremost expert on the trails of these mountains. He wrote the first edition of "Trails of the Angeles" in 1971 and soon followed with "San Bernardino Mountain Trails," in addition to three High Sierra hiking guides and five books on Southern California mountain history and lore.

"The 10th edition of what some call the hiking bible for Los Angeles-area mountains." -Steve Scauzillo, Los Angeles Daily News