David Harris

Afoot & Afield: Inland Empire

256 Spectacular Outings in Southern California

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a collection of 256 hiking adventures in the vast and beautiful region east of Los Angeles, California.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilderness Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 156mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 696g
• ISBN-13: 9780899978154
• ISBN-10: 0899978150
• Artikelnr.: 47265515

Autorenporträt

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.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
OVERVIEW MAP
PREFACE
OVERVIEW OF HIKES
INTRODUCING THE INLAND EMPIRE
* Geography and Weather
* Safety
* Courtesy
* Camping
* Using This Book
* Map Legend
* Hiking with a GPS
CHAPTER 1: SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT: Mount Baldy Area
* Trip 1.1 Mount Baldy Loop
* Trip 1.2 San Antonio Falls
* Trip 1.3 North Backbone Traverse
* Trip 1.4 Bear Flat
* Trip 1.5 Bear Ridge
* Trip 1.6 Lookout Mountain
* Trip 1.7 Icehouse Canyon
* Trip 1.8 Cedar Glen
* Trip 1.9 Ontario Peak
* Trip 1.10 Cucamonga Peak
* Trip 1.11 The Three T's
* Trip 1.12 Nine Baldy Area Peaks
* Trip 1.13 Iron Mountain
* Trip 1.14 San Antonio Ridge
* Trip 1.15 Icehouse Saddle from Lytle Creek
* Trip 1.16 Etiwanda Peak
* Trip 1.17 Bonita Falls
CHAPTER 2: SAN GABRIEL FOOTHILLS
* Trip 2.1 Sunset Peak
* Trip 2.2 Sunset Ridge
* Trip 2.3 Stoddard Peak
* Trip 2.4 Frankish Peak
* Trip 2.5 Etiwanda Falls and Preserve
CHAPTER 3: SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS: West
* Trip 3.1 Deep Creek Hot Springs
* Trip 3.2 Heart Rock
* Trip 3.3 The Pinnacles
* Trip 3.4 Rock Camp/Metate Interpretive Trail
* Trip 3.5 Little Bear Creek
* Trip 3.6 Deep Creek
* Trip 3.7 Fisherman's Camp
* Trip 3.8 Deep Creek Canyoneering
* Trip 3.9 Holcomb Crossing Trail Camp
* Trip 3.10 Cox Creek
* Trip 3.11 Heaps Peak Arboretum
* Trip 3.12 Exploration Trail
* Trip 3.13 Little Green Valley
CHAPTER 4: SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS: Big Bear Lake Area
* Trip 4.1 Grays Peak
* Trip 4.2 Delamar Mountain
* Trip 4.3 Cougar Crest (and Bertha Peak)
* Trip 4.4 Alpine Pedal Path
* Trip 4.5 Woodland Trail
* Trip 4.6 Gold Mountain
* Trip 4.7 Sugarloaf Mountain
* Trip 4.8 Wildhorse Creek
* Trip 4.9 Grand View Point
* Trip 4.10 Castle Rock
* Trip 4.11 Skyline Trail
* Trip 4.12 Seven Oaks Trail
* Trip 4.13 Champion Lodgepole Pine
* Trip 4.14 Siberia Creek Trail Camp from Champion Lodgepole Pine
* Trip 4.15 Siberia Creek Trail Camp from Snow Valley
* Trip 4.16 Siberia Creek Trail Camp from Seven Pines
* Trip 4.17 Butler Peak
* Trip 4.18 Granite Peaks
CHAPTER 5: SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS: San Gorgonio Wilderness
1. Trip 5.1 San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek
2. Trip 5.2 Little San Gorgonio Peak
3. Trip 5.3 Galena Peak
4. Trip 5.4 Big Falls
5. Trip 5.5 Alger Creek or Dobbs Trail Camp
6. Trip 5.6 Momyer to Falls Creek Loop
7. Trip 5.7 Aqueduct Trail
8. Trip 5.8 Mountain Home Flats
9. Trip 5.9 San Bernardino Peak
10. Trip 5.10 Whispering Pines and Ponderosa Vista Nature Trails
11. Trip 5.11 Johns Meadow
12. Trip 5.12 San Bernardino Peak via Forsee Creek
13. Trip 5.13 South Fork Meadows
14. Trip 5.14 San Gorgonio via Dollar and Dry Lakes
15. Trip 5.15 Jenks Lake
16. Trip 5.16 Santa Ana River Trail
* Segment A: Big Meadows to South Fork Campground
* Segment B: South Fork Campground to Glass Road
* Segment C: Glass Road to Angelus Oaks
* Segment D: Angelus Oaks to Thomas Hunting Grounds
* Segment E: Thomas Hunting Grounds to Morton Peak Fire Lookout
* Segment F: Morton Peak Fire Lookout to Seven Oaks Dam
17. Trip 5.17 Aspen Grove
18. Trip 5.18 Fish Creek Meadows
19. Trip 5.19 San Gorgonio via Fish Creek
20. Trip 5.20 San Gorgonio Nine Peaks Challenge
21. Trip 5.21 Ten Peaks of the Yucaipa Ridge
CHAPTER 6: HIGH DESERT
* Trip 6.1 Mormon Rocks Nature Loop
* Trip 6.2 East Ord Mountain
* Trip 6.3 Owl Canyon
CHAPTER 7: URBAN PARKS
* Trip 7.1 Pacific Electric Trail
* Trip 7.2 Prado Lake
* Trip 7.3 Mount Rubidoux
* Trip 7.4 Box Springs: Two Trees Trail
* Trip 7.5 Box Springs: Skyline Trail
* Trip 7.6 Box Springs: Towers Loop
* Trip 7.7 Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park
* Trip 7.8 Olive Mountain
* Trip 7.9 Terri Peak
* Trip 7.10 South Hills Preserve: Jedi Trail
* Trip 7.11 San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary
* Trip 7.12 Oakmont Park
* Trip 7.13 Wildwood Canyon State Park
* Trip 7.14 Crafton Hills: Park-to-Peak Loop
* Trip 7.15 Crafton Hills: Grape Avenue Trail
* Trip 7.16 Crafton Hills: Hilltop Trail
* Trip 7.17 El Dorado Ranch Park
* Trip 7.18 Bogart Park Loop
* Trip 7.19 Simpson Park
CHAPTER 8: SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
* Trip 8.1 Granite Loop
* Trip 8.2 Sylvan Meadows Loop
* Trip 8.3 Oak Tree Trail
* Trip 8.4 Los Santos Loop
* Trip 8.5 Vernal Pool
* Trip 8.6 Historic Adobes
* Trip 8.7 Santa Rosa Plateau Loop
CHAPTER 9: SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS
* Trip 9.1 Black Mountain
* Trip 9.2 Indian Mountain
* Trip 9.3 San Jacinto Peak via Fuller Ridge
* Trip 9.4 North Fork of the San Jacinto River
* Trip 9.5 Seven Pines Trail
* Trip 9.6 San Jacinto Peak via the Marion Mountain Trail
* Trip 9.7 Panorama Point
* Trip 9.8 Webster Trail
* Trip 9.9 Idyllwild Nature Center Loop
* Trip 9.10 Suicide Rock
* Trip 9.11 Tahquitz Rock
* Trip 9.12 Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail
* Trip 9.13 Skunk Cabbage Meadow
* Trip 9.14 Tahquitz Peak via Saddle Junction
* Trip 9.15 Caramba
* Trip 9.16 Strawberry Valley Loop
* Trip 9.17 Idyllwild-Round Valley Loop
* Trip 9.18 San Jacinto Peak from Humber Park
* Trip 9.19 Tahquitz Peak via the South Ridge Trail
* Trip 9.20 Desert View Loop
* Trip 9.21 Round Valley
* Trip 9.22 Cornell Peak
* Trip 9.23 San Jacinto Peak from the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
* Trip 9.24 Seven Peaks of the San Jacinto Wilderness
CHAPTER 10: DESERT DIVIDE
* Trip 10.1 Antsell Rock
* Trip 10.2 Apache Peak
* Trip 10.3 Palm View Peak
* Trip 10.4 Cedar Spring
* Trip 10.5 Northern Desert Divide
* Trip 10.6 Nine Peaks of the Desert Divide
* Trip 10.7 Thomas Mountain
* Trip 10.8 Cahuilla Mountain
* Trip 10.9 Hurkey Creek
* Trip 10.10 South Fork of the San Jacinto River
CHAPTER 11: PALM SPRINGS AND THE INDIAN CANYONS
* Trip 11.1 South Lykken Trail
* Trip 11.2 North Lykken Trail
* Trip 11.3 Museum Trail
* Trip 11.4 Cactus-to-Clouds
* Trip 11.5 Tahquitz Canyon
* Trip 11.6 Desert Angel
* Trip 11.7 Vargas Palms
* Trip 11.8 Snow Creek
* Trip 11.9 Andreas Canyon
* Trip 11.10 Maynard Mine
* Trip 11.11 Murray Canyon
* Trip 11.12 Lower Palm Canyon
* Trip 11.13 Fern Canyon
* Trip 11.14 Pines-to-Palms
* Trip 11.15 Jo Pond Trail
CHAPTER 12: SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS
* Trip 12.1 Garstin Trail
* Trip 12.2 Murray Hill
* Trip 12.3 Araby Trail
* Trip 12.4 Jane's Hoffbrau Oasis
* Trip 12.5 Magnesia Spring Falls
* Trip 12.6 Bump and Grind Trail
* Trip 12.7 Art Smith Trail
* Trip 12.8 Randall Henderson Loop
* Trip 12.9 Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
* Trip 12.10 Bear Creek Oasis
* Trip 12.11 Boo Hoff Loop
* Trip 12.12 Stone Sentinel
* Trip 12.13 Guadalupe Trail
* Trip 12.14 Sawmill Trail
* Trip 12.15 Horsethief Creek
* Trip 12.16 Cactus Spring Trail
* Trip 12.17 Martinez Mountain
* Trip 12.18 Pinyon Trail
* Trip 12.19 Rabbit Peak from the Salton Sea
* Trip 12.20 Rabbit and Villager Peaks
* Trip 12.21 Rabbit Peak from Clark Lake
CHAPTER 13: COLORADO DESERT
* Trip 13.1 Ladder and Big Painted Canyons
* Trip 13.2 Big Split Rock Canyon
* Trip 13.3 Never Ending Canyon
* Trip 13.4 Utah Canyon
* Trip 13.5 The Grottos
* Trip 13.6 Black Butte
* Trip 13.7 Chuckwalla Mountain
* Trip 13.8 Stepladder Mountain
* Trip 13.9 Mopah Point
CHAPTER 14: DESERT PRESERVES
* Trip 14.1 McCallum Nature Trail
* Trip 14.2 Pushwalla, Horseshoe, and Hidden Palms Loop
* Trip 14.3 Moon Country-Willis Palms Loop
* Trip 14.4 Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
* Trip 14.5 Pioneertown Mountains Preserve: Pipes Canyon Loop
* Trip 14.6 Pioneertown Mountains Preserve: Sawtooth Loop
* Trip 14.7 Oak Glen Preserve
* Trip 14.8 Whitewater Preserve to Mission Creek Preserve
* Trip 14.9 Whitewater Preserve: Canyon View Loop
* Trip 14.10 Whitewater Preserve: San Gorgonio Overlook
* Trip 14.11 Dos Palmas Preserve
CHAPTER 15: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK: Park Boulevard
22. Trip 15.1 Maze and Window Rock Loop
23. Trip 15.2 Boy Scout Trail
24. Trip 15.3 Willow Hole
25. Trip 15.4 Wonderland Traverse
26. Trip 15.5 Barker Dam Nature Trail
27. Trip 15.6 Garrett's Arch
28. Trip 15.7 Wall Street Mill
29. Trip 15.8 Lost Horse Mine and Mountain
30. Trip 15.9 Ryan Mountain
31. Trip 15.10 Queen Mountain
32. Trip 15.11 Desert Queen Mine
33. Trip 15.12 Negro Hill
34. Trip 15.13 Malapai Hill
35. Trip 15.14 Mount Inspiration
36. Trip 15.15 Mount Inspiration from the Coachella Valley
37. Trip 15.16 Mount Minerva Hoyt
38. Trip 15.17 Quail Mountain
39. Trip 15.18 Skull Rock Nature Trail
40. Trip 15.19 Split Rock
41. Trip 15.20 Eagle Cliffs and Mine
42. Trip 15.21 Arch Rock Nature Trail
43. Trip 15.22 Joshua Mountain
44. Trip 15.23 California Riding and Hiking Trail
* Segment A: Black Rock Campground to Upper Covington Flat
* Segment B: Upper Covington Flat to Keys View Road
* Segment C: Keys View Road to Geology Tour Road
* Segment D: Geology Tour Road to Twin Tanks
* Segment E: Twin Tanks to North Entrance
CHAPTER 16: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK: Black Rock and Covington
* Trip 16.1 Black Rock Canyon Panorama Loop
* Trip 16.2 Eureka Peak
* Trip 16.3 West Side Loop
* Trip 16.4 High View Nature Trail
* Trip 16.5 Covington Crest
* Trip 16.6 Covington Loop
CHAPTER 17: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK: Indian Cove
* Trip 17.1 Indian Cove Nature Trail
* Trip 17.2 Gunsight Loop
* Trip 17.3 Rattlesnake Canyon
* Trip 17.4 Fortynine Palms Oasis
CHAPTER 18: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK: East
* Trip 18.1 Pinto Mountain
* Trip 18.2 Fried Liver Wash
* Trip 18.3 Bernard and Little Berdoo Peaks
* Trip 18.4 Mastodon Peak Loop
* Trip 18.5 Lost Palms Oasis
* Trip 18.6 Eagle Mountain
* Trip 18.7 Munsen Palms
* Trip 18.8 Carey's Castle
* Trip 18.9 Spectre Point
CHAPTER 19: MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
* Trip 19.1 Kelso Dunes
* Trip 19.2 Hole-in-the-Wall
* Trip 19.3 Barber Peak Loop
* Trip 19.4 Mid Hills to Hole-in-the-Wall
* Trip 19.5 Table Mountain
* Trip 19.6 Mitchell Caverns
* Trip 19.7 Edgar Peak
* Trip 19.8 Old Dad Mountain
* Trip 19.9 Lava Tube
* Trip 19.10 Teutonia Peak
* Trip 19.11 Kessler Peak
* Trip 19.12 Fort Piute
* Trip 19.13 Caruthers Canyon
* Trip 19.14 New York Mountain
* Trip 19.15 Castle Peaks
* Trip 19.16 Clark Mountain
CHAPTER 20: MOJAVE TRAILS NATIONAL MONUMENT
* Trip 20.1 Afton Canyon
* Trip 20.2 Sheephole Mountain
* Trip 20.3 Pisgah Lava Tubes
* Trip 20.4 Amboy Crater
* Trip 20.5 Cadiz Dunes
APPENDIX A: BEST HIKES
APPENDIX B: AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
APPENDIX C: ACTIVITY GROUPS
APPENDIX D: REFERENCES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR