The Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California (Pacific Crest Trail)
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Starting at the Mexican border, the Pacific Crest Trail winds past deserts, scales high peaks, and cools off in Sierra lakes before entering Oregon. By the time its 2,650-miles reach Canada, it has traversed 24 national forests, 37 wilderness areas, and 7 national parks. First published in 1973, The Pacific Crest Trail, Vol. 1, California quickly established itself as the "PCT Bible" -- the book trekkers could not do without. Now thoroughly updated and redesigned into two portable volumes, Pacific Crest Trail Southern California starts at the Mexican border and guides you to Yosemite's beautiful back country. Its companion volume meets the trail at Tuolumne Meadows and drops you at Oregon's door. Thru-hikers to Canada will find the rest of their journey in The Pacific Crest Trail, Vol. 2, Oregon-Washington. Our PCT gurus help you locate the trail, water sources, and resupply access routes with detailed descriptions, customized maps, and tips on alternate routes. Whether you're planning day hikes, weekend or week long backbacks, or an ambitious thru-hike, everything you need to know about -- from bears to trees -- is here. Book jacket.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0899973167
ISBN13:9780899973166
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Wilderness Press
Length:354 Pages
Weight:1.34 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Books for Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I have hiked over 10,000 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail. Every year I buy four Wilderness Press books, cut them into sections and put them in my resupply boxes. None are all inclusive for my needs. That does not exist. The Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California, Northern California, and Oregon/Washington and the Pacific Crest Trail Data Book, all four by Wilderness Press. They tell me where, I am going, how to get there, side and alternate routes(a huge plus), histories, points of interest and much, much more. These books give me much more than a simple point A to B sterile hike. Author, Ben Schifrin, and editor, Roslyn Bullas, are active in the hiking community a show a genuine concern for helping the trails and the hikers both. I also use each year Yogi's Pacific Crest Trail Handbook. Author Jackie McDonnell(Yogi) is the #1 authority on how to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and she also passes on information from 500 other recent thru hikers including me. It will save you $100's of Dollars and 100's of hours. Buy it at [...] And I also use the free to print [...] maps by my friend Halfmile. The size and detail make it the best map for hiking the PCT.
Generally Informative.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Not the detail I would like but for the miles it covers it does a good job.
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