Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego [Paperback]

Bill Cunningham (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1, 2000 | Series: Best Easy Day Hikes Series

Hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including families.

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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is set in the stark and spectacular Sonoran Desert of Southern California. The park's 600,000 acrea, much of which is designated wilderness, is home to fascinating wildlife and botanical diversity. The easy hikes described in this little guidebook will introduce you to this special ecostystem, leading you to groves of palms and elephant trees, spectacular overlooks, and sites of historic and prehistoric interest. Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of 20 short, easy-to-follow trails within the desert park. Most of the trails described here are less than two miles long round trip and climb no more than 500 feet, making them perfect for families. Armed with plenty of water, a good hat, and a desire to explore, you are guaranteed an adventure that will inspire you to visit again and again.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560449764
• ISBN-13: 978-1560449768
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Budding Desert Rats, April 20, 2005

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Fritz R. Ward "dayhiker" (Crestline, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego (Paperback)

I am generally somewhat partisan towards hiking in mountains and among forests but every now and again, especially during the Spring after a good rainy season, I like to go to the desert and see the (sometimes) spectacular flower bloom. Anza-Borrego State Park is a great place for this sort of activity and this edition of "Best Easy Dayhikes" is a nice guide to the hiking alternatives in the area.

This book is actually an exerpt from a much larger Falcon Press book, 'Hiking California's Desert Parks' by the same authors. As with other books in the 'Best Easy Dayhikes' series, the focus here is on short walks with relatively minimal elevation gains. In this the authors do an excellent job. Only three of the twenty hikes exceed 3 miles in length. Many are less than a mile. And all of the trails I took from this guide were delightful. It's almost enough to tempt me into spending more time in the desert.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!, January 7, 2010

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M. Boeck (Temecula, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego (Paperback)

We go to the desert a few times a year and have used this book several times. I have been pleased with the detail of the parking areas for the hikes as well as the description of the hike itself. With small kids who don't last long this book allows you to know what you're in for before you begin.