Think getting away from the more than six million neighbors one has while living in the San Francisco Bay Area is difficult? This region possesses more parkland and a greater number of diversity of trails than any other comparably sized metropolitan region in the country. All of these outdoor havens are remarkably accessible and author Ann Marie Brown offers the best ones in Foghorn Outdoors 101 Great Hikes of the San Francisco Bay Area. This book provides detailed information on the trails found in the regions' numerous state and national parks -- from mountaintop rambles on Mount Diablo and Mount Tamalpais to seashore strolls at Point Reyes and Ano Nuevo. All trails are rated according to difficulty and the time required for hiking, and offer tips on weather, ways to avoid the crowds, best family hikes, and much more. Special attention is also given to wildlife habitats and areas of botanical interest. Insightful, informative, and enlightening, Foghorn Outdoors 101 Great Hikes of the San Francisco Bay Area is a must-have for casual or experienced hikers alike.
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Meticulously researched and smartly written, Foghorn Outdoors offers some of the best recreation guides around.
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The author of ten outdoor guidebooks, including Foghorn Outdoors: California Hiking, Foghorn Outdoors: Southern California Cabins & Cottages, and Foghorn Outdoors: Day-Hiking California's National Parks, Ann Marie Brown is a dedicated California outdoorswoman.
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For advanced hikers this book misses the mark. I would have liked more detailed hiking descriptions and more off the beaten track destinations. Longer distance hikes are also needed in this book.
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I'm not enamored by this hiking series. I think it could go into more trail detail. Some of the trail descriptions were real fuzzy and oftentimes wrong. An overall good map is sadly missing. Not a bad book but choose another if you're looking for accuracy.
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I like the new cover but the contents are pretty much the same as previous editions. My advice is buy it used. The book could use more strenuous serious hikes.
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If the wind is howling on the Sonoma Coast or the fog has smothered the beaches in a cool, white-gray blanket, you don't have to pack up your car and head inland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
free park map, following trail description, wooden stairsteps, wide fire road, park entrance kiosk, free trail maps, gated dirt road, left turnoff, group picnic area, foothill pines, start your trip, right turnoff, spur trail, elevation change, connector trail, trail uphill, drive one mile, ridge trail, cattle gate, knobcone pines, ture trail, wide dirt road, winding miles, summit trail, trail downhill Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Point Reyes, Bay Area, Mount Diablo, Mount Tamalpais, East Bay, Trip Notes There, Skyline Boulevard, Easy Elevation Change, Moderate Elevation Change, Golden Gate Bridge, Coastal Trail, Bear Valley Road, Muir Woods, Tomales Bay, Panoramic Highway, Coast Trail, South Bay, Stinson Beach, Angel Island, Foghorn Outdoors, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin County, Pacific Ocean, San Pablo Bay New!
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If the wind is howling on the Sonoma Coast or the fog has smothered the beaches in a cool, white-gray blanket, you don't have to pack up your car and head inland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
free park map, following trail description, wooden stairsteps, wide fire road, park entrance kiosk, free trail maps, gated dirt road, left turnoff, group picnic area, foothill pines, start your trip, right turnoff, spur trail, elevation change, connector trail, trail uphill, drive one mile, ridge trail, cattle gate, knobcone pines, ture trail, wide dirt road, winding miles, summit trail, trail downhill Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Point Reyes, Bay Area, Mount Diablo, Mount Tamalpais, East Bay, Trip Notes There, Skyline Boulevard, Easy Elevation Change, Moderate Elevation Change, Golden Gate Bridge, Coastal Trail, Bear Valley Road, Muir Woods, Tomales Bay, Panoramic Highway, Coast Trail, South Bay, Stinson Beach, Angel Island, Foghorn Outdoors, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin County, Pacific Ocean, San Pablo Bay New!
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- Robert Louis Stevenson: Great British & Irish Short Stories I by Prescott Hill in Front Matter, page 33, and page 34
- Napa Valley, 4th: Land of Golden Vines (Hill Guides Series) by Kathleen Thompson Hill on page 31, page 33, and page 35
- San Francisco Bay: A Pictorial Maritime History by John Haskell Kemble in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Valley of the Moon (California Fiction) by Jack London on page 27, and page 28
- National Park Service: The Story Behind the Scenery by Horace M. Albright on page 68, and page 168
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- Moon Handbooks Yosemite by Ann Marie Brown in Front Matter
- Foghorn Outdoors Easy Hiking in Southern California by Ann Marie Brown in Front Matter
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