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For 25 years, I've told people to take a hike. And they have!
I've written two dozen books and more than a thousand articles about hiking and nature. My newest book is THE HIKER'S WAY: HIKE SMART, LIVE WELL, GO GREEN. I wrote it to teach fellow hikers and newcomers about the fine art of hiking.
When I'm not out hiking, I'm home with my family in Santa Barbara and trying to keep up on the blog at www.TheTrailmaster.com
I was fortunate to be able to hike--and write about--trails in California, as well as across the country and around the world during an 18-year long stint as the Los Angeles Times hiking columnist. Some of my trail accounts, mapped and updated, are collected in my guidebooks. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, A DAY HIKER'S GUIDE is my "greatest hits" collection for that region.
When it comes to hiking California, sometimes I get carried away. I solo-hiked the coast and wrote a narrative account of my adventure: A WALK ALONG LAND'S END: DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE OF CALIFORNIA ON A 1,600-MILE HIKE FROM MEXICO TO OREGON.
I'm very happy when my writing proves to be inspirational to someone along this great pathway we call life.
