A narrative of the adventure of backpacking the first 700 miles of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, from the Mexican border to the southern Sierra Nevada. Included are maps, mileage markers, elevations and descriptions of the trail tread, scenery, flora and resources along the way. There is a supplement on plant identification and another on matters of water carriage.
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As one who loves the PCT and has made mostly day-hikes from Campo to Cottonwood Pass over several decades, I was somewhat disappointed that the author had not made a through-hike over that same part of the PCT, and in fact had skipped some of it in favor of motor transits. Those few parts that I had been unable to hike because of the long distances between trail-heads were of special interest to me, but turned out to be unrevealing--maybe I hadn't missed anything! Descriptions of flora and fauna were pretty general, esp. the flora, and so not very instructive. Finally, the book needed an editor--lots of grammatical and spelling errors and typos. I suspect the book is of most value to the author and his family as a memoire of a rather long vacation trip.
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Detailed Description of the Desert Section of the PCT,
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This book really describes the experience of walking the first 700 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in great detail, punctuated by moments of humor and strange situations. My only complaint is that it is a bit long, but a good read nonetheless for anyone considering hiking this section or the whole trail.
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tine trail, southern spine, tile trail, bivvy bag, south terminus, brittle brush, tie tent, trail camp, tube tent, die trail, corn pasta, trail head, trail meanders, stressor events, trail descends Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Bear, Walker Pass, Warner Springs, Lake Morena, Cajon Pass, Agua Dulce, Kennedy Meadows, Soledad Canyon, Pacific Crest Trail, Tehachapi Pass, Boulder Oaks, Hauser Mountains, Islip Saddle, San Felipe Hills, Green Hornets, Mission Creek, Sulphur Springs, Van Dusen Canyon, Green Valley Lake, Baden Powell, Blue Ridge, Cibbits Flat, Crab Flats, Palm Springs, Kern River New!
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tine trail, southern spine, tile trail, bivvy bag, south terminus, brittle brush, tie tent, trail camp, tube tent, die trail, corn pasta, trail head, trail meanders, stressor events, trail descends Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Bear, Walker Pass, Warner Springs, Lake Morena, Cajon Pass, Agua Dulce, Kennedy Meadows, Soledad Canyon, Pacific Crest Trail, Tehachapi Pass, Boulder Oaks, Hauser Mountains, Islip Saddle, San Felipe Hills, Green Hornets, Mission Creek, Sulphur Springs, Van Dusen Canyon, Green Valley Lake, Baden Powell, Blue Ridge, Cibbits Flat, Crab Flats, Palm Springs, Kern River New!
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- Kern County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 312, and page 420
- Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants by Christopher Nyerges on page 427
- Handbook of Field Botany by Quentin D. Clarkson in Back Matter
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