Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego (Paperback)

~ Bill Cunningham (Author)

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This guide features over 20 of the best hikes in California's largest state park. Desert pupfish, bighorn sheep, and elephant trees are among the rare and endangered attractions gracing this park.

From the Back Cover

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. <b>Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego</b> 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 (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #738,666 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Fritz R. Ward "dayhiker" (Crestline, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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.