California's National Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
by John McKinney
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Author: John McKinneyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-12
ISBN: 0899973876
Number of pages: 338
Publisher: Wilderness Press
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Summary: 4 Stars
California's national parks are among the best in the United States. They are certainly among the most diverse, ranging from dramatic seashores at Point Reyes and Redwood National Park to the stunning mountain parks in the Sierra, Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon, to the desolate Mojave National Preserve. This book by McKinney is a nice introduction to these areas and also includes lesser known places such as the John Muir and Eugene O'Neill National Historic Sites. Although it is listed as a first edition, the book is actually an update of a 2000 edition published by Olympus Press.
This book has a lot to recommend it, including (like all McKinney books) lots of local history and reasonably decent trail maps. The black and white photos within are sharp and both directions to the trailhead and trail descriptions are sound. Moreover, all the hikes here are winners. I have walked about one third of the trails listed herein and every one of them is worth doing at least twice.
The reason the book only gets 4 stars is that it only offers a small sampling of all the truly impressive day hikes that are possible in the parks. McKinney lists only 14 trails in Sequoia and Kings Canyon, a number that could easily be doubled. Where is the hike to Little Baldy Summit or the King's Canyon Overlook on the Hotel Creek Trail? For that matter, where are all the stellar hikes in the newly created Sequoia National Monument? Still, most of us only have a few days of vacation a year to spend in the parks and McKinney's book is a good introduction to these spectacular places. If you have never been to one of these parks, this book is a good place to begin planning a vacation around.
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