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Afoot and Afield: San Diego County A Comprehensive Hiking Guide

by: Schad, Jerry

Afoot and Afield: San Diego County A Comprehensive Hiking Guide

by: Schad, Jerry

ISBN 13:
9780899974286
ISBN 10:
0899974287
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 05/07/2007
Publisher: Wilderness Press

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Encompassing the county from Sunset Cliff Park and the Bayside Trail at Point Loma to Fonts Point in the Borrego Badlands, this hiking book is the "must-have" to explore San Diego's diverse outdoors. The book covers all the worthwhile hiking destinations throughout the county-including the coast, foothills, mountains, and desert-in trips ranging from short family excursions to multi-day backpacks. This long-awaited fourth edition of San Diego County's most recognized and comprehensive hiking guide has been fully updated and expanded to cover more than 250 hikes.

Preface	p. xviii
Introduction
Introducing San Diego County	p. 1
Land of Many Climates	p. 1
Reading the Rocks	p. 3
Native Gardens	p. 7
Creatures Great & Small	p. 10
Health, Safety, & Courtesy	p. 13
Preparation & Equipment	p. 13
Special Hazards	p. 14
Trail Courtesy	p. 16
Using this Book	p. 18
Capsulized Information	p. 18
Beaches & Bays
North County Coast	p. 23
Hosp Grove	p. 25
South Carlsbad to Cardiff	p. 26
Batiquitos Lagoon	p. 28
San Elijo Lagoon	p. 29
Torrey Pines & La Jolla	p. 31
La Jolla Shores to Torrey Pines Beach	p. 33
Scripps Coastal Reserve	p. 34
Torrey Pines State Reserve	p. 35
Torrey Pines Extension	p. 37
Crest Canyon	p. 38
La Jolla Caves	p. 39
La Jolla Coast Walk	p. 40
Point Loma	p. 42
Bayside Trail	p. 44
Sunset Cliffs Park	p. 45
Border Coast	p. 47
Tijuana River Estuary	p. 49
Coastal Strip & Foothills
Fallbrook	p. 50
Santa Margarita River	p. 51
Rock Mountain	p. 53
Los Jilgueros Preserve	p. 54
Heller's Bend Preserve	p. 55
Monserate Mountain	p. 56
Wilderness Gardens Preserve	p. 57
Oceanside, Vista, & San Marcos	p. 59
Guajome Regional Park	p. 61
Calavera Preserve	p. 62
Rancho Carrillo	p. 63
Double Peak	p. 65
Escondido	p. 67
Dixon Lake	p. 69
Daley Ranch-Tour of the Ponds	p. 70
Daley Ranch-Jack Creek Meadow	p. 72
Daley Ranch-Boulder Loop	p. 73
Daley Ranch-Engelmann Oak Loop	p. 75
Lake Wohlford	p. 76
Hellhole Canyon Open Space Preserve	p. 77
Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve	p. 79
North Shore Lake Hodges	p. 82
Bernardo Mountain	p. 83
Piedras Pintadas Trail	p. 84
Highland Valley Trail	p. 85
Battle Monument Trail	p. 86
San Pasqual Hiking Trails	p. 87
Boden Canyon	p. 89
Poway	p. 91
Twin Peaks	p. 93
Lake Poway Loop	p. 94
Blue Sky Ecological Reserve	p. 95
Woodson Mountain-East Approach	p. 96
Woodson Mountain-West Approach	p. 98
Iron Mountain	p. 99
Goodan Ranch & Sycamore Canyon	p. 100
Penasquitos	p. 102
Black Mountain-North Slope	p. 104
Black Mountain-South Slope	p. 105
Knott Grove	p. 106
Los Penasquitos Canyon-East Approach	p. 107
Los Penasquitos Canyon-West Approach	p. 109
Lopez Canyon	p. 110
Golden Triangle & Clairemont	p. 111
Rose Canyon	p. 113
San Clemente Canyon	p. 114
Tecolote Canyon	p. 115
Center City	p. 117
Florida Canyon	p. 118
Banker's Hill Historic Walk	p. 119
Maple Canyon	p. 121
Mission Trails Regional Park	p. 122
Cowles Mountain-South Approach	p. 124
Cowles Mountain-East Approach	p. 126
Cowles Mountain-Northeast Approach	p. 127
Pyles Peak	p. 128
Visitor Center Loop	p. 129
Rock Climber's Loop	p. 130
Kumeyaay Lake	p. 131
Kwaay Paay Peak	p. 132
Oak Canyon	p. 133
South Fortuna Mountain	p. 134
North Fortuna Mountain	p. 136
Rim Trail	p. 137
Shepherd Canyon	p. 138
Lakeside to Ramona	p. 139
Conejos Creek	p. 141
Stelzer Park	p. 142
Oakoasis Open Space Preserve	p. 143
El Capitan Open Space Preserve	p. 144
Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 146
Simon Open Space Preserve	p. 147
Mount Gower Open Space Preserve	p. 148
Alpine & Jamul	p. 150
Crestridge Ecological Reserve	p. 152
Wright's Field	p. 154
Viejas Mountain	p. 155
Loveland Reservoir	p. 156
Sloan Canyon	p. 157
Sycuan Peak	p. 158
McGinty Mountain	p. 159
Hollenbeck Canyon	p. 160
South Bay	p. 162
Sweetwater Trail	p. 163
Rice Canyon	p. 164
Lower Otay Vista	p. 165
Mountains
Agua Tibia	p. 167
Dripping Springs Trail	p. 169
Agua Tibia Loop	p. 171
Eagle Crag	p. 172
Palomar Mountain	p. 174
Scott's Cabin & Boucher Hill Loop	p. 177
Thunder Spring & Chimney Flats Loop	p. 178
Doane Valley Nature Trail	p. 179
Lower Doane Valley & Lower French Valley	p. 180
Observatory Trail	p. 181
Fry Creek Trail	p. 182
Fry Creek to Doane Valley	p. 183
San Luis Rey River	p. 184
Love Valley	p. 185
Oak Grove to High Point	p. 186
Barker Valley	p. 188
Warner Springs	p. 190
Indian Flats	p. 192
Hot Springs Mountain	p. 193
Agua Caliente Creek	p. 194
Caliente Wilderness	p. 195
Combs Peak	p. 197
Santa Ysabel Creek	p. 198
Black Canyon	p. 199
Black Canyon to Pamo Valley	p. 200
Black Mountain	p. 201
Upper San Diego River	p. 203
West Side Road	p. 205
Inaja Trail	p. 206
San Diego River	p. 207
Cedar Creek Falls	p. 208
Three Sisters Waterfalls	p. 210
Eagle Peak	p. 212
Julian	p. 213
William Heise County Park	p. 215
Old Banner Toll Road	p. 216
Volcan Mountain	p. 217
Upper Santa Ysabel Creek	p. 219
Cuyamaca Mountains	p. 221
Kelly Ditch Trail	p. 224
Cuyamaca Reservoir	p. 225
Middle Peak	p. 227
Sill Hill Waterfall	p. 228
West Side Trail	p. 230
Azalea Glen Trail	p. 231
Cuyamaca Peak	p. 232
Stonewall Peak	p. 234
Stonewall Creek & Soapstone Grade Loop	p. 235
Harper Creek	p. 236
Dyar Spring & Juaquapin Loop	p. 237
Oakzanita Peak	p. 238
East Mesa Loop	p. 239
West Mesa Loop	p. 241
Arroyo Seco & Airplane Monument Loop	p. 242
Pine Ridge Trail	p. 243
Sweetwater River Loop	p. 244
Guatay Mountain	p. 246
Laguna Mountains	p. 247
Kwaaymii Point	p. 251
Garnet Peak	p. 252
Indian Creek Loop	p. 253
Pine Mountain Loop	p. 255
Cottonwood Canyon	p. 256
Oasis Spring	p. 257
Foster Point	p. 258
Lightning Ridge Trail	p. 259
Agua Dulce Loop	p. 260
Sunset Trail	p. 261
Big Laguna Trail	p. 263
Monument Peak	p. 264
Kwaaymii Trail	p. 265
Desert View Trail	p. 266
Wooded Hill Nature Trail	p. 267
Kitchen Creek Falls	p. 268
Cottonwood Creek Falls	p. 269
Noble Canyon Trail	p. 270
Laguna to Cuyamaca	p. 272
Pine Creek	p. 274
Roberts Ranch	p. 276
Lawson Peak	p. 277
Horsethief Canyon	p. 278
Secret Canyon Trail	p. 279
Espinosa Trail	p. 281
Corte Madera Mountain	p. 282
Morena Butte	p. 283
Hauser Canyon	p. 285
Border Ranges	p. 286
Otay Mountain	p. 287
Tecate Peak	p. 289
Desert
Coyote Canyon	p. 291
Lower Willows	p. 294
Sheep Canyon	p. 295
South Fork Sheep Canyon	p. 297
Cougar Canyon	p. 299
San Ysidro Mountains	p. 301
Borrego Palm Canyon Nature Trail	p. 303
Indianhead Mountain	p. 305
Indian Canyon & Borrego Palm Canyon Traverse	p. 306
Panorama Overlook	p. 309
San Ysidro Mountain	p. 310
Flat Cat Canyon	p. 311
Lower Hellhole Canyon	p. 313
Culp Valley Loop	p. 314
California Riding & Hiking Trail	p. 315
Upper Hellhole Canyon	p. 317
Tubb Canyon	p. 318
Coyote Mountain & Rockhouse Canyon	p. 320
Coyote Mountain-South Spur	p. 322
Coyote Mountain-East Approach	p. 323
Alcoholic Pass	p. 324
Jackass Flat & Butler Canyon	p. 325
Rockhouse Canyon and Valley	p. 326
Box Canyon to Hidden Spring	p. 329
Santa Rosa Mountains	p. 331
Peak 6582	p. 333
Rabbit Peak via Villager Peak	p. 335
Rattlesnake Spring	p. 337
Mile-High Mountain	p. 338
Rock Tanks Loop	p. 339
Coachwhip Canyon	p. 341
Truckhaven Rocks	p. 342
Calcite Mine	p. 343
Palm Wash & Sheep Tanks	p. 344
Borrego Badlands	p. 346
Fonts Point	p. 348
Seventeen Palms & Vicinity	p. 349
West Butte Borrego Mountain	p. 350
San Felipe Hills & Pinyon Ridge	p. 352
San Felipe Hills	p. 353
Lizard Canyon	p. 355
Jasper Trail & Grapevine Canyon	p. 356
Grapevine Mountain & Bitter Creek	p. 357
Yaqui Well Trail	p. 359
Cactus Loop Trail	p. 360
Bill Kenyon Trail	p. 361
Pinyon Ridge	p. 362
Pinyon Mountains	p. 363
Narrows Earth Trail	p. 365
Sunset Mountain	p. 366
Pinyon Mountain-North Approach	p. 367
Harper Canyon	p. 369
Blair Valley & Vallecito Mountains	p. 370
Cool Canyon	p. 371
Granite Mountain	p. 372
Mason Valley Truck Trail	p. 374
Oriflamme Canyon	p. 376
Marshal South Cabin	p. 377
Pictograph Trail	p. 378
Whale Peak-North Approach	p. 379
Whale Peak-West Approach	p. 381
Pinyon Mountain-South Approach	p. 382
Rainbow Canyon	p. 383
Split Mountain & Fish Creek	p. 384
Elephant Trees Discovery Trail	p. 386
Alma Wash to Starfish Cove	p. 387
Split Mountain & Lycium Wash Loop	p. 388
Mud Hills Wash	p. 390
Sandstone Canyon-East Approach	p. 391
Sandstone Canyon-South Approach	p. 393
Agua Caliente Springs	p. 395
Moonlight Trail	p. 396
Pond Trail	p. 397
Mount Laguna to Agua Caliente	p. 398
Bow Willow & In-Ko-Pah Mountains	p. 401
Torote Canyon	p. 403
Sombrero Peak-East Approach	p. 404
Mountain Palm Springs	p. 405
Bow Willow & Rockhouse Canyons Loop	p. 407
Bow Willow Canyon	p. 408
Sombrero Peak-West Approach	p. 409
Pepperwood Trail to Canebrake	p. 411
Four Frogs & Jacumba Jim Loop	p. 413
Carrizo Badlands	p. 415
Mine Peak	p. 417
Canyon Sin Nombre	p. 418
Arroyo Tapiado & Arroyo Seco del Diablo Loop	p. 419
The Domelands	p. 422
Carrizo Gorge	p. 424
Carrizo Gorge Overlook	p. 426
Indian Hill & Carrizo Palms	p. 428
Mortero Palms to Goat Canyon	p. 429
Jacumba Mountains	p. 431
Blue Angels Peak	p. 433
Valley of the Moon	p. 434
Myer Valley & Boulder Creek	p. 435
Appendixes
Best Hikes	p. 437
Recommended Reading	p. 440
Local Organizations	p. 443
Agencies & Information Sources	p. 445
Index	p. 449
About the Author	p. 457
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Afoot and Afield: San Diego County A Comprehensive Hiking Guide

Afoot and Afield: San Diego County A Comprehensive Hiking Guide

9780899974286

0899974287

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