Steven L Evans

Top Trails: Sacramento

Exploring Valley, Foothills, and Mountains in the Sacramento Region

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this guide, you'll find the best trails in California's Great Valley, Coast Range, Sierra Foothills, and the Sierra Nevada in a handy, informative format.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilderness Press
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 129mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9780899973814
• ISBN-10: 0899973817
• Artikelnr.: 22840059

Autorenporträt

Steven L. Evans was born and raised in the Mojave Desert near the typically dry Mojave River. When he moved up to Northern California in the 1970s for college, he discovered that most rivers actually had water and fish in them. He began exploring the wild places of the Sierra Nevada, and when he discovered that many of them were threatened by logging and other development, he became a full-time environmental activist as well as a hike leader for the Sierra Club. Steve has been hiking and backpacking Northern California trails and running its rivers for more than 30 years. As a resident of the Sacramento region for the last 20 years, he is familiar with the many trails in the valley, foothills, and mountains beloved by Sacramentans. It took Steve three years to hike the more than 235 miles of trails in Top Trails Sacramento, while continuing to work full time for Friends of the River (California's statewide river conservation organization). It's no coincidence that many of the trails lead to or follow some of the most scenic rivers and streams in the region. Top Trails Sacramento is Steve's first book for Wilderness Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Sacramento Region Map
Sacramento Region Trails Table
Using Top Trails
Organization of Top Trails
Choosing a Trail
Introduction to the Sacramento Region
Geology, Topography, Hydrology, and Climate
Ecoregions of the Sacramento Area
California Central Valley Grasslands Ecoregion (Great Valley)
California Woodlands and Interior Chaparral Ecoregion (the Coast Range and
Sierra Foothills)
Sierra Nevada Forests Ecoregion (Sierra Nevada)
On the Trail
Have a Plan
Carry the Essentials
Less than Essential, but Useful
Trail Etiquette
Chapter 1: The Great Valley
1. Bobelaine Sanctuary Trails: Feather River
2. River Walk Trail: Cosumnes River Preserve
3. Deer Creek Hills Preserve Trails
4. Delta Meadows State Park and Historic Locke
5. Effie Yeaw Natural Area Loop Trail
6. Gibson Ranch Regional Park Loop Trail
7. Wetlands Discovery & Loop Trails: Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
8. Sutter Buttes Trails
9. Howard Ranch Trail
10. Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail Loop: American River Parkway
11. Lake Natoma Loop: Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
12. Sacramento Northern Bikeway
13. Sacramento Waterfront Loop
14. Wren Wetlands Trail: Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Chapter 2: The Coast Range
15. Blue Ridge Trail: Cache Creek Natural Area
16. Cache Creek Ridge Trail: Cache Creek Natural Area
17. Redbud Trail: Cache Creek Wilderness
18. Cold Canyon-Blue Ridge Loop Trail: Stebbins UC Reserve
Chapter 3: Sierra Foothills
19. North Yuba River Trail
20. Humbug Creek-South Yuba Trails: South Yuba Wild & Scenic River
21. Empire Mine State Historic Park Loop Trails
22. Shingle Falls Trail: Spenceville Wildlife Area
23. Stevens Trail: North Fork American Wild & Scenic River
24. Codfish Falls Trail: Auburn State Recreation Area
25. American Canyon Trail: Auburn state Recreation Area
26. Western States Trail: El Dorado Canyon
27. Western States-Riverview Trails: Auburn State Recreation Area
28. Olmstead Loop Trail: Auburn State Recreation Area
29. Cronan Ranch Loop: South Fork American River
30. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Loop
Chapter 4: The Sierra Nevada
31. Mount Judah Loop Trail
32. Pacific Crest Trail: Castle Peak Area
33. Salmon Lake Trail to Loch Leven Lakes
34. Grouse Lakes Loop Trail
35. Picayune Valley Trail: Granite Chief Wilderness
36. Lake Margaret Trail: Caples Creek Proposed Wilderness
37. Granite and Hidden Lakes Loop
38. Shealor Lake Trail: Caples Creek Proposed Wilderness
39. Winnemucca-Round Top Lakes Loop: Mokelumne Wilderness
40. Caples Creek-Silver Fork Loop: Caples Creek Proposed Wilderness
41. Horsetail Falls Trail
42. Twin Lakes Trail: Desolation Wilderness
43. Lyons Creek Trail: Desolation Wilderness
Appendices
Top Rated Trails
Weekend Getaways
Governing Agencies
Major Organizations
Useful Resources
Maps
Index
Author