100 Classic Hikes in Northern California - Softcover

Fraternal coauthors John and Marc Soares celebrate the beauty of Northern California's extensive wilderness, drawing from a varied collection of treks in the Sierra Nevada, Cascade, Coast, and Klamath Mountain ranges as well as the San Francisco Bay Area. Hike selections include the long trek to Caribou Lake that takes you "deep into the heart of the Trinity Alps"; the easy three-hour hike to Peener Lake; the trail to Cinder Cone, which leads you to surreal painted dunes; and the "isolated Lost Coast, "one of the most coveted get-away paradises in the country." Like the other volumes in the 100 Classic Hikes series, this easy-to-use guide includes at-a-glance information detailing trail length, hiking time, difficulty, seasonal considerations, and additional contacts. Color maps and commentary on each trail offer directions to trail heads, campsites, views, and swimming holes. Amateur botanists will appreciate the notes on trees and wildflowers, including the rare red snow plant. --Jenny Burritt

JOHN SOARES is an outdoors book author and freelance writer who has lived nearly his entire life in Northern California. He began walking the hills near his Redding birthplace at the age of 5, later expanding his scope to day hike and backpack trails throughout the North State, including the Trinity Alps, the Mount Shasta area, Lassen Volcanic National Park, the Sierra Nevada, and the redwood coast.
 
He is the author of 100 Classic Hikes: Northern California, fourth edition (The Mountaineers Books, 2018) and Day Hiking: Mount Shasta, Lassen & Trinity Alps Regions (The Mountaineers Books, 2018), and he has written over 100 newspaper and magazine articles about outdoors travel. His extensive website NorthernCaliforniaHikingTrails.com contains detailed hike descriptions, photos, and maps, along with articles about safety and enjoyment in the outdoors.
 
As a freelance writer since 1992, John has written a wide variety of copy for businesses and nonprofits; find out more at JohnWrites.net. He also provides advice for freelance writers at ProductiveWriters.com, where he also sells ebooks and courses.