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The Tracker's Field Guide by James C. Lowery $19.99 Note: For shipping quotes, please email for rates.
This field guide, written by one of our local friends, is a
superb reference for novice to advanced trackers, published by
Globe Pequot Press (2006). It is available and ships
immediately. It's easy to use and there is a tremendous amount
of information that will make your tracking and year round
outdoor experience much richer. There are many features found
in no other tracking book! An outstanding Falcon Books addition
to every outdoorsman's library.
Some Features:
“Jim’s book represents a valuable addition to
tracking literature. It is a wealth of natural history
information gained from long hours observing animals in the
field. For those wishing to expand their knowledge of
mammals in the wild, Jim’s book warrants long and careful
study.”
—James C.
Halfpenny, PhD
A-Z List of Other Titles & Pricing: BOOKS |
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50 Best Short Hikes in California Deserts
In and around Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave Preserve
JOHN KRIST
The best way to appreciate the richness of the
desert landscape is on foot, and this book covers the best of the dayhikes in and around
these three desert parks.
The hikes range from easy nature trails to more challenging routes suitable for a long dayhike. Each hike description lists mileage, difficulty, elevation gain, and a "child rating," indicating the age range for which the trail is best suited. All the routes are depicted on maps compiled for this book.
$12.95
1st edition 1995
176 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-188-1
50 Best Short Hikes in California's Central
Coast
JOHN KRIST
This guide covers hikes in the central coast
counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. There is a rich diversity of
topography, wildlife and cultural resources in these three counties: ancient Chumash
pictographs, California condor habitat, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, snow-capped peaks
forested by big-cone spruce, the unmatched biological richness of the islands with their
rare endemic plants and animals, and the coastal dunes and tidepools. Each hike
description lists mileage, difficulty, elevation gain, and a "child rating.,"
Custom maps depict the trail routes.
$13.95
1st edition 1998
176 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-202-0
101 Hikes in
Southern California
Exploring Mountains, Seashore, Desert
JERRY SCHAD
Covers all the best hikes in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties, a land of incredible diversity with sparkling beaches, rugged mountains, and sunswept deserts.Hikes range from easy strolls to strenuous all-day treks with complete route descriptions.
$15.95
1st edition 1996
288 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-193-8
Adventure Kayaking: Trips from Big Sur
to San Diego
ROBERT MOHLE
The second book in our Adventure Kayaking series has 52 individual trips along the California coast from Big Sur to San Diego, plus trips in the best paddling lakes and rivers in southern California. Explore the best kayak spots and find out why California is a kayaking mecca for paddlers the world over.
Written for all age groups and all levels of skill, this book includes information on kayak outfitters, dealers, and clubs. Each trip has a separate description and a map.
Recent Release
$15.95
1st edition 1998
312 pages, 6 X 9
ISBN 0-89997-224-1
Afoot and Afield in Los Angeles County
JERRY SCHAD
Los Angeles County has hundreds of parks, a mountain range
with peaks up to 10,000 feet, a mostly wild island, and great stretches of desert. Exactly
175 hiking opportunities in every geographic province-coast, mountains, desert and
island-are described in detail.
The hiking trips are organized into specific areas, with an accurate map of each area. Icons allow the reader to determine at a glance the nature and the difficulty of each hike.
1998 update
$14.95
1st edition 1991
288 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-102-4
Afoot and Afield in Orange County
JERRY SCHAD
In Orange County's big backyard you will find all kinds of
fascinating natural environments, ranging from tidepools to fern-bedecked canyons, to
mountain peaks with views stretching a hundred miles.
This guidebook has 72 hiking opportunities. The hiking trips are organized into specific areas, with an accurate map of each area. Each trip is fully described and has icons that allow the reader to determine at a glance the nature and difficulty of the trip.
1998 update
$9.95
2nd edition 1996
160 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-206-3
Afoot and Afield in San Diego County
JERRY SCHAD
San Diego county contains a wealth of natural scenery-unspoiled coastal canyons, pine-crested mountains, and spectacular desert landscapes.
192 hiking trips ae organized by geographical areas, each with an accurate map. New for this edition are icons designating which trips can be taken by mountain bikers and which trips allow dogs.
Jerry Schad is also the author of Afoot and Afield in Los Angeles County and Afoot and Afield in Orange County.
$16.95
3rd edition 1998
368 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-229-2
Afoot and Afield in San Diego County
CD-ROM from Applied Logic
The same encyclopedic information as the guidebook, plus hundreds of color photos. Search for, select and sort trips in many ways, zoom in on maps, and print out descriptions and customized maps of each of the 192 trips.
System Requirements: 386 SX or better PC
Windows 3.1, CD-ROM drive
CD-ROM $39.95
ISBN 0-89997-189-X
The Anza-Borrego Desert Region
LINDSAY and LINDSAY
This book is an authoritative, comprehensive guide to Southern California's most popular desert park, much of it still wilderness.
The book contains a large foldout map, providing an overall view of the region, and also detailed maps showing the most popular hiking and backpacking areas. Sixty-five trips along 700 miles of jeep trails, paved roads and hiking routes are described, giving details of over 300 points of historic and natural interest.
(The map that comes with this book is also sold separately; see Maps for details.)
1998 Edition
214 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-187-3
California County Summits
GARY SUTTLE
The first guide ever written to the highest point of each of
the 58 counties in the Golden State. These summits encompass some of the state's best
scenery, and most are easily accessible. For each summit there's a map showing the route
as well as information on the mileage, the difficulty, directions to the trailhead and to
the summit, and nearby campgrounds.
1996 update
$10.95
1st edition 1994
232 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-164-4
Desert Hiking contains the special knowledge and techniques needed to enjoy the desert.
Includes information on the gear and clothing required, hiking and camping techniques, and
desert survival. It introduces you to the many marvelous plants and the strange animals
that creep, crawl or soar over the desert. Learn about the most important element for
successful desert hiking-water, how much you should carry, and how to find it during your
hike.
$13.95
3rd edition 1993
176 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-168-7
Mountain Bicycling in the San Gabriels
ROBERT IMMLER
Describes 34 trips by mountain bicycle in the Angeles
National Forest, just above Los Angeles. The book touches on each route's history, and
gives total distance, elevation gain and approximate time required to complete it. An
accurate topographic map accompanies each route. The rides range from very easy 2-mile
trips to all-day 35-mile challenges.
1994 update
$10.95
1st edition 1987
134 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN 0-89997-078-8
The Pacific Crest Trail
Volume 1: California
SCHAFFER ET AL.
The only accurate, comprehensive guide to the Pacifc Crest Trail as it wends its way through California. This is the first of the two books in the series. Both books have complete 2-color topographic maps, and a detailed description of the route, including mileages and elevations. The trail descriptions and maps are divided into several sections, which is convenient for people who only want to hike a portion of the trail. Each section has an introduction that tells what kind of scenery lies ahead, possible hazards to watch out for, where you can get supplies, and the mileages between major points.
Includes information on planning your hike, a history of the trail itself, and a comprehensive chapter on natural history.
1998 update
$24.95
Volume 1
5th edition 1995
545 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89997-178-4
The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker's Handbook
RAY JARDINE
A perfect how-to companion to our 2-volume guide to the Pacific Crest Trail. Tells you everything you need to know to be prepared for the difficult task of walking from Mexico to Canada. The book has wonderful advice for any hiker preparing for a long trail-or a medium-distance trail. The author hiked the whole PCT twice, and the wealth of knowledge he accumulated is invaluable.
AdventureLore Press
$18.95
2nd edition 1996
316 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 0-9632359-2-3
San Bernardino East Coast/Southwest Mountain
Trails
JOHN W. ROBINSON
Covers Southern California mountain ranges: the San Bernardinos, the San Jacintos and the Santa Rosas; and three wilderness areas: San Gorgonio, San Jacinto and Santa Rosa. Includesdayhikes and backpack trips. Contains 4-color map showing all hikes.
(The map that comes with this book is also sold separately; see Maps for details.)
1995 update
$12.95
4th edition 1986
272 pages, 5 x 7 1/2
ISBN 0-89997-063-X
| Stairway Walks in LA BAKALINSKY and GORDON
1995 update |
200 public stairways take you to parts of Los
Angeles where auto-bound tourists and natives can't venture. Besides being great aerobic
exercise, the walks are also lessons in history, architecture, andnature. Trails of the Angeles
JOHN W. ROBINSON
Now in its 7th edition, this book is the definitive guide to hiking in the San
Gabriel Mountains, only an hour or two from Los Angeles. Covering nearly every major trail
in these mountains, this book describes 100 hikes, from short, popular hikes to longer,
backcountry treks. These remarkable mountains are only a short distance from the dense
population of Los Angeles, yet they offer tremendous opportunities for a true wilderness
experience. Includes a separate, fold-out map showing all the trails. Find out why this
book has become the "bible" for hiking the San Gabriels.
(The map that comes with this book is also sold separately; see Maps for details.)
Author John Robinson has been hiking the San Gabriels for over 30 years and is considered to be the foremost expert on the trails of these mountains.
$12.95
7th edition 1998
192 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN 0-89997-232-2
Anza-Borrego and Colorado Desert Route Map
This map shows roads, jeep roads, trails, restricted areas, park boundary, lakes, creeks,
campgrounds, mines, ranger stations and more. Four-color map, 211/2" x 28".
$4.95, paper
1994
ISBN 0-89997-151-2.
 San Bernardino Mountain TrailsThis topographic map shows 100 hikes in the popular San Bernardino, San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains as well as campgrounds, ranger stations and more. 4-color, topographic map, 21" x 26". $4.50, paper |
Trails of the Angeles
This topographic map shows 100 hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains just outside of Los
Angeles. Includes campgrounds, ranger stations, and more. Four-color topographic map,
19" x 33 1/2".
$4.50, paper
1989
ISBN 0-89997-154-7.
Nature Study Guides - Southern California
These 6" x 4" manuals give full descriptions in easy-to-understand language and include drawings, keys, terms, symbols, and glossaries.
Desert Tree Finder
$3.00
ISBN 0-912550-07-4
Pacific Coast Berry Finder
$3.00
ISBN 0-912550-02-3
Pacific Coast Bird Finder
$3.00
ISBN 0-912550-04-X
Pacific Coast Fern Finder
$3.00
ISBN 0-912550-13-9
Pacific Coast Fish
$4.75
ISBN 0-912550-19-8
Pacific Coast Mammals
$4.25
ISBN 0-912550-16-3
Pacific Coast Tree Finder
$3.00
ISBN 0-912550-06-6