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With elevations ranging from 282 feet below sea level to 11,049 feet, a world-famous climate, and some of the most spectacular scenery in the North American desert, Death Valley National Park is a year-round hiker's paradise. Hundreds of miles of trails and cross-country routes lead to countless canyons, springs, and abandoned mines, most of them infrequently visited. Whether you want to stroll on salt flats, hike a lonesome canyon, climb a rugged peak, visit a remote gold mine, or simply explore the backcountry by car, this comprehensive guidebook provides dozens of destinations suited to your interests. Illustrated with original topographic maps, Hiking Death Valley, by Michel Digonnet, will guide you to the area's most popular sites and many spectacular, out-of-the-way places, illustrating the remarkable diversity of its terrain, geology, flora, and fauna. Many of the region's historic mines, camps, and ghost towns are also described, including accounts of their fascinating and colorful past.

Explore Western Death Valley National Park with the first comprehensive guidebook to this amazing California region.Lost between the rugged High Sierras and the glamor of Las Vegas, bypassed by most visitors on their way somewhere else, Death Valley is a sumptuous alignment of low desert valleys trapped between mountains that reach over 11,000 feet. This little-known and largely unexplored paradise is waiting to be discovered. Western Death Valley is a hiker's mecca filled with salt flats and sand dunes, old mines and ghost towns, awesome canyons, breathtaking summits, delightful springs, unexpected streams, and more miles of unspoiled desert than one can explore in a lifetime.Hiking Western Death Valley National Park by Michel Digonnet is the first comprehensive guidebook that's completely dedicated to this fascinating region. Illustrated with hand-drawn topographic maps, ripe with information about the area's rich human and mining history, geology, and botany, this updated second edition takes hikers and four-wheelers to more than 200 destinations, covering a wide range of interests and skill levels.Book Features: More than 80 trips divided into seven sectionsFascinating information about history, geology, and weatherIntroduction to the desert's flora and faunaExpert tips on hiking time, hazards, ethics, and regulations

Experience the best of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California through 110 spectacular hikes.With its thousands of square miles of stunning rock formations surrounded by weirdly alluring Joshua trees and cactus gardens, Joshua Tree National Park is one of the world's most unique and hauntingly beautiful playgrounds for desert hiking. Hiking Joshua Tree National Park by Michel Digonnet is the most comprehensive hiking guide ever written about this spectacular region. Like the author's other acclaimed books on California desert parks, this is an invaluable resource. Use it to prepare for your trip and to select the destinations best suited to your interests.Hiking Joshua Tree National Park features 110 carefully curated hiking routes, including trips to classic sites like Wall Street Mill and Hidden Valley, along with several offbeat destinations that are described for the very first time. Well-researched and attentive to details, the guidebook includes engaging descriptions of attractions, geology, wildlife, and plants, as well as mining and homesteading history. The length and difficulty of the trails range from short strolls to moderate day hikes to multi-day backpacking treks that lead to remote sites. Featured destinations include canyons and peaks, palm oases and springs, gold and silver mines, historic sites, dunes, natural arches, and a profusion of strange and wonderful hoodoos.Book Features110 hiking trails with detailed mileage and elevation changes100 hand-drawn topographic maps and more than 150 photosAccurate driving directions and road conditionsMany four-wheeling routes to popular and seldom-visited sitesEssential survival tips for hiking and driving in the desert

Experience the Best Mountain Hikes of California's Mojave Desert With a total protected area of 9.1 million acres, the Mojave Desert is one of the best-preserved ecosystems in the United States and a formidable playground for hiking, mountaineering, and backpacking. Mojave Desert Peaks describes 130 peak climbs selected among 41 mountain ranges to celebrate this region's remarkable geological, botanical, and historical diversity, and its breathtaking landscapes. The hikes range from easy to strenuous and appeal to both beginners and seasoned hikers. Each description emphasizes the area's scenic beauty and provides information on road access, navigational directions, distances and elevations to key waypoints, and natural and human history. This guidebook also gives valuable tips on desert hiking. Illustrated with 100 computer-generated topographic maps, five general maps for regional orientation, and 160 photographs, it covers Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve, Mojave Trails National Monument, Castle Mountains National Monument, and 12 designated wilderness areas.