Bicycling America's National Parks California: The Best Road and Trail Rides from Joshua Tree to Redwood National Park

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A complete adventure guide to California's astonishing array of national parksfeatures 92 road and mountain bike rides through the state's most spectacular natural areas. From the snowcapped peaks of the Sierras to the towering coastal redwoods of Muir Woods, California's national parks are renowned for their splendor. Touring these national treasures by bike has become a favorite way to leave luggage-laden cars and busy roads behind and enjoy the hidden byways of these parks more fully. As Edward Abbey wrote, "A man on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourist can in a hundred miles." Bike along the rugged coastline to the graceful beaches of Point Reyes, spin through the wild dunes of Death Valley, or pedal past the rock formations and climbers of Joshua Tree. Rides range in length from a 2-mile warm-up in Manzanar Historic Site to a breathtaking Yosemite tour of nearly 100 miles. Each ride description includes a detailed map, tour directions, information about the trail or road surface, sights along the way, and the length and difficulty of the ride. In addition, a trip-planning appendix for each park tells you where to stay or camp, do your laundry, eat, buy supplies, and repair or rent a bike.

* The first and only guide to bicycling California's national parks and wilderness areas

* Bicycling is becoming an evermore popular option as some national parks are closing roads to cars

* Nearly 100 rides are described and mapped in detail

* Part of the new national series: Bicycling America's National Parks

* Includes professional color photographs of the parks

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780881504255
Publisher: Countryman Press, The
Publication date: 1/28/2003
Edition description: 1 ED
Pages: 336
Sales rank: 699,157
Series: Bicycling America's National Parks Series
Product dimensions: 5.03 (w) x 7.46 (h) x 0.60 (d)

	Map Legend	13
	Foreword	15
	Introduction	17
1	Death Valley National Park	23
1.	Visitor Center Bike Path	25
2.	Twenty Mule Team Canyon	27
3.	Artists Drive	28
4.	Aguereberry Point	31
5.	Skidoo Road	32
6.	Greenwater Valley	33
7.	Dante's View Road	35
8.	Titus Canyon	37
9.	Eureka Valley to Saline Valley	39
2	Devil's Postpile National Monument	47
10.	Horseshoe Lake Loop	48
11.	Devil's Postpile Plunge	50
12.	San Joaquin Ridge Trail to Deadman Pass	52
13.	The Knolls Trail	54
3	Golden Gate National Recreation Area	61
14.	Golden Gate Promenade	63
15.	Presidio Tour	65
16.	Baker Beach to Ocean Beach	69
17.	Sweeney Ridge	72
18.	Marin Headlands Off-Road Loop	74
19.	Golden Gate Bridge to Point Bonita	77
20.	Eldridge Grade to Mount Tamalpais	79
21.	Bolinas-Fairfax/Ridgecrest Road	83
22.	Bolinas Ridge	85
4	Joshua Tree National Park	92
23.	Queen Valley	95
24.	Geology Tour Road	98
25.	Keys View Road	100
26.	Covington Flats/Eureka Peak	102
27.	Pinkham Canyon Road	104
5	Lassen Volcanic National Park	112
28.	Lake Almanor Recreation Trail	113
29.	Juniper Lake	116
30.	Spencer Meadow National Recreation Trail	117
31.	Park Tour	119
6	Lava Beds National Monument	127
32.	Cave Loop	128
33.	Mammoth Crater/Tichnor Road Loop	130
34.	Visitor Center to Petroglyph Point	132
35.	Schonchin Butte and Symbol Bridge	135
7	Manzanar National Historic Site	140
36.	Mazourka Canyon	141
37.	Manzanar Meander	143
38.	Movie Road	145
39.	Picture Rocks Circle	146
40.	Tuttle Creek/Great Space Center	148
8	Mojave National Preserve	154
41.	Cima to Teutonia Peak Trailhead and Hike	155
42.	Cinder Cones Loop	157
43.	Depot to Dunes	160
44.	Hole-in-the-Wall to Mid Hills Loop	161
45.	Mitchell Caverns Climb	162
9	Muir Woods National Monument	168
46.	Deer Park/Coastal Trail Fire Roads	170
10	Point Reyes National Seashore	176
47.	Stewart Trail	178
48.	Bear Valley Trail	180
49.	Estero Trail	182
50.	Coast Trail	185
51.	To the Lighthouse	187
11	Redwood National Park	195
52.	Holter Ridge Loop	196
53.	Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway	199
54.	Prairie Creek/Ossagon Trail Loop	202
55.	Coastal Trail/Last Chance Section	205
56.	Rellim Ridge	208
57.	Little Bald Hills	210
12	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	217
58.	Betty B. Dearing Trail	219
59.	Franklin Canyon	222
60.	Sullivan to Backbone	225
61.	Paseo Miramar/Eagle Rock Loop	228
62.	Backbone Trail/Castro Crest	229
63.	Bulldog/Crags Road	232
64.	Paramount Ranch Ramble	236
65.	Zuma/Trancas	239
66.	Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyon	241
67.	Sycamore Canyon	244
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	250
68.	River Road Loop	252
69.	Boyden Cavern to Roads End	255
70.	Converse Basin	257
71.	Panoramic Point	258
72.	Redwood Canyon	259
73.	Lodgepole to General Sherman Tree	261
74.	Giant Forest Museum to Crescent Meadow	264
75.	Generals Highway Grind	266
76.	Mineral King Mega-Miler	269
14	Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area	275
77.	Clikapudi Trail	277
78.	Bailey Cove/Packers Bay	279
79.	Shasta Dam Loop	281
80.	Sacramento River Trail	283
81.	South Fork Mountain Road	285
82.	Shasta Mine Loop	287
83.	Shasta Bally	290
84.	Great Water Ditch	292
85.	Boulder Creek Loop	293
86.	Clear Creek Vista	294
87.	Whiskeytown Downhill	297
15	Yosemite National Park	305
88.	Moraines and Meadows	307
89.	Tioga Road Almost-Century	308
90.	Tuolumne Grove	313
91.	Yosemite Valley Bike Path	315
92.	Sentinel Dome to Glacier Point	319

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Posted September 11, 2000

A great guide and an even better read

This book is the first of its kind--a guidebook about bicycling in the national parks. The author shows that the common misperception that bicycling is not allowed off-road in national parks is just that-- a misperception. This book features some outstanding road rides as well as mountain bike rides. I think the descriptions of the parks themselves and the rides therein are well-written and clear. The author gives the kind of information you'd want to know before setting off on a ride, and does it in a colorful, sometimes very deadpan funny way. There's also some cool trivia about the parks and good, useful information about where to buy supplies, repair your bike, do laundry, take showers, camp, and other stuff like that. I think this is a book that shows you how to take part in the most fun sport in the world (bicycling) and do it in some of the most spectacular places in the world (the national parks of California). A must for any travelers to the national parks who want to get out of their cars and explore. (By the way: it's not just for hardcore bicyclists--there are numerous family and beginner-level rides as well.)
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