Product Description

Backcountry Adventures Northern California navigates 2,717 miles of back roads from the rugged peaks of the Sierra Nevada, through volcanic regions of the Modoc Plateau, to majestic coastal redwood trees. Trail history comes to life through accounts of outlaws like Black Bart, explorers like Ewing Young and James Beckwourth, and the biggest mass migration in America's history-- the Gold Rush. Like the other guides in the Backcountry Adventures series, Backcountry Adventures Northern California provides a helpful, concise chart with each trail description, listing starting and finishing point, mileage, driving time, and elevation. Backcountry Adventures Northern California is the most comprehensive book of its kind and is indispensable for planning any kind of outdoor adventure in the Golden State. It will appeal to everyone who loves the backcountry: campers, anglers, four-wheelers, hikers, mountain bikers, snowmobilers, amateur prospectors, sightseers, and more...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #162543 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 634 pages

Review
Don't leave home without it. -- Truck Trend

This massive piece of research is one terrific reference book...The $34.95 book is worth every penny. -- Los Angeles Daily News

To say we'd strongly recommend this book is an understatement. -- Auto Week

About the Author
Swagman Publishing has 50+ guidebooks on recreation and outdoor activities. Their best-selling, award-winning, 4-color series is entitled Backcountry Adventures. Backcountry Adventures is an expanding series currently consisting of travel books on Northern California, Southern California, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. Each book contains maps and detailed directions to hundreds of scenic drives, with information on the history of ghost towns, plant and animal identification, and regional contact information.

Customer Reviews

Best Guidebook...Hands Down!
We were wondering if the book could be worth it but we thought we'd give it a try. WOW! This book has everything, I mean EVERYTHING you could want to know as you explore the state (directions, lots of photos, interesting history, info about animals and plants w/pics, rating systems, and GPS coordinates)!!
Love this book. I hope that I can collect the rest of the titles about the other states. My book was fun to take along on the vacation drive but I could see just sitting and reading through it at home!

The be all of recreational fun!
I bought this book thinking that the inside would be black and white text explanations saying turn left here, go right there. How shocked I was to find out that the whole text is full of glossy pages in full color. This book has it all...history, GPS coordinates, turn-by-turn instructions for the trails, a nature guide, even cross references with other books and software!

This book has become a permanent fixture in my SUV! There is nothing else out there than even compares!

Absolutley FABULOUS!
WOW this was really helpful for giving us something fun to do with the new Jeep Rubicon. Ratings are a great guide. Mostly the trails are pretty sedate - but there are are quite a few hard ones listed to keep the rest of us happy. The history of the area is also interesting. The GPS coordinates are a huge bonus, better than wandering around wondering if you are allowed to be on this trail or not. Definately recommend - it worth the money in savings on wasted fuel - and driver/navigator harmony ;-)