Table of Contents
Map Legend vii
Acknowledgments viii
Meet Your Guides ix
Introduction 1
Don't Leave Home without Him 3
Getting in Hiking Form 3
A Word of Caution About Food and Exercise 6
Pacing and Body Language 6
Gearing Up for Safe Happy Trails 7
What to Expect on the Trail 12
How to Use This Guide 19
Trail Finder 23
The Hikes
Klamath Ranges 26
1 Craig's Creek Trail 27
2 Marble Valley 31
3 Canyon Creek Falls 36
4 Whiskeytown Falls 41
Cascade Range 46
5 McCloud Falls 47
6 Bailey Cove 52
7 Lake Eiler 56
Basin Ranges 60
8 Pine Creek Trail 61
North Coast Ranges 66
9 Elk River Trail 67
10 Punta Gorda Lighthouse 71
11 Pickett Peak Trail 75
12 Black Sands Beach 79
13 Thomes Gorge 84
14 Waterfall Grove Trail 89
15 High Rock 94
16 Redbud Trail 99
17 Bluff Trail 104
18 Oat Hill Mine Trail 110
19 Mount Burdell 114
20 Bblinas Ridge Trail 119
21 Wolf Ridge Rodeo Beach Loop 124
Sierra Nevada 130
22 Mill Creek Trail 131
23 Round Lake/Bear Lakes Loop 135
24 Feather Falls 141
25 Sagehen Creek Trail 145
26 Loch Leven Lakes Trail 149
27 Five Lakes Trail 154
28 Cascade Falls 159
29 Lake Aloha 164
30 Round Top Lake 170
31 Hot Springs Falls 174
32 Duck Lake 179
33 Sardine Falls 184
34 Pinecrest Lake Loop 188
35 Frog Lakes 193
36 Gardisky Lake 197
37 Parker Lake 201
38 McLeod Lake 205
39 Crystal Lake 211
40 Shadow of the Giants 217
41 Gem Lakes 222
42 Lamarck Lakes 227
South Coast Ranges 232
43 Mount Wanda 233
44 Lands End 238
45 Montara Mountain 243
46 Mission Peak Loop 248
47 H. Miller Site Loop 254
48 Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail 259
49 Carmel Meadows
50 Holt Road to Snivleys Ridge 269
51 Sierra Hill in Brazil Ranch 276
Appendix A Day Hike and Campout Checklist 282
Appendix B Trail Emergencies and First AID 286
Appendix C Wildlife Conflicts 289
Appendix D Sources for Pooch Gear, Useful Websites, and Books 293
Hike Index 294
