Afoot & Afield in San Diego County

by Jerry Schad

AVAILABLE NOW! $16.95

If you take pleasure in exploring places on foot, then you've got a friend. He is author Jerry Schad, and you will no doubt connect with him when he describes a long walk into Arroyo Tapiado and Arroyo Diablo, beginning with: "It's only by walking that the other-worldly beauty of this area can really be appreciated."

Serious San Diego County hikers swear by it. In the desert and desert mountains, many hikers have long made it their bible. It describes long hikes and short walks. It provides altitudes, distances, the time you might need, and the name of the topo map to carry. Best of all, it sets the stage for each hike, describing the terrain, telling you why you might find it interesting. In fact, the trail descriptions are so real you can enjoy the hike just by reading what Schad says about it.

Affot & Afield in San Diego County gives you tips like:

Where to go for the best view of the Borrego Badlands (no, not Font's Point and not Vista del Malpais)
How to get to Indian Hill in a standard automobile without 4-wheel drive
How to climb Indianhead, or hike the boulders in the mountains by Interstate-8, or find waterfalls in Anza-Borrego's western mountains

You will discover spots like Grapevine Mountain ("a good hike to get acquainted with cross-country desert travel and 'peak bagging'"), Narrows Earth Trail ("a brief lesson in geology"), and mountain-to-desert hikes such as Mount Laguna to Agua Caliente, Pepperwood Trail to Canebrake, Jasper Trail/Grapevine Canyon, and more.

Buy it now at the Borrego Desert Nature Center, 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, California.
Email: here • Call (760) 767-3098 • Fax (760) 767-3099 • Write Box 310, Borrego Springs 92004

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