Entries filed under 'Guidebook Getaways'

Guidebook Getaway: A Book for Exploring Zion and SW Utah Both On and Off the Beaten Path

Headed to Zion National Park and its surrounding region any time soon? Consider taking this guidebook along. A book from independent publisher Sharp End Publishing, written by 2 hiking buddies and southwest Utah locals, offers routes (some on the challenging side) to gorgeous places. If you like hikes with an adventurous edge, this could be your book. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on May 20, 2013 12:00 PM & Tagged Guidebook Getaways | permalink | Comments



Guidebook Getaway: Slip into the Pines with Your Honey in Florida's Seminole State Forest

Looking for a place to take a romantic stroll? How about a trail that steers you through patches of a plant called lovegrass? The place to go, says guidebook author Sandra Friend, is the Lower Wekiva Loop, an 8.8-mile walk in Central Florida’s Seminole State Forest, about 40 miles north of Orlando. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on February 13, 2013 1:45 PM & Tagged Five-Star Trails, Florida, Guidebook Getaways, Hiking, Orlando, guidebooks and romance | permalink | Comments



Guidebook Getaway: Hiking on Golden Coastal Bluffs Near Seattle Can Brighten a Winter Day

In the northern U.S., "winter" and "hiking" don’t often get paired in the same sentence. An exception lies in the Pacific Northwest, where a decent assortment of attractive lowland landscapes remain snow-free, usually, year-round. In this edition of Guidebook Getaways, we feature a beauty of a hike near Seattle. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 30, 2013 10:00 AM & Tagged Craig Romano, Guidebook Getaways, Hiking, Winter and guidebooks | permalink | Comments



Guidebook Getaway: Hike Among Rare Torrey Pines in Usually Warm Southern California

The place: Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. The attraction: a 600-acre park with hiking trails that is one of just two places in North America where torrey pines grow. (The other: Santa Rosa Island, near Santa Barbara.) Bonus attraction: Nearby Torrey Pines State Beach and its tall, 45-million-year-old sandstone cliffs. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 15, 2013 9:15 AM & Tagged Guidebook Getaways, Hiking and Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve | permalink | Comments



Guidebook Getaway: Like Tough Trails? Few Are Tougher Than SoCal's Cactus to Clouds

Love going to extremes? Then add this trail to your hiking to-do list: Southern California’s Cactus to Clouds route. Hikers must climb roughly 10,200 feet over 14 miles, from a low-desert trailhead in Palm Springs (around 520 feet) to the airy summit of Mount San Jacinto (10,843 feet). And then there's the return trip. Backpacker magazine has ranked it among the country’s 10 toughest day hikes. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on November 27, 2012 10:45 AM & Tagged Cactus to Clouds trail, Guidebook Getaways, Hiking and Mount San Jacinto Peak | permalink | Comments