{"id":8744,"date":"2017-09-06T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/?p=8744"},"modified":"2022-10-26T10:53:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T17:53:45","slug":"hike-southern-california-a-day-hikers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/hiking-videos\/book-news\/hike-southern-california-a-day-hikers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"HIKE Southern California, A Day Hiker&#8217;s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Discover the Best Day Hikes in Southern California! <\/strong><strong>\u00a0Hiking Expert John McKinney Connects Us with SoCal\u2019s Most\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Inspiring Trails with His Classic Guide <em>HIKE Southern California\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hike-Southern-California-News-Release.pdf\">Hike Southern California News Release<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Continuing his 30-year effort to share the region\u2019s natural treasures with residents and visitors, John McKinney is pleased to announce publication of a new edition of the classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/product\/hike-southern-california\/\"><em>HIKE Southern California: A Day Hiker\u2019s Guide<\/em><\/a>. From Lost Palms Oasis to the HOLLYWOOD Sign to the top of Mt. Baldy, you\u2019re guaranteed to find a hike you\u2019ll like in this popular collection featuring updates of classic trails and 25 new hikes.<\/p>\n<h2>Southern California Has so much to Offer<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cOther regions of the country have high peaks, pine forests, vast deserts and lovely shorelines, but only Southern California has all these environments,\u201d explains McKinney, aka The Trailmaster. \u201cAnd four-season hiking, too!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From waterfalls to wildflowers to wilderness areas, enjoy a diversity of hikes in:\u00a0Santa Barbara &amp; Ojai , Orange County,\u00a0Griffith Park, Catalina Island,\u00a0Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park,\u00a0San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains,\u00a0Santa Monica Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9074\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"nz-single-image nz-clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HIKE-Southern-California-cover-lowest.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[gallery-Wr0D]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9074\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HIKE-Southern-California-cover-lowest-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hike Southern California: A Day Hiker's Guide \" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HIKE-Southern-California-cover-lowest-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HIKE-Southern-California-cover-lowest-500x773.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HIKE-Southern-California-cover-lowest-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HIKE-Southern-California-cover-lowest-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HIKE-Southern-California-cover-lowest.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hike Southern California: A Day Hiker&#8217;s Guide<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This 336-page book comes complete with The Trailmaster\u2019s colorful stories and easy-to-follow maps. Take a water bottle, trail snack and this guide and:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chill-out in Cold Spring Canyon, Icehouse Canyon and Winter Creek. Cool-off at Eaton Falls, Seven Falls and Holy Jim Falls.<\/li>\n<li>Climb Mt. San Gorgonio, Mt. San Jacinto and Saddleback Peak. Get grand metropolitan vistas from atop Echo Mountain, Mt. Hollywood and Inspiration Point.<\/li>\n<li>Hike to dozens of classic and contemporary film locations including Shangri-La in Ojai, the M*A*S*H site along Malibu Creek, and to the Planet of the Apes at Point Dume.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWhile trails and this guide have changed greatly over the years, my mission to inspire readers to take a hike in this wonderful land we call Southern California has not,\u201d declares McKinney. \u201cReconnect with nature and have a wonderful time on the trail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>HIKE Southern California <\/em>($17.95) and TheTrailmaster hiking guides are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/product\/hike-southern-california\/\">HERE<\/a>. For more information about books and talks by John McKinney or interview requests, contact <a href=\"mailto:Cheri@TheTrailmaster.com\">Cheri@TheTrailmaster.com<\/a>, or call 805-845-7102.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Author: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johnmckinney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John McKinney<\/a><strong>,<\/strong> aka The Trailmaster, is the author of 30 books and a thousand articles about hiking. A passionate advocate for hiking and reconnecting with nature, John shares his expertise on radio, TV, online, and as a public speaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the Best Day Hikes in Southern California! \u00a0Hiking Expert John McKinney Connects Us with SoCal\u2019s Most\u00a0\u00a0Inspiring Trails with His Classic Guide HIKE Southern California\u00a0Hike&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,136],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8744"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}