Sierra Nevada Byways: 51 of the Sierra Nevada's Best Backcountry Drives (Backcountry Byways)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (928 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0899974732 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Since then he's been a full-time news reporter, photographer, editor, author and magazine freelancer. Before embarking on extensive travels through the wildlands of the American West for his acclaimed Backcountry Byways guidebook series, Tony hitchhiked and road freight trains cross-country several times, thumbed his way to Alaska, drove a 1965 VW bug to Guatemala in the midst of its civil war, and "autostopped" his way alone across North Africa and Europe. About the Author Adventure-driving expert Tony Huegel, who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, has a lifelong history of exploring far off the beaten path. . He paused just long enough to earn a bachelor's degree in journalism at the University of California, Berkeley
Descriptions are augmented with full-page photographs and two-color maps of each trip.. Many are near secluded campsites and can be jumping-off points for hiking and mountain biking. Tony Huegel’s glove-box-sized Byways guides have led backcountry drivers for more than a decade. All follow established roads through some of the wildest country in the West. With tours for drivers of every experience level, this updated edition covers the entire Sierra as well as the Inyo and White Mountains. From day trips to weekend getaways, the 51 tours
Before embarking on extensive travels through the wildlands of the American West for his acclaimed Backcountry Byways guidebook series, Tony hitchhiked and road freight trains cross-country several times, thumbed his way to Alaska, drove a 1965 VW bug to Guatemala in the midst of its civil war, and "autostopped" his way alone across North Africa and Europe. Adventure-driving expert Tony Huegel, who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, has a lifelong history of exploring far off th
Tony Huegel is my new backcountry biway spirit guide! Go to Mammoth and 395 often and this is a GEM--I might rate this the best guide book I've probably ever purchased. Only thing that could improve it, would be marking natural water sources along the biways, as everybody loves a cool, or hot dip in these areas and they are overflow-ith with them.Thorough and informative, I started to get nervous when I wanted to do backcountry drives that aren't in this book actually, but at the same time I feel more confident adventuring, as his information on how to properly backcountry drive . Steve B said A handy reference for future Eastern Sierra adventures and camping trips. It's been lots of fun to read. Will use this to plan future trips to the Eastern Sierra. I like to cross reference potential campsites in Moon California Camping: The Complete Guide to More Than 1,A handy reference for future Eastern Sierra adventures and camping trips Steve B It's been lots of fun to read. Will use this to plan future trips to the Eastern Sierra. I like to cross reference potential campsites in Moon California Camping: The Complete Guide to More Than 1,400 Tent and RV Campgrounds (Moon Outdoors) which has more camping information.. 00 Tent and RV Campgrounds (Moon Outdoors) which has more camping information.. Because you never will say, "I wish that I had less awesome trails to check out in California." Great supplement to Charles Wells' book on California off-road trails. I even emailed the author to get a copy of another one of his books that was crazy expensive on Amazon and he offered to send me a signed copy with notes/updates on the trails for a much more reasonable price.