Walkabout Northern California

Number of page: 224
Author: Tom Courtney
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 089997659
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Category: Travel

Europe is renowned for romantic inn-to-inn vacation opportunities on paths worn by centuries of travelers. Modern-day trekkers can hike the Alps or Southern France, explore the British Isles at three miles an hour, or pilgrimage through Northern Spai

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About The Author

After college, Tom Courtney moved from Minnesota to California where he discovered the Pacific Ocean and the Sierra Nevada. He has been exploring the California wilderness ever since. Tom teaches at UC Berkeley and has a financial management consulting practice working with nonprofit organizations. He lives in Oakland with his wife, Heidi. Most weekends you can find them on a walkabout or hiking the parklands of the Bay Area.

Reviews:

• aliciamay
  LibraryThing Review While I haven't had the opportunity to trail test any of these hiking routes, I can hardly wait to plan my next vacation around them. There are several areas covered by this book and route variations
• Sovranty
  LibraryThing Review A scenic, relaxing, invigorating hike peppered with local people, lodgings, and tastes sounds like a great opportunity to create memories. Inn-to-inn hiking is an activity any generation to enjoy
• jackichan
  LibraryThing Review Being from northern California I found this to be a very interesting read. He knows his locations inside and out, and also has some great suggestions and ideas. I look forward to visiting some of the
• TanyaTomato
  LibraryThing Review Lots of pertinent and thought out information. Very easy to follow and enjoy the hikes in this book. Thanks!
• jshrop
  LibraryThing Review Walkabout Northern California is a very well researched, thorough guide to some of the most enjoyable hiking in Northern California. The concept of the book is very cool, hiking from Inn to Inn to
• livebug
  LibraryThing Review I love the idea of the domestic walkabout -- hiking through beautiful places to reach calming refuges (the introduction talks about getting to "a comfortable bed, a glass of wine, a good meal"). All
• ocho60
  LibraryThing Review Having lived in northern California for a spell, this book brought back a lot of memories and piqued my interest to return for a new kind of experience. I liked that the narrative seamlessly
• stretch
  LibraryThing Review Tim Courtney takes a more European approach to the great outdoors. Rather then romantic ideal of escaping to nature and sleeping under the stars, Courtney takes the more pragmatic trek and finds
• harmonyartmom
  LibraryThing Review I had been anxiously waiting for this book since we are in the middle of hiking season here in California. Our family hikes literally hundreds of miles per year and this book intrigued us. Although

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