HIKE Griffith Park & the Hollywood Hills: Best Day Hikes in L.A.'s Iconic Natural Backdrop (Hiking California Series) - Softcover

McKinney, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0934161763 ISBN 13: 9780934161763

Publisher: The Trailmaster/Olympus Press, 2019

Synopsis

• "When John McKinney says, 'Take a hike!' you know it will be a good one." óLarry Mantle, host of AirTalk, KPCC
• Easy-to-use guide to the best hikes in Griffith Park and the Hollywood Hills, and all the top routes to the HOLLYWOOD Sign.
• Hikes feature surprising natural features, breathtaking views, and dozens of TV and film locations.

Take a walk on the truly wild side of Hollywood! Inhale the sweet smell of sage, hike past thickets of California holly that gave Holly-wood its name, watch for hawks soaring high above the HOLLYWOOD sign. This new guide features all the best Griffith Park trails: Fern Dell, Griffith Observatory, Bee Rock, Batman's Cave, Mt. Hollywood, and more. And a great selection of hikes in the Hollywood Hills: Lake Hollywood, Runyon Canyon, and five fun ways to the HOLLYWOOD Sign. Get healthy workouts and an altogether different perspective on L.A. Every Trail Tells a Story. Hike on!

Companion guides include HIKE the Santa Monica Mountains, HIKE the San Gabriel Mountains and HIKE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

About this title

About the Author

John McKinney is an award-winning writer, public speaker, and author of 30 hiking-themed books: inspiring narratives, top-selling guides, books for children. John tells the bittersweet story of his epic hike along the entire California coast in the critically acclaimed Hiking on the Edge: Dreams, Schemes, and 1600 Miles on the California Coastal Trail. A trek to remote monasteries in Greece led to a miracle adoption, a glorious and sometimes hilarious tale told in Hiking the Holy Mountain: Tales of Monks and Miracles on the Trails of Mount Athos, Greece. John is particularly passionate about sharing the stories of California trails. He is the only one to have visited-and written about-all 280 California State Parks, and works with park and conservation organizations to promote and protect them. His "Every Trail Tells a Story" series of guides highlight the very best hikes in California. The master storyteller about hiking is a frequent public speaker, and shares his tales on the radio, on video, and online. For 18 years John, aka The Trailmaster, wrote a weekly hiking column for the Los Angeles Times, and has hiked and enthusiastically told the story of more than 10 thousand miles of trail across California and around the world. The intrepid Eagle Scout has written more than a thousand stories and opinion pieces about hiking, parklands, and our relationship with nature. John loves to share the trail with others. He's designed and led tours for a walking vacation company, led hikes to benefit nonprofit organizations, and served as National Hike Leader for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Hike For Discovery program. John's studies in broadcast journalism at the University of Southern California proved somewhat useful on his career path; more so were the hikes he took with his friends in the USC hiking club. Hike on!

Review

"When John McKinney says, 'Take a hike!' you know it will be a good one."

--Larry Mantle, host of AirTalk, KPCC

Edition details

• Publisher: The Trailmaster/Olympus Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0934161763
• ISBN 13: 9780934161763
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 144