{"product_id":"50-best-short-hikes-san-diego-9780899978802","title":"50 Best Short Hikes: San Diego","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the Best Hikes in Southern California's Showpiece City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeaches, urban settings, nature preserves, and mountain peaks beckon locals and visitors alike. Join longtime residents Don Endicott and the late Jerry Schad in one of America's most stunning metro environments. Enjoy sidewalk strolls in historic neighborhoods. Hike to wildflowers, waterfalls, and panoramic vistas that are sure to keep your camera clicking. Whether you have an hour or all day, \u003ci\u003e50 Best Short Hikes: San Diego\u003c\/i\u003e serves up diverse routes within 30 miles of San Diego's central core.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperience 50 easy-to-find, easy-to-follow trails, from 1 to 8 miles in length. Explore beautiful locales like Del Mar Crest and Beach, Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve, Rice Canyon, La Jolla's Coastline, and Hollenbeck Preserve. The book's at-a-glance hike descriptions and complete route details ensure that you know what to expect before you begin. Plus, you'll know where you are and where to go with overview maps for 5 urban regions, 50 trail maps, and even GPS coordinates for each trailhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA retired civilian research engineer in the field of Navy communications and network technologies, \u003cb\u003eDon Endicott\u003c\/b\u003e discovered a second career as a volunteer naturalist. He is an NAI Certified Interpretive Guide, presenting multimedia campground and visitor center talks at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, Mission Trails Regional Park, and San Diego County Parks. Endicott is a regular volunteer field contributor at Cabrillo National Monument for faunal surveys and intertidal interpretation and monitors a wild breeding pair of peregrine falcons at Cabrillo National Monument. An avid hiker and climber, he has enjoyed more than 50 years exploring and photographing wildlife and remote wilderness settings throughout California and the western states and has stood atop many of the region's highest summits. Prior to retirement, Endicott served as a Sierra Club National Outings Leader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA long-time hiking and running companion of Jerry Schad's, Endicott partnered on field research leading to the first edition of \u003ci\u003eAfoot \u0026amp; Afield: San Diego County\u003c\/i\u003e. He advised and supported fieldwork for the fifth edition of the book with coauthor Scott Turner. Endicott contributed hike write-ups and photography for \"Roam-O-Rama\" and the recently published San Diego Natural History Museum's \u003ci\u003eCoast to Cactus: The Canyoneer Trail Guide to San Diego Outdoors\u003c\/i\u003e. His photography has been featured in print and online publications for Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Cabrillo National Monument, Yosemite National Park, and the Yosemite Conservancy. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Schad\u003c\/b\u003e's several careers encompassed interests ranging from astronomy and teaching to photography and writing. Schad held bachelor's and master's degrees in astronomy, taught physical science and astronomy at San Diego Mesa College, and chaired the Mesa College Physical Sciences Department. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchad was the author of 16 books, including a college-level textbook for introductory physical science courses and the top-selling Afoot \u0026amp; Afield series of hiking guidebooks that cover nearly all of Southern California. He became interested in astronomy at age 12, took up astronomical photography a few years later, and had some 1,500 astronomical photographs published in media around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchad's outdoor column, \"Roam-O-Rama,\" was published weekly in the \u003ci\u003eSan Diego Reader\u003c\/i\u003e 1993-2011, and his \u003ci\u003eSan Diego Reader\u003c\/i\u003e blog, \"Outdoor San Diego,\" kept San Diegans up-to-date on a variety of natural events in the sky and on Earth. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt one time, Schad ran a 100-mile trail race across the Sierra Nevada in 24 hours. He also bicycled 352 miles from San Jose to the outskirts of Los Angeles in even less time. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the last year of his life, Schad enjoyed spending time with his wife, Peg Reiter, as they walked, hiked, traveled, and enjoyed time in their high-rise residential tower in downtown San Diego. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the months preceding his death at age 61 from kidney cancer, Schad worked tirelessly and with courageous joy and spirit to complete the final stages of the first edition of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wilderness Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642340118802,"sku":"9780899978802","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ce5172b-89d9-48e4-9a1a-a535931e2474.jpg?v=1733064784","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/50-best-short-hikes-san-diego-9780899978802","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}