Peaks, Palms & Picnics - Day Journeys in the Mountains & Deserts of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Colorado Geology beautiful day hikes in national

beautiful day hikes in national parks or an escape to another time and place

” The explanation of how odd geologic formations arose from ancient magma flows provides the reader with an understanding of what happened to the “missing part” of Half Dome

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At-a-glance icons for easy identification of rail trails that best suit one’s interests

Peaks, Palms & Picnics - Day Journeys in the Mountains & Deserts of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Colorado Geology beautiful day hikes in nationalIn the narrative style of nineteenth century travel writers, Peaks,Palms and Picnics highlights natural history and western lore along remote back roads, historic city streets and ancient Indian trails in California's Coachella Valley region. Each vignette includes travel routes for easy, moderate or strenuous hikes and simple recipes for delicious sandwiches, salads and desserts for the trail. Updated and revised for the third printing in 2011.