Table of Contents
Map Legend xii
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Don't Leave Home Without Him xviii
Why You Have to Step Up Before Your Dog Steps Out xviii
Meeting the World Out of the Whelping Box xx
Getting in Hiking Form xxii
A Word of Caution about Food and Exercise xxiii
Pacing and Body Language xxiv
Gearing Up for Safe Happy Trails xxv
Pooch Essentials and Trail Readiness xxviii
What to Expect on the Trail xxxi
How to Use This Guide xl
Trail Finder xliv
The Hikes
Big Sur Coast
1 Pfeirfer Beach 2
2 Sand Dollar Beach 6
3 Salmon Creek Trail to Salmon Creek Falls and Spruce Creek 11
San Luis Obispo County
4 Fiscalini Ranch Preserve 18
5 Salinas Riverwalk 24
6 Bishop Peak 29
7 Bob Jones City to Sea Trail 34
Santa Barbara County
8 La Purisima Mission Loop 41
9 Jalama Beach 46
10 Davy Brown Trail 50
11 Sweetwater Trail 55
12 Arroyo Burro Beach 60
13 Santa Barbara Beach Way 66
14 Inspiration Point 72
15 San Ysidro Falls 78
Ventura County
16 Piedra Blanca Trail to Twin Forks Camp 83
17 San Buenaventura State Beach Park to Ventura River Estuary 88
18 Paradise Falls 93
Los Angeles County
19 Solstice Canyon Loop 101
20 Cold Creek Valley Preserve 107
21 Trail Canyon Falls 112
22 Mount Hollywood 117
Orange County
23 Horseshoe Loop 123
24 Holy Jim Falls 128
25 San Juan Loop 132
26 Rancho San Clemente Ridgeline Trail 136
27 The Beach Trail 141
San Diego County
28 Bernardo Mountain 147
29 Blue Sky Ecological Reserve 152
30 Cowles Mountain 156
31 Cabrillo National Monument 161
Central Valley
32 Lewis S. Eaton Trail 166
Southern Sierra Nevada West Side
33 Lewis Creek National Scenic Trail 172
34 Indian Pools 177
35 Flume Lake Loop 182
36 Trail of 100 Giants 187
37 Whiskey Flat Trail 192
East Side
38 Treasure Lakes 197
39 Long Lake 203
40 First and Second Lakes 209
41 Gilbert Lake 215
42 Lone Pine Lake 219
43 Cottonwood Lakes 226
White Mountains
44 Methuselah Walk 234
San Bernardino Mountains
45 North Shore National Recreation Trail to PCT Bridge 240
46 Children's Forest Fxploration Trail 246
47 Alpine Pedal Path 251
Riverside County
Devil's Slide Trail 258
49 Canyon View Loop 262
50 Araby Trail 267
51 Homme-Adams Park to Cahuilla Hills Park 271
Appendix A Day Hike and Campout Checklists 276
Appendix B Trail Emergencies and First Aid 278
Appendix C Wildlife Conflicts 282
Appendix D Sources for Pooch, Gear, Useful Websites, and Books 285
Hike Index 287
About the Authors 288
