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Product Description * Guidebook features day hikes and extended backpacking trails * Includes recommendations on gear, safety, and hiking etiquette * Also includes information on Mt. Shasta and Lassen Volcanic National Park history and camping options This detailed guidebook focuses on popular hiking destinations in the Northern California Cascades. Experienced hiker and author John R. Soares puts you on trails from the dramatic basalt flows and lava caves of Lassen Volcanic National Park to the majestic beauty of Mount Shasta, and provides all the information needed to explore and enjoy these popular hiking destinations. The most comprehensive guide to this area, 75 Hikes in California's Mount Shasta & Lassen Volcanic National Park offers both day hikes and extended backpacks, with options to suit every level of expertise, from novice hikers to seasoned trail veterans. Review John Soares' guidebook for the Lassen and Mount Shasta regions is like a carefully filled daypack: it holds everything that is essential to the hiker, and nothing that is not. ( San Francisco Chronicle) About the Author JOHN SOARES is an outdoors book author and freelance writer who has lived nearly his entire life in Northern California. He began walking the hills near his Redding birthplace at the age of 5, later expanding his scope to day hike and backpack trails throughout the North State, including the Trinity Alps, the Mount Shasta area, Lassen Volcanic National Park, the Sierra Nevada, and the redwood coast. He is the author of 100 Classic Hikes: Northern California , fourth edition (The Mountaineers Books, 2018) and Day Hiking: Mount Shasta, Lassen & Trinity Alps Regions (The Mountaineers Books, 2018), and he has written over 100 newspaper and magazine articles about outdoors travel. His extensive website NorthernCaliforniaHikingTrails.com contains detailed hike descriptions, photos, and maps, along with articles about safety and enjoyment in the outdoors. As a freelance writer since 1992, John has written a wide variety of copy for businesses and nonprofits; find out more at JohnWrites.net. He also provides advice for freelance writers at ProductiveWriters.com, where he also sells ebooks and courses.