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Need a Break from School/ Here are resources that will help you on to your next adventure.

Local Travel books in our library

The Anza-Borrego Desert region : a guide to the state park and adjacent areas of the western Colorado desert by Lowell & Diana Lindsay
Call Number: 917.9498 L748
Bill Mann's guide to the Calicos : ghost mining camps and scenic areas by Bill Mann
Call Number: 917.9495 M282 v. 3
California ghost town trails by Mickey Broman
Call Number: 917.94 B868
Guide to 50 interesting and mysterious sites in the Mojave Volume 1 by Bill Mann
Call Number: 917.9495 M282 v. 1-2
Guide to the beautiful and historic Lucerne Valley and vicinity by Bill Mann
Call Number: 917.9495 M282 v. 5
Guide to the remote and mysterious Saline Valley. Volume 4 by Bill Mann
Call Number: 917.9495 M282 v. 4
Mojave National Preserve : a visitor's guide by Cherie Rae & John McKinney
Call Number: 917.9495 R134
Rock Climbing Joshua Tree by Randy Vogel.
Call Number: 917.9497 V862
Tracks along the Mojave : a field guide from Cajon Pass to the Calico Mountains and Coyote Lake by Robert E. Reynolds and Jennifer Reynolds,
Call Number: 917.9495 T759
Windshield Adventuring through the Mojave Desert by Russell and Kathlynn Spencer.
Call Number: 917.9495 S745

Take a Hike

50 best short hikes in California deserts by John Krist
Call Number: 917.94 K92
Best easy day hikes, Death Valley by Bill Cunningham and Polly Burke
Call Number: 917.948 C973
Best hikes with dogs. Southern California by Allen Riedel
Call Number: 796.5109794 R548
Day hiker's guide to southern California by John McKinney
Call Number: 917.949 M158
Desert sense : camping, hiking & biking in hot, dry climates by Bruce Grubbs
Call Number: 613.69 G885
Hiking western Death Valley National Park : Panamint, Saline, and Eureka Valley by Michel Digonnet
Call Number: 917.9487 D541
Monsters in the woods : backpacking with children by Tim Hauserman
Call Number: 796.51083
Monsters in the woods : backpacking with children by Tim Hauserman
Call Number: 796.51083 H376
Rattlesnakes and bald eagles : hiking the Pacific Crest Trail by Chris Townsend
Call Number: 917.9 T663
The ultimate desert handbook : a manual for desert hikers, campers, and travelers by Mark Johnson
Call Number: 613.69 J661

Planning a Trip Online

Atlas Obscura
Atlas Oscura is a good first stop to plan a trip. In it you can find interesting and unusual sites. The site also has trips you can book, online and in person experiences and fascinating articles.
Roadside America
Quirky guide to all the odd and fun places on your road trip also has great articles.
All Trails
Good source for trail maps and directions to trail heads.

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