Linda Mullally - Best Dog Hikes Northern California

WEBSITES

bringfido.com: to help locate dog-friendly lodging

dogtrekker.com: to help locate dog-friendly lodging, activities, and destinations

natgeomaps.com: a source for trail maps

petfoodexpress.com: to help you locate stores in Northern California to shop for quality food and treats, gear, accessories, and toys. Some locations also have vaccination clinics and affordable wellness centers.

rei.com: outdoor recreation gear cooperative with stores throughout California. You can shop for Fidos hiking gear, accessories, and dog-friendly hiking guide books.

ruffwear.com: online source for outdoor gear and accessories for dogs

store.usgs.gov: purchase of USGS maps

recreation.gov: public land campground reservations

reserveamerica.com: online camping reservations

wilderness.net: online source for purchasing topographic maps and links to wilderness information

HELPFUL READS

Backpacker Trailside Navigation: Map & Compass by Backpacker magazine, Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 2010.

Field Guide: Dog First Aid Emergency Care of the Outdoor Dog by Randy Acker, DVM; Belgrade, MT: Wilderness Adventures Press; 2009. (Note: pocket size for your first-aid kit.)

The Focused Puppy by Deborah Jones and Judy Keller, South Hadley, MA: Clean Run Productions; 2010.

Dedicated to Gypsy, who embraced the joys of the trail from the first day he joined our pack following the loss of his mom, our friend Karen. Gypsy proves that you can show old dogs new joys.

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Anyone who has ever had a friend or family member write a book on any topic knows how tedious it is to hear them angst about their deadline every time you ask, How is the book coming along? So I must express my profound appreciation to friends and family for their support over the course of the nine months it took to deliver the first edition of this book in 2014.

I am grateful to Mike DeGive, editor at the Monterey Herald newspaper, as well as the readers of my monthly travel column Away We Go, for never complaining about the diet of Northern Californiaonly destinations I fed them for almost a year.

This book would not have been half as much fun for us or our dog Gypsy had our friends not trusted us with their four-legged children as companions on many of the hikes and models for the chapters. In updating Best Dog Hikes Northern California , David and I had the pleasure of reliving the wonderful adventures that took us to so many distinctly scenic areas of this gorgeous dog-friendly state, this time with our enthusiastic three-and-a-half-year-old Siberian husky, Gem.

After almost thirty-five years as our family veterinarian and friend to all critters, Dr. George Bishop generously continues to be my go-to source of veterinary medicine wisdom.

Last but not least, this book could not have been as thorough without the input from park rangers, Forest Service recreation managers, and volunteers in visitor centers and the cooperation of administrative staff in a variety of public land offices. Diane Garcia at the Science Information Services of the US Geological Survey (USGS) graciously shared her expertise so we could provide the most up-to-date information on maps and navigation.

The many dog loving innkeepers, campground hosts, and restaurant servers enhanced the road trips to the various trailheads.

DAVID S. MULLALLY, a native Californian, and Quebec-born LINDA B. MULLALLY have been a husband-and-wife team adventuring around the globe and co-creating with her writing and his photography for thirty years. He an attorney/photographer and she a travel columnist/author share their passion for travel, hiking, and dogs through articles, books, and multi-media presentations. Her Monterey Herald travel column Travels with the Mullallys inspires readers to go explore the worlds bounty of natural and cultural treasures on bike and on foot. David and Linda share life at their California basecamps in Carmel on the Central Coast and Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra with the newest member of their pack, Gem, an enthusiastic Siberian Husky. Best Dog Hikes Northern California is one of eleven outdoor recreation books theyve enjoyed writing, with more titles in progress.

There arent many places on the planet you could travel to and not get a big, longing smile at the mention of California. It makes sense that the Golden State would have the wild golden trout as a state fish and the dazzling sunset gold poppy as the state flower. The Grizzly Bear on the state flag, alas, is just a memory. Considered a threat, California grizzlies, like wolves, were hunted to extinction. The last grizzly was killed in the Sierra Foothills south of Yosemite in 1922, and the bears prime habitat in the Central Valley all but disappeared. Different habitat needs and their ability to coexist with humans saved the acorn-and berry-eating black bears.

If California was the promised land of milk and honey to early pioneers, and Hollywood the path to fame and fortune, Californias public lands are Shangri-La for hikers and their dogs. The Native American, Mexican, and Spanish legacywith even a trace of Russian heritage from the colonization of 1812 to 1842 on the North Coastgives California its unique flavor.