Elizabeth Thomas - Hiking Waterfalls Southern California

This book is but the beginning of your lifetime of waterfall searching. May it lead to new discoveries and take you to adventures and explorations o the beaten path.

In my search for those places, I thank the guidebook and web writers who have come before me. Anyone interested in expanding their waterfall and hiking experiences beyond this guidebook should consult their works, which are listed in the Resources section. While the authors before me deserve their own round of applause, Id specifically like to thank my hiking partner and local guidebook author David Harris, whose insight and experiencenot to mention weekly 5 a.m. hiking get-togethershave been an inspiration and model as I wrote this book.

I also thank my editor David Legere and the production and mapping sta at FalconGuides/Rowman & Littlefield for their patience, guidance, and vision.

Anyone who enjoys spending time in or looking at undeveloped landscapes in Southern California must recognize the conservationists with the foresight to keep open space wild.

To truly understand the history of where we hike, we should also acknowledge those who lived on this land before us and the history of the land we hike on today. When possible, I include natural and cultural history in my hike and regional descriptions, but I encourage you to explore https://native-land.ca/ before you explore each trail.

Additionally, thanks to the land managers and trail builders and maintainers who care for these places. California and its trails have been (and will be again) hard hit by wildfires, floods, and debris flow. Hikers who value public lands should support leaders who value restoring and protecting the land. You should also consider volunteering for one of the trail organizations listed in the appendix. Its actually fun.

I owe this book to Brian Davidson for his research, patience, support, and company while scouting. Thanks also to my hiking and business partner Naomi Hudetz, who took up the slack at Treeline Review while I finished this manuscript. I appreciate the company of my hiking partners, whose faces are featured in the photos in this book, including Werner Zorman, Duncan Cheung, Shawnt Salabert, Mike Unger, and Whitney LaRua. Lastly, I dedicate this book to my parents, Bruce and Masako, for taking me hiking and camping as a kid, despite what I may have written earlier on the topic. May my readers show the same love you did by exposing young people to the beauty of nature.

Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, adventure conservationist, and outdoor writer who broke the womens self-supported speed record on the 2,181-mile-long Appalachian Trail. Shes hiked 20-plus long-distance trails including the Triple Crown of Hiking (AT, PCT, and CDT) and pioneering traverses of the Wasatch Range (Utah) and Chinook Trail (Washington/Oregon). Shes also created and hiked twelve urban thru-hiking routes in ten dierent cities (including to all the breweries in Denver, Bend, and Grand Rapids, Michigan) and is aectionately known as the Queen of Urban Hiking. Liz is the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-Hike (published by FalconGuides). It received the 2017 National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional book, with judges calling it destined to become the Bible of the Sport.

A former outdoor sta writer at the New York Timess product review site, Wire-cutter, Liz is currently editor-in-chief at Treeline Review, an outdoor gear meta- review website. Shes also been guest editor at Backpacker Magazine, where shes currently the columnist of Ask a Thru-Hiker and instructor of the magazines online class, Thru-Hiking 101.

For more on Liz, visit www.eathomas.com or, on Instagram and Facebook, @lizthomashiking.

Justin Lichter, also known as Trauma, has hiked over 40,000 miles and completed the first winter thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. He has hiked many of the major long trails in the United States and worldwide. He has written articles for Backpacker Magazine, Trail Runner Magazine,SectionHiker.com, and Adventure Journal and has helped design products that have won Backpacker Magazine Editors Choice Awards and Outside Magazine Gear of the Year Awards. He is the author of FalconGuides Trail Tested, Ultralight Survival Kit, and Ultralight Winter Travel. Lichter lives in the heart of the Sierra Nevada in Truckee, California, and works as a ski patroller during the winter.

This book is only the beginning of a lifetime of chasing waterfalls. These guidebooks and websites can point you to more falls and quality hikes in the area, as well as give you an appreciation for the history of this land.

Ann Marie Brown. California Waterfalls, 4th ed. Berkeley, CA: Moon Outdoors, 2011.

Tracy Salcedo-Chourr. Hiking Waterfalls in Northern California. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides, 2017.

Suzanne Swedo. Hiking Waterfalls Yosemite National Park: A Guide to the Parks GreatestWaterfalls. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides, 2017.

William Bright. 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1998.

James Halfpenny. Scat and Tracks of the Pacific Coast: A Field Guide to the Signs of 70Wildlife Species, 2nd ed. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides, 2015.

Philip A. Munz. California Spring Wildflowers: From the Base of the Sierra Nevada and Southern Mountains to the Sea. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1961.

Ann Olander and Farley Olander. Call of the Mountains: The Beauty and Legacy of Southern Californias San Jacinto, San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains. Las Vegas, NV: Stephens Press, 2005.

John W. Robinson. The San Bernardinos: The Mountain Country from Cajon Pass to Oak Glen, Two Centuries of Changing Use, 5th ed. Arcadia, CA: Big Santa Anita Historical Society, 2001.

John W. Robinson. The San Gabriels: Southern California Mountain Country. San Marino, CA: Golden West Books, 1977.

Philip W. Rundel and John Robert Gustafson. Introduction to the Plant Life of SouthernCalifornia. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2005.

Allan A. Schoenherr. A Natural History of California, 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2017.

Mike Clelland. Ultralight Backpackin Tips. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides, 2011.

Colin Fletcher and Chip Rawlins. The Complete Walker IV. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.

Ray Jardine. Trail Life: Ray Jardines Lightweight Backpacking. Adventurelore Press, 2009. Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 8th ed. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 2010.

Allen OBannon and Mike Clelland. Allen and Mikes Really Cool Backpackin Book: Traveling and Camping Skills for a Wilderness Environment. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides, 2001.

Jennifer Pharr Davis and Brew Davis. Families on Foot: Urban Hikes to Backyard Treks and National Park Adventures. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides, 2017.

Craig R. Carey. Santa Barbara and Ventura: A Complete Guide to the Trails of the SouthernLos Padres National Forest. Berkeley, CA: Wilderness Press, 2012.

David Harris. Afoot and Afield: Inland Empire. Berkeley, CA: Wilderness Press, 2018.

Bob Lorentzen and Richard Nichols. Hiking the California Coastal Trail, Volume Two: Monterey to Mexico. Mendocino, CA: Bored Feet Publications. 2000.

John McKinney. Hike Southern California: A Day Hikers Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: The Trailmaster, Inc., 2007.

Laura Randall.