{"product_id":"bay-area-ridge-trail-the-official-guide-for-hikers-mountain-bikers-and-equestrians-hardcover","title":"Bay Area Ridge Trail: The Official Guide for Hikers, Mountain Bikers, and Equestrians - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Byers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean Rusmore\u003c\/b\u003e (Based on a Book by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fully updated official guide, endorsed by the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, spotlights 75 trips on the network of paths that ring San Francisco Bay.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Mill Valley resident and native Northern Californian, \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Byers\u003c\/b\u003e has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for most of her life. As a child and teenager, she explored the beautiful mountains of Carmel Valley and Big Sur near her home. Her love of the outdoors led her to study environmental planning in college and graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley. She began working in the land conservation field in the mid-1980s, for 16 years as a project manager, program director, and writer at the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and then as a consultant for many nonprofits and agencies, including the Garden Conservancy, the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, and TPL. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, while at TPL, Elizabeth became one of the founding board members of the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, and she stayed connected to the organization over the years. She coauthored the second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Conservation Easement Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, copublished by TPL and the Land Trust Alliance in 2005, and was a photographer and project coordinator for the 2014 Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy publication \u003ci\u003eAlcatraz Gardens: Remembered, Reclaimed, Reimagined\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a mom to two children in their 20s who grew up on the lower slopes of Mount Tamalpais. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth hiked, biked, and photographed the Ridge Trail to update this guidebook, often with family and friends, and this journey reconfirmed for her the magnificence of the Bay Area landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Rusmore\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of this book's first three editions, grew up in what was once the small town of Anaheim, California, in the county that boasted orange and lemon groves as its namesake. She took her first backpacking trip at age 16, when she and a cousin ascended the slopes of Mount Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains with some food and a jacket rolled up in a blanket. Her outdoor experience was enlarged through her husband, Ted, whom she met at the University of California, Berkeley. They skied and backpacked with their six children, and all looked forward to their annual Sierra backpacking trip. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District was established, Jean and her friend Frances Spangle decided to write a book about the new foothill preserves, \u003ci\u003ePeninsula Trails\u003c\/i\u003e, followed by \u003ci\u003eSouth Bay Trails\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Wilderness Press. When the first segments of the Ridge Trail opened, they wrote pamphlets about each leg. These were later combined and published as the first edition of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665592049766,"sku":"9781643590257","price":64.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/UmxFMThnempZME1XTGp3T2VHY0R0Zz09.webp?v=1779947420","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bay-area-ridge-trail-the-official-guide-for-hikers-mountain-bikers-and-equestrians-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}