Best Easy Day Hikes Palm Springs and Coachella Valley

Best Easy Day Hikes Palm Springs and Coachella Valley includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy to follow hikes within an hours drive of this year round desert playground. Discover top notch trails and preserves in the foothills of the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains, the Indian Canyons, and Big Morongo Canyon, as well as hikes reached from the Palms to Pines Highway. About the Author: Bruce Grubbs has been hiking, backpacking, and cross country skiing throughout the American West for more than 40 years. He participated in the technical first ascents of the last major summits to be climbed in the Grand Canyon, including Buddha Temple, Holy Grail Temple, the striking pinnacle at Comanche Point, Malgosa Crest, and Kwagunt Butte. Bruce has spent more than 400 days hiking in the Grand Canyon. He continues to enjoy long backpacking treks in the more remote sections of the Grand Canyon, as well as hiking and backpacking trips elsewhere in the American West. Outdoor writing and photography have long been serious interests of Bruce's. His first published article was in a local Arizona outdoor magazine 35 years ago, and he has since been published by Backpacker Magazine and several regional publications. About 20 years ago, his writing focus expanded to include books, with the publication of Hiking Arizona with Stewart Aitchison. He has since written 35 more books, published by five publishers.