Afoot & Afield: Orange County: 124 Spectacular Hikes in Southern California

＂Explore nature in and around Orange County via more than 100 hiking trails. When you think of Orange County in Southern California, you might imagine large cities like Anaheim, Irvine, and Santa Ana. However, just beyond the urban sprawl, the natural world lies within reach. The ocean rolls against jagged cliffs, raptors soar above foothill country, and mammals roam within the region’s mountains and canyons. All told, parks, preserves, designated open spaces, and public lands cover some 200,000 acres-with more than 500 miles of trails and roads for hiking-in and near Orange County＂--

David Harris is a professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College. He is the author or coauthor of seven hiking guidebooks and five engineering textbooks. David grew up rambling about the Desolation Wilderness as a toddler in his father’s pack and later roamed the High Sierra as a Boy Scout. As a Sierra Club trip leader, he organized mountaineering trips throughout the Sierra Nevada. Since 1999, he has been exploring the mountains and deserts of Southern California. David is the father of three sons, with whom he loves sharing the outdoors.