The Hot Springs Trail: Official Guidebook

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The Hot Springs Trail Official Guidebook The Hot Springs Trail is an original 2,370-mile backpacking route, connecting sacred places with healing waters. This incredible thru-soaking journey begins on the Pacific Ocean, in the paradise town of Santa Barbara, California. It then visits more than 80 wild or resort hot spring areas before reaching Canada. Between these rejuvenating springs is an abundance of lakes, historic resupply towns, established farmer's markets, and remote summits; plus a diversity of big-game wildlife, vivid geology, and unique ecosystems. The Hot Springs Trail is broken down into 4 smaller parts, each of which is its own epic adventure with its own complete guidebook. The Hot Springs Trail Official Guidebook provides you with a full set of detailed and updated maps plus complete logistics for the entire trail. It addresses safety concerns, offers first-hand advice and tips, gives resupply options, highlights both hot and cold spring water sources, and includes websites to use for trip planning. This trail is both friendly enough for newcomers to backpacking or thru-hiking and also rewarding enough for any long-trail veterans, advanced backcountry trekkers, or adventurous soakers. The Hot Springs Trail was pioneered solely by Aria Zoner and first successfully thru-soaked in 2014. To learn more about this monumental project, and others like it, visit: www.wholefoodhiker.com The Hot Springs Trail Official Guidebook and 4 part Official Guidebook series have been self-published to be used as a template for an official Hot Springs National Scenic Trail.