| Description |
xvi, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Pacific Northwest -- The Cascades, the Sierra Nevada, and Death Valley -- Bay Area -- Greater Los Angeles -- Inland Empire -- Greater San Diego. |
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Pacific Northwest : Indigenous Spirits -- Bigfoot -- The Phantoms of Fort Bragg -- The Watchers -- The Cascades, the Sierra Nevada, and Death Valley : The Underground City -- The Spirit Orbs -- Terror in Truckee -- The Hunchback Horror -- The Chimeric Children -- The Stanislaus Siren -- Natural Wonders -- The Lake Spirits -- The Phantom of Moro Rock -- Death Valley Days -- Bay Area : The Waterfall Wraiths -- The Shadow People -- The Dawn Falls Vampire -- The Ellis Island of the West -- The Ghosts of Golden Gate Park -- The Waning Witch -- Murder in Memorial Park -- The Sinister Sisters -- Greater Los Angeles : The Queen of Elings Park -- Cabrillo Returns -- The Leaper -- The Witches' Lair -- The Haunted Estate -- The Missing Children -- The Materializing Mansion -- Hollywoodland -- The Ghosts of Griffith Park -- The Hungry, Hungry Ghosts -- The Haunted Forest -- The Sturtevant Demons -- Spirited Sprites -- The Angeles National Forest -- The Shadows of Thompson Creek -- Inland Empire : Canyon de los Indios -- The Riverside Revenant -- Big Bite -- The End -- Gram's Ghost -- Greater San Diego : The Whisperer -- Denizens of the Desert -- The Vallecito Visions -- The Cuyamaca Cryptid -- The Forest Phantoms -- The Omen -- Elfin Entities -- The Snake Maiden -- The Invisible Interlopers. |
| Summary |
California is home to Hollywood stars, gorgeous vineyards, and some of the most haunted areas of the country. Its immense wilderness has been the setting for mysterious disappearances, unsolved murders, and bone-chilling supernatural occurrences. Exploring all the spookiness the state has to offer has been a difficult challenge ... until now. Spooky Trails and Tall Tales California features different spooky stories across northern, central, and southern California. Accompanying each of these captivating tales is hiking information for the brave reader interested in venturing into the wilderness to test their mettle. Written in an engaging, "campfire-style" voice and with dozens of stories and hikes throughout, readers will discover and explore the haunted history of the Golden State. |
| Subject |
Hiking -- California -- Guidebooks.
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Trails -- California -- Guidebooks.
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Haunted places -- California.
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Folklore -- California.
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Folklore (OCoLC)fst00930306
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Haunted places (OCoLC)fst00951930
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Hiking (OCoLC)fst00956758
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Trails (OCoLC)fst01154418
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California (OCoLC)fst01204928
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks (OCoLC)fst01423871
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| Other Form: |
Ebook version : 9781493042463 |
| ISBN |
1493042459 (paperback) |
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9781493042456 (paperback) |
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9781493042463 (electronic book) |
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1493042467 (electronic book) |
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