The Reverend Sandy Brown

Hiking and Cycling the California Missions Trail (eBook, ePUB)

From Sonoma to San Diego

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A guidebook to walking or cycling the California Missions Trail. The 802 mile (1291km) pilgrimage route from Sonoma to San Diego links 21 Christian missions founded by the Spanish over 200 years ago. It can be enjoyed by walkers of all abilities, or alternatively, 95% of the route is also suitable for road bikes.

The Missions Trail is described in 20 stages of between 16 and 60 miles (26-97km), with alternative options for cyclists. It can be walked in 50-60 days or cycled in 12-20 days.

• GPX files available to download
• 1:100,000 mapping plus larger-scale town maps for key locations
• Handy route summary tables and pilgrim lodging listings help you plan your itinerary
• Detailed information about refreshments and facilities along the route
• Advice on planning and preparation
• The history of the missions, as well as the story of the Native Americans who originally shaped the landscape

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cicerone Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783629343
• Artikelnr.: 67244597

Autorenporträt

Sanford 'Sandy' Brown is a long-distance walker and ordained minister who lives in Lucca, Italy. He was born in California and his great-grandparents migrated to San Juan Capistrano from Mexico in the 19th century. Inspired by The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho, he trekked the Camino de Santiago in 2008 and since then has walked over 14,000km on pilgrim trails in Europe and the U.S. He records his pilgrim adventures in his popular blog at https://caminoist.org. In 2020, Sandy joined Cicerone Press as Associate Publisher for Caminos and Pilgrimages. Sandy earned his undergraduate degree in medieval history at the University of Washington in Seattle, his MDiv at Garrett Theological Seminary, which honored him in 2006 as Distinguished Alumnus, and in 1997 earned a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary in gender, sexuality and spirituality. In his spare time he enjoys yoga, sailing and piano. He has two grown sons and his wife, Theresa Elliott, is a yoga master teacher.