Here are some excellent resources for learning more about backpacking:

Books:

• The Trinity Alps, a hiking & backpacking guide, by Luther Linkhart with Michael White, Wilderness Press, Berkeley, CA

• 75 Hikes in California's Lassen Park & Mount Shasta Regions, by John R. Soares, The Mountaineers, Seattle, WA

• California Hiking, by Tom Stienstra & Ann Marie Brown, Foghorn Press, San Francisco, CA

• California Camping, by Tom Stienstra, Foghorn Press, San Francisco, CA

• Hiking & Backpacking, a Complete Guide, by Karen Berger, W.W. Norton & Co., New York

• The Complete Walker III, by Colin Fletcher, Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Magazines:

• Backpacker, P.O. Box 7590, Red Oak, IA 51591-0590, 1-800-666-3434, BackpackDM@aol.com, AOL Keyword - "backpacker", Web Site - www.bpbasecamp.com