![]() ![]() He just really made San Diego sing, virtually covering every pathway there.” “All of his books are great, but his heart was in San Diego, where his home was. “Jerry took San Diego County and created a whole universe for hikers,” said John McKinney, a former Los Angeles Times hiking columnist. He followed it with two other well-regarded “Afoot and Afield” books, on Orange County and then Los Angeles County. His “Afoot and Afield in San Diego County,” first published in 1986, is regarded as the preeminent guide to the region’s trails. ![]() Jerry Schad had a simple explanation for his ability to quickly experience every mile he wrote about in his guidebooks, which helped expand hiking opportunities in Southern California: “I run through the boring parts and walk through the interesting ones.”
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