Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

by Scheidt, Laurel

• ISBN13: 9780762711222
• ISBN10: 0762711221
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

Discover towering groves of giant sequoia trees, crystalline trout rivers, jagged peaks and alpine meadows, and Mount Whitney in 100 of the best hikes in the parks, situated in California's rugged Sierra Nevada. Contains easy day hikes to challenging backpacking trips.

Author Biography

Laurel Scheidt is a veteran hiker and the author of Best Easy Day Hikes Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. She lives in Modesto, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vi
Legend	vii
Overview Map	viii
Introduction	1	(1)
Park History	1	(3)
The Giant Sequoia	4	(1)
Topographic Features	4	(2)
Planning Your Trip	6	(2)
Getting to Sequoia and Kings Canyon	6	(1)
Getting a Backcountry Permit	7	(1)
Emergency Medical Services (Personal Responsibility)	7	(1)
Using This Guidebook	8	(7)
How This Guide Is Organized	8	(1)
Types of Hikes	8	(1)
Ratings	8	(1)
Distances	8	(1)
Maps	9	(1)
Elevation Charts	10	(1)
Sharing	10	(1)
Backcountry Regulations	10	(3)
Food Storage and Bears	13	(1)
Food Storage Regulations	14	(1)
Zero Impact	15	(2)
Make It a Safe Trip	17	(10)
Being Prepared	17	(1)
Seasons and Weather	18	(1)
Hypothermia-The Silent Killer	18	(2)
Altitude Sickness	20	(1)
Drinking Water and Giardiasis	21	(1)
High Water	21	(1)
Poison Oak	21	(1)
Ticks	21	(1)
Mosquitoes and Biting Flies	22	(1)
Rattlesnakes	22	(1)
Be Bear Aware	22	(2)
Mountain Lions	24	(3)
Sequoia/Kings Canyon Trail Finder	27	(4)
Author's Favorite Hikes	31	(250)
Hikes in the Foothills
Lower Colony Mill Trail	35	(2)
North Fork Trail	37	(3)
Marble Falls	40	(3)
Paradise Creek	43	(3)
Middle Fork Trail	46	(3)
Hikes in the Giant Forest
Upper Colony Mill Trail	49	(3)
Sunset Rock	52	(2)
Moro Rock and Hanging Rock	54	(3)
Sugar Pine Trail	57	(3)
Crescent and Log Meadows	60	(2)
Round Meadow Trail	62	(2)
Huckleberry Trail	64	(3)
Congress Trail	67	(2)
Trail of the Sequoias	69	(3)
Circle Meadow	72	(3)
Hikes in the Central High Sierra
High Sierra Trail to Bearpaw Meadow	75	(3)
Hamilton Lakes	78	(4)
Nine Lake Basin	82	(2)
Big Arroyo	84	(2)
Redwood Meadow	86	(4)
Pinto Lake	90	(1)
Little Five Lakes	91	(3)
Hikes in the Lodgepole and Dorst Areas
Lakes Trail	94	(5)
Alta Peak	99	(2)
Alta Meadow	101	(1)
Long Meadow Trail	102	(2)
Tokopah Falls	104	(3)
Twin Lakes Trail	107	(3)
Little Baldy	110	(2)
Muir Grove	112	(3)
Hikes in the Grant Grove Area
Big Stump Loop	115	(3)
Hitchcock Meadow Trail	118	(2)
South Boundary Trail	120	(4)
Manzanita and Azalea Trails	124	(3)
General Grant Loop	127	(2)
Sunset Trail	129	(4)
North Grove and Dead Giant Loops	133	(3)
North Boundary and Lone Pine Trails	136	(3)
Park Ridge Trail	139	(4)
Hikes in the Redwood Canyon Area
Hart Tree Trail	143	(4)
Sugarbowl Trail	147	(2)
Redwood Canyon	149	(3)
Buena Vista Peak	152	(2)
Big Baldy Ridge	154	(3)
Hikes in the Cedar Grove and Monarch Divide Areas
Deer Cove Trail to Grizzly Lakes	157	(3)
Lewis Creek Trail	160	(3)
Don Cecil Trail	163	(3)
Hotel Creek Trail	166	(2)
Roaring River Falls to Zumwalt Meadow	168	(3)
Road's End to the Bailey Bridge	171	(3)
Junction Meadow	174	(4)
Vidette Meadow	178	(1)
Upper Bubbs Creek	179	(3)
Copper Creek Trail	182	(3)
Paradise Valley	185	(2)
Rae Lakes Loop	187	(6)
Hikes in the Mineral King and South Fork Areas
Paradise Peak	193	(2)
Atwell-Hockett Trail to Hockett Meadows	195	(3)
Evelyn Lake and Cahoon Rock	198	(3)
Cold Springs Nature Trail	201	(3)
Timber Gap	204	(2)
Crystal Lakes	206	(3)
Monarch Lakes	209	(1)
Black Wolf Falls	210	(3)
Franklin Lakes	213	(3)
Farewell Gap	216	(2)
White Chief Bowl	218	(3)
Eagle Lake	221	(3)
Mosquito Lakes	224	(3)
Ladybug Camp and Whisky Log Camp	227	(3)
Garfield Grove	230	(2)
Hikes in and near the Jennie Lakes Wilderness
Weaver Lake	232	(3)
Jennie Lake	235	(2)
Deer Meadow	237	(3)
Mitchell Peak	240	(3)
Lookout Peak	243	(2)
Hikes in the Sugarloaf Valley and Mount Silliman Area
Roaring River	245	(5)
Seville Lake	250	(3)
Lost Lake	253	(3)
Ranger and Beville Lakes	256	(2)
Hikes in Northern and Eastern Kings Canyon and Eastern Sequoia
Goddard Canyon	258	(6)
Evolution Valley	264	(2)
Dusy Basin	266	(3)
Onion Valley to Kearsarge Lakes	269	(4)
Charlotte Lake	273	(2)
Mount Whitney	275	(6)
Appendix A: For More Information	281	(2)
Appendix B: Sources and Recommended Reading	283	(1)
Appendix C: Hiker's Checklist	284	(1)
Glossary	285	(1)
About the Author	286