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Heed the call of the rugged and pristine Sierra Nevada. Explore Lake Tahoe Basin and Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks. Featuring the best day hikes, weekend backpacks and long-distance treks, this inspiring guide puts you on the trail to adventure. Detailed trail descriptions of more than 60 hikes.Accurate, two-color contour map for every hike.Illustrated Sierra Nevada wildlife section.Feature chapter on the Tahoe Rim Trail, the Tahoe-Yosemite Trail and the John Muir Trail, including long and short hikes.Up-to-date information on access towns and transport to trailheads.Expert advice on responsible hiking, permits, equipment and safety.

Table of Maps

3

(1)

Table of Hikes

4

(4)

The Authors

8

(4)

Foreword

12

(3)

Introduction

15

(2)

Facts About the Sierra Nevada

17

(9)

History

17

(1)

Geography

17

(1)

Climate

17

(2)

Ecology & Environment

19

(4)

Parks & Protected Areas

23

(1)

Population & People

24

(1)

Society & Conduct

24

(2)

Watching Wildlife

26

(9)

Facts for the Hiker

35

(35)

Suggested Itineraries

36

(1)

When To Hike

37

(1)

Organized Hikes

38

(1)

Guides

39

(1)

Accommodations

40

(4)

Food & Drinks

44

(1)

Clothing & Equipment

45

(4)

Maps & Navigation

49

(2)

Hikes In This Book

51

(2)

Permits & Fees

53

(1)

Responsible Hiking

54

(3)

Dangers & Annoyances

57

(4)

Useful Organizations

61

(1)

Tourist Offices

62

(1)

Money

63

(1)

Post & Communications

64

(2)

Internet Resources

66

(1)

Books

66

(1)

Newspapers & Magazines

67

(1)

Weather Information

67

(1)

Photography

67

(1)

Time

68

(1)

Laundry

68

(1)

Business Hours

68

(1)

Public Holidays

69

(1)

Health & Safety

70

(12)

Predeparture Planning

70

(1)

Staying Healthy

71

(2)

Medical Problems & Treatment

73

(6)

Safety On The Hike

79

(3)

Getting There & Away

82

(7)

Air

82

(4)

Land

86

(2)

Hike Operators Abroad

88

(1)

Getting Around

89

(2)

Bus

89

(1)

Car & Motorcycle

89

(1)

Bicycle

90

(1)

Hitchhiking

90

(1)

Local Transportation

90

(1)

Lake Tahoe

91

(34)

North Lake Tahoe

93

(2)

Mt Judah Loop

95

(1)

Donner Pass to Squaw Valley

96

(4)

Ellis Peak

100

(2)

South Lake Tahoe Basin

101

(1)

Rubicon Trail

102

(3)

Grass Lake

105

(1)

Half Moon Lake

106

(3)

Mt Tallac

109

(2)

Dicks & Phipps Passes

111

(3)

Carson Range

114

(1)

Mt Rose

114

(2)

Tahoe Meadows to Spooner Summit

116

(2)

Freel Peak

118

(3)

Echo Summit to Carson Pass

121

(4)

Other Hikes

122

(3)

Tahoe to Yosemite

125

(38)

Mokelumne Wilderness

126

(1)

Winnemucca & Round Top Lakes

127

(2)

Fourth of July Lake

129

(2)

Carson Pass to Ebbetts Pass

131

(3)

Carson-Iceberg Wilderness

133

(1)

Noble Lake

134

(2)

Falls Meadow

136

(6)

St Marys Pass

142

(3)

Emigrant Wilderness

144

(1)

Brown Bear & Bond Passes

145

(3)

Hoover Wilderness

147

(1)

Sawtooth Ridge

148

(4)

East Lake

152

(2)

Summit & Virginia Passes

154

(3)

Virginia Lakes

157

(2)

Gardisky Lake

159

(4)

Other Hikes

160

(3)

Yosemite National Park

163

(50)

Yosemite Valley

168

(2)

Vernal Fall

170

(1)

Nevada Fall

171

(1)

Yosemite Falls

172

(2)

Four Mile & Panorama Trails

174

(2)

Yosemite's Classic Domes

176

(1)

Half Dome

176

(3)

Sentinel Dome & Taft Point

179

(3)

North Dome

182

(4)

Tuolumne

184

(2)

Mt Hoffmann

186

(1)

Clouds Rest

187

(2)

Tenaya Lake to Yosemite Valley

189

(3)

Cathedral Lakes

192

(1)

Waterwheel Falls

193

(3)

Lyell Canyon

196

(2)

Vogelsang

198

(4)

Mono Pass

202

(2)

Mt Dana

204

(2)

Hetch Hetchy

205

(1)

Wapama Falls

206

(2)

Southern Yosemite

207

(1)

Chilnualna Falls

208

(5)

Other Hikes

210

(3)

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

213

(27)

Kings Canyon

217

(1)

Mist Falls

218

(1)

Rae Lakes Loop

219

(5)

Lake Reflection

224

(3)

Sequoia National Park-Giant Forest

226

(1)

Congress Trail

227

(2)

Trail of the Sequoias

229

(1)

High Sierra Trail

229

(4)

Sequoia National Park--Mineral King

233

(1)

Lower Monarch Lake

233

(2)

Franklin & Sawtooth Passes

235

(2)

Other Hikes

237

(3)

Eastern Sierra

240

(43)

Mammoth

243

(2)

Minaret Lake

245

(3)

Ediza Lake

248

(2)

Thousand Island Lake

250

(2)

Mammoth Crest

252

(2)

Duck Lake

254

(2)

Little Lakes Valley

256

(1)

Gem Lakes

256

(2)

Fourth Recess Lake

258

(5)

High Sierra

261

(2)

Humphreys & Evolution Basin

263

(3)

Palisades

266

(4)

Sixty Lake Basin

270

(4)

Mt Whitney

274

(3)

New Army & Cottonwood Passes

277

(6)

Other Hikes

281

(2)

Long-Distance Trails

283

(13)

Tahoe Rim Trail

283

(4)

Tahoe-Yosemite Trail

287

(2)

John Muir Trail

289

(7)

Glossary

296

(2)

Index

298

(6)

Map Legend

304

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