The seventh edition marks the 30th anniversary of this classic, which covers the best hikes--ranging from dayhikes to strenuous multi-day backpacks--in the Sierra from Carson Pass south to the aspen-lined banks of Mono Creek. Descriptions of the hikes (twelve of which are new) include information on the natural history of the area, campsites, fishing, and topography. A color fold-out trailhead map is included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Sierra North: 100 Back-country Trips in the High Sierra
A twelve-year-old boy experiences challenges and hardships in the wild country between Yosemite and Sequoia in 1907.
A campsite here or at Wright Creek plus a couple of layover days will allow exploration of nearby Wright Lakes as well as Wallace and Wales lakes. This trip takes the PCT/JMT north for another 0.8 mile to the ford of Wright Creek ...
Meadow , levels off , and leads down a gradually sloping valley dotted with little lodgepole pines to the head of the second , lower lobe of l - o - n - g Long Meadow ( may be dry by late season ) . Passing a junction with the trail ...
Our flagship guidebook, now in its eighth edition, is still the classic Sierra hiking and back-packing guide. 100 trips from overnighters to 10-day excursions.
New hikes in this edition include: 2 in the Bay Area, including the Coastal Trail in San Francisco 5 in the Redwoods and along the coast north of the Bay Area 4 in the Sierra Nevada, including two summits: Ellis Peak and Sierra Buttes 2 in ...
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • The gripping true story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it—an urgent work of literary journalism. “I don’t know a more complicated ...
Sierra North: 100 Back-country Trips in the High Sierra
An all-purpose field guide covering the North Woods of the upper Midwest, beginning with a detailed geological history of the region, then moving to a description of the nine typical...
With this book in hand, hikers can spend their days wandering in wildflower meadows, hiking to cragged peaks, or swimming in cobalt-blue lakes in the Sierra Nevada and then settle into a comfortable deck chair at sunset to enjoy the ...