The Essential Guide for Hikers, Backpackers, and Equestrians
Yosemite National Park is a hiker’s paradise. Many people return time and again to experience its multifaceted landscapes. With 800-plus miles of maintained trails and several hundred more just beyond the park’s boundaries, the options for exploration are endless. It would take years to visit every corner of the park—yet each trail yields new wonders to admire. Fortunately, expert hiker Elizabeth Wenk helps you choose where to go and what to see in this meticulously updated guidebook.
Yosemite National Park describes almost every trail in Yosemite and most of the trails just outside the park. The routes are divided into 96 trips of varying length and difficulty, each with a standalone map that complements the author’s trip description. Take in the stunning views of the Pothole Dome hike in less than an hour. Plan a family backpacking trip along the remarkably flat Twenty Lakes Basin. Enjoy endless views of El Capitan on the Valley Loops Trail. Discover granite slabs, subalpine lakes, rugged peaks, and endless flowers on the Clark Range Circuit. This classic book leads you to sequoias, waterfalls, and canyons in Yosemite and the surrounding Emigrant, Hoover, and Ansel Adams wilderness areas.
In this book you’ll find
- 96 routes along popular and less-frequented trails
- Detailed trip narratives that let you know what to expect
- At-a-glance icons highlighting the best spots for views, camping, swimming, and more
- Comprehensive information on lodging, permits, and other park activities
- Descriptions of the region’s history, geology, flora, and fauna
BONUS: This guide comes with the Yosemite National Park and Vicinity Topographic Map—a separate, foldout, full-color map that shows roads, campgrounds, restricted areas, and all major trails in the park and its surroundings. If you’re planning a visit to Yosemite, you must have this book!
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction
- Fees
- Public Transportation and Yosemite National Park
- Camping and Lodging
- Supplies
- Yosemite Activities Other Than Hiking
Human History
Flora
Fauna
Geology
Climate—and When to Go
Traveling the Backcountry
About This Guide
CHAPTER 1
- TRIP 1 Tower Peak Country via West Walker River
- TRIP 2 Peeler Lake, Kerrick Meadow, and Buckeye Forks
- TRIP 3 Barney and Peeler Lakes
- TRIP 4 Seavey Pass–Benson Pass–Matterhorn Canyon Semiloop
- TRIP 5 Green Creek Canyon to Green, East, and West Lakes
- TRIP 6 Virginia Lakes Basin to Green Creek
- TRIP 7 Virginia Canyon Loop
- TRIP 8 Virginia Lakes Basin to Mc Cabe Lakes and Twenty Lakes Basin
- TRIP 9 Saddlebag Lake to Twenty Lakes Basin
CHAPTER 2
- TRIP 10 Kibbie Ridge and Boundary Lake
- TRIP 11 Kibbie Lake
- TRIP 12 Lake Eleanor and Miguel Meadow
- TRIP 13 Preston Falls Trail
- TRIP 14 Poopenaut Valley
- TRIP 15 Hetch Hetchy to Laurel Lake and Lake Vernon
- TRIP 16 Jack Main Canyon–Wilma Lake–Tiltill Valley Loop
- TRIP 17 Hetch Hetchy to Rancheria Falls Camp
- TRIP 18 Rancheria Mountain–Bear Valley–Tiltill Valley Semiloop
- TRIP 19 Lookout Point
- TRIP 20 Smith Peak from the Mather Ranger Station
CHAPTER 3
- TRIP 21 Merced Grove of Big Trees
- TRIP 22 Tuolumne Grove of Big Trees
- TRIP 23 Harden Lake
- TRIP 24 Smith Peak from White Wolf
- TRIP 25 Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne from White Wolf
- TRIP 26 Pate Valley–Pleasant Valley–Bear Valley–Kerrick Canyon–Rodgers Canyon Semiloop
- TRIP 27 Lukens Lake from White Wolf
- TRIP 28 Lukens Lake from Tioga Road
- TRIP 29 Ten Lakes Basin
- TRIP 30 Traverse from Yosemite Creek to Tenaya Lake via Ten Lakes Basin
- TRIP 31 May Lake and Mt. Hoffmann
CHAPTER 4
- TRIP 32 Cascade Creek from Big Oak Flat Road
- TRIP 33 Devils Dance Floor from Tamarack Flat Campground
- TRIP 34 El Capitan from Tamarack Flat Campground
- TRIP 35 Upper Tamarack Creek Trailhead to Tamarack Flat Campground
- TRIP 36 Yosemite Creek from Tioga Road to Yosemite Valley
- TRIP 37 North Dome from Tioga Road
- TRIP 38 Snow Creek Trail from Tenaya Lake to Yosemite Valley
CHAPTER 5
- TRIP 39 Polly Dome Lakes via Murphy Creek
- TRIP 40 Pothole Dome
- TRIP 41 Tuolumne River and Little Devils Postpile
- TRIP 42 Glen Aulin and Waterwheel Falls
- TRIP 43 High Sierra Camps Loop
- TRIP 44 Tuolumne Meadows to Sonora Pass via the Pacific Crest Trail
- TRIP 45 Young Lakes
- TRIP 46 Lembert Dome and Dog Lake
- TRIP 47 Lower Gaylor Lake
- TRIP 48 Gaylor Lakes, Great Sierra Mine, and Granite Lakes
CHAPTER 6
- TRIP 49 Upper Tenaya Canyon
- TRIP 50 Sunrise Lakes and Sunrise High Sierra Camp
- TRIP 51 Tenaya Lake to Clouds Rest, Half Dome, and Happy Isles
- TRIP 52 Lower Cathedral Lake
- TRIP 53 John Muir Trail from Tuolumne Meadows to Happy Isles
- TRIP 54 Budd Lake
- TRIP 55 Elizabeth Lake
- TRIP 56 Echo Creek and Nelson Lake
- TRIP 57 Vogelsang Pass–Merced Lake–Emeric Lake Semiloop
- TRIP 58 Vogelsang High Sierra Camp and Lyell Canyon
- TRIP 59 Lyell Canyon to Silver Lake via John Muir Trail
- TRIP 60 Dana Meadows to Mono Pass
- TRIP 61 Dana Meadows to Silver Lake via Parker Pass
- TRIP 62 Mount Dana
- TRIP 63 Glacier Canyon and Dana Plateau
CHAPTER 7
- TRIP 64 Valley Loop Trail: Bridalveil Fall, El Capitan, and Pohono Bridge Loop
- TRIP 65 Valley Loop Trail: Leidig Meadow and Swinging Bridge Loop
- TRIP 66 Valley Loop Trail: Lower Yosemite Fall Loop
- TRIP 67 Valley Loop Trail: Cooks Meadow and Ahwahnee Meadow Loop
- TRIP 68 Valley Loop Trail: Curry Village and Happy Isles Loop
- TRIP 69 Valley Loop Trail: Mirror Lake and Tenaya Creek Loop
- TRIP 70 Upper Yosemite Fall and Eagle Peak
- TRIP 71 North Valley Rim: Upper Yosemite Fall and North Dome
- TRIP 72 Wawona Tunnel to Stanford, Crocker, and Dewey Points
CHAPTER 8
- TRIP 73 Mc Gurk Meadow and Dewey Point
- TRIP 74 Taft Point and the Fissures
- TRIP 75 Sentinel Dome
- TRIP 76 Pohono Trail from Glacier Point to Wawona Tunnel
- TRIP 77 Four Mile Trail from Glacier Point to Yosemite Valley
- TRIP 78 Panorama Trail from Glacier Point to Yosemite Valley
- TRIP 79 Happy Isles to Vernal Fall Bridge, Vernal Fall, and Nevada Fall
- TRIP 80 Little Yosemite Valley and Half Dome
- TRIP 81 Happy Isles to Merced Lake
CHAPTER 9
- TRIP 82 Bishop Creek via Alder Creek Trail
- TRIP 83 Ostrander Lake
- TRIP 84 Turner Meadow–Royal Arch Lake–Buena Vista Trail Loop
- TRIP 85 Clark Range Circuit from Glacier Point
- TRIP 86 Alder Creek–Bridalveil Creek Campground–Chilnualna Falls Loop
- TRIP 87 North Wawona to Chilnualna Fall
- TRIP 88 Royal Arch Lake–Buena Vista Lake–Chilnualna Lakes Semiloop
- TRIP 89 Mariposa Grove of Big Trees
- TRIP 90 Wawona Meadow Loop
CHAPTER 10
- TRIP 91 Royal Arch Lake via Chiquito Pass
- TRIP 92 Chain Lakes from Quartz Mountain Trailhead
- TRIP 93 Vanderburgh–Lillian Lakes Loop
- TRIP 94 Cora and Joe Crane Lakes via Isberg Trail
- TRIP 95 Sadler Lake–Post Peak Pass Loop
- TRIP 96 Isberg–Red Peak–Post Peak Passes Loop
Campgrounds and RV Parks
Hotels, Lodges, Motels and Resorts
Recommended Reading
Circa l’autore
Since childhood, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Wenk has hiked and climbed in the Sierra Nevada. She continues the tradition with her husband, Douglas Bock, and daughters, Eleanor and Sophia. As she obtained a Ph D in Sierran alpine plant ecology from the University of California, Berkeley, her love of the mountain range morphed into a profession. In 2007, with the publication of her first Wilderness Press title, writing guidebooks became a way to share her love and knowledge of the Sierra Nevada with others. Lizzy continues to obsessively explore every bit of the Sierra, spending summers hiking on- and off-trail throughout the range, although she lives in Sydney, Australia, during the “off-season.” She is a board member of the John Muir Trail Wilderness Conservancy, helping guide the organization to preserve and restore lands that have been loved a little too roughly. Lizzy’s other Wilderness Press titles include John Muir Trail, Top Trails: Yosemite, Sierra North, Sierra South, One Best Hike: Mount Whitney, One Best Hike: Grand Canyon, 50 Best Short Hikes: Yosemite, and Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail, which is a perfect companion book for all naturalists.
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