Mike White 
Trinity Alps & Vicinity: Including Whiskeytown, Russian Wilderness, and Castle Crags Areas [EPUB ebook] 
A Hiking and Backpacking Guide

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Preface to the Sixth Edition

Summary of Trips

Introduction to the Area

• Natural History and Environment


• Human History

Access, Facilities, and Supplies

• Highways, Cities, and Towns


• Car Camping and Other Recreational Facilities


• Resorts, Bed-and-Breakfasts, and Pack Stations

Hiking and Backpacking Basics

• When and Where to Go


• The Trails


• Staying Safe


• What You’ll Need


• Permits and Practices in the Wilderness


• How to Use This Book


• Caring for the Backcountry


• Map Legend

Chapter 1: Trips in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

• Trips from CA 299




• Kanaka Peak Trailhead




• Kanaka Peak Loop




• Brandy Creek Falls Trailhead




• Brandy Creek Falls




• Boulder Creek Falls Trailhead




• Boulder Creek Falls




• Mill Creek Trailhead




• Whiskeytown Falls

Chapter 2: Trips in Trinity Alps Wilderness

• Trips from CA 3: Weaverville to Callahan




• Stuart Fork Trailhead




• Stuart Fork to Emerald, Sapphire, and Mirror Lakes


• Stuart Fork to Alpine Lake


• Deer Creek and Four Lakes Loop to Long Canyon




• Granite Peak Trailhead




• Granite Peak




• Long Canyon Trailhead




• Bowerman Meadows


• Long Canyon, Lake Anna, and Billy-Be-Damn and Echo Lakes




• Swift Canyon Trailhead




• Granite Lake


• Granite Lake and Bear Basin Loop


• Deer Flat, Thumb Rock, and Landers Creek Loop




• Lake Eleanor Trailhead




• Lake Eleanor and Shimmy Lake




• Boulder Lake Trailhead




• Boulder Lakes


• Boulder Lake to Poison Canyon and Lilypad Lake


• Boulder, Lion, Foster, and Sugar Pine Lakes




• Coffee Creek Trailheads




• North Fork to East Fork Coffee Creek Loop


• Union Creek and Dorleska Mine to Big Flat


• South Fork Coffee Creek Loop to Trail Gulch and Long Gulch Lakes


• Adams Lake


• Caribou Basin and Sawtooth Ridge


• Sunrise Basin, Horseshoe Lake, and Ward Lake Loop




• Upper CA 3 Trailheads




• Stoddard Meadow, Stoddard Lake, and Mc Donald Lake


• Stoddard Lake, Doe Lake, and Eagle Creek


• Big, Little, and Wee Bear Lakes


• Tangle Blue Lake


• Pacific Crest Trail: Scott Mountain Summit to Carter Meadows Summit






• Trips from Forest Service Road 93: Callahan to Cecilville




• Callahan Area Trailheads




• East Boulder Lake


• Middle Boulder and Telephone Lakes Loop


• Mavis, Fox Creek, and Virginia Lakes


• Hidden Lake


• Trail Gulch and Long Gulch Lakes




• Cecilville Area Trailhead




• China Gulch to Grizzly Lake




• Forks of Salmon Trailhead




• High Point to Rock and Red Cap Lakes






• Trip from CA 96: Orleans




• Salmon Summit Trailhead




• Salmon Summit Trail to Red Cap Lake






• Trips from CA 299: Weaverville to Willow Creek




• Weaver Bally Trailhead




• East Weaver and Rush Creek Lakes




• Canyon Creek Trailhead




• Canyon Creek and El Lakes


• Canyon Creek to Boulder Creek Lakes




• Hobo Gulch Trailhead




• North Fork Trinity River to Grizzly Lake


• North Fork Trinity River to Papoose Lake


• New River Divide Loop




• Green Mountain Trailhead




• Green Mountain Trail to North Fork Trinity River




• New River Trailhead




• New River and Slide Creek to Historic Mining District and Eagle Creek


• New River and Virgin Creek to Salmon Summit and Devils Backbone

Chapter 3: Trips in Russian Wilderness

• Trips from Forest Service Road 93 and CA 3




• Deacon Lee Trailhead




• Waterdog and Russian Lakes




• Bingham Lake Trailhead




• Bingham Lake




• Duck Lake Trailhead




• Big Duck, Little Duck, and Horseshoe Lakes




• Paynes Lake Trailhead




• Paynes Lake






• Trip from Sawyers Bar/Etna Road




• Taylor Lake Trailhead




• Taylor, Hogan, and Big Blue Lakes

Chapter 4: Trips in Castle Crags Area

• Trips in Castle Crags State Park




• Castle Crags State Park Trailheads




• Root Creek


• Crags Trail to Castle Dome


• Flume Trail, PCT, and Bobs Hat Trail Loop


• River Trail






• Trip from Forest Service Road 26




• Forest Service Road 26 Trailhead




• Castle Lake Trail to Mount Bradley Lookout

The Bigfoot Trail

Recommended Reading

Index

About the Author

Mike White was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He learned to hike, backpack, and climb in the Cascade Mountains, and he honed his outdoor skills further while obtaining a bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pacific University. After college, Mike and his wife, Robin, relocated to the Nevada desert, where he was drawn to the majesty of the High Sierra.
In the early 1990s, Mike began writing about the outdoors, expanding the third edition of Luther Linkhart’s The Trinity Alps for Wilderness Press. His first solo project was Nevada Wilderness Areas and Great Basin National Park. Many more titles for Wilderness followed, including the Snowshoe Trails series; books about Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Lassen National Parks; Backpacking Nevada; Top Trails: Northern California’s Redwood Coast; Best Backpacking Trips in California and Nevada; Best Backpacking Trips in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico; 50 of the Best Strolls, Walks, and Hikes Around Reno; and Afoot & Afield: Reno-Tahoe. Two of his books, Top Trails: Lake Tahoe and 50 Classic Hikes in Nevada, have won national awards.
Mike has also contributed to the Wilderness Press classics Sierra South and Sierra North, as well as Backpacking California. In addition to his books, Mike has written for Sunset, Backpacker, and the Reno Gazette-Journal. A community college instructor, Mike is a featured speaker for outdoors groups. He and Robin live in Reno; his two sons, David and Stephen, live in the area as well.