Top Trails: Yosemite
Wilderness Press (Verlag)
978-0-89997-783-6 (ISBN)
Hike, backpack, bring the kids-there's a trail for you in Yosemite National Park.
With its towering granite cliffs, impressive waterfalls, and lush meadows, Yosemite National Park offers boundless outdoor adventures. Now in its second edition, Top Trails: Yosemite, by Elizabeth Wenk and Jeffrey P. Schaffer, describes the park's classic destinations and lesser-known jewels in 45 must-do hikes.
As part of the award-winning Top Trails series, this updated guide includes innovative trail-feature charts with information on child-friendly trails, wildflowers, scenic vistas, and more. Detailed route maps and elevation profiles, along with expert trail commentary, ensure that you know what to expect on every outing. Trailhead directions and "don't get lost" milestones help you to find where you need to go. Campground, RV, hotel, resort, and facility information provide extra details to plan your perfect trip.
Top Trails: Yosemite includes treks to the base of Yosemite Falls, to the top of Half Dome, and across remote wilderness high in the Sierra Nevada. Whether you're looking for a scenic stroll to stretch your legs, a full-day adventure, or a rewarding backpacking trip, you'll find it here.
Since childhood, Lizzy Wenk has hiked and climbed in the Sierra Nevada and continues the tradition with her husband, Douglas Bock, and daughters, Eleanor and Sophia. As she obtained a PhD in Sierran alpine plant ecology from the University of California, Berkeley, her love of the mountain range morphed into a profession. But writing guidebooks has become her 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, but she currently lives in Sydney, Australia, during the "off-season." Other Wilderness Press titles she has authored include John Muir Trail, 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, the latter a perfect companion book for all naturalists. Jeffrey P. Schaffer has been hiking and climbing in Yosemite National Park since 1964. He's logged thousands of miles on-trail in the park and has completed some 70 different roped ascents, including several first ascents. In 1972 he began work on his first book for Wilderness Press, The Pacific Crest Trail. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than a dozen Wilderness Press guidebooks, including Yosemite National Park: A Complete Hiker's Guide. Today, he teaches a variety of natural sciences courses at San Francisco Bay Area community colleges, does Sierran geomorphic research, leads climbs both outdoors and in climbing gyms, and lives with his wife in the Napa Valley. Joe Walowski conceived of the Top Trails series in 2003 and was series editor of the first three titles: Top Trails: Los Angeles, Top Trails: San Francisco Bay Area, and Top Trails: Lake Tahoe. He currently lives in Seattle.
Yosemite Overview Map
Trail Features Table
Using Top Trails
Organization of Top Trails
Choosing a Trail
Map Legend
Introduction to Yosemite National Park
Geography and Topography
Geology
Flora
Fauna
When to Go: Weather and Seasons
Trail Selection
Features and Facilities
Trail Safety
Fees
Camping and Lodging
Permits
Topographic Maps
On the Trail
Have a Plan
Carry the Essentials
Leave No Trace
CHAPTER 1: Northeast Yosemite
Benson Lake and Matterhorn Canyon Loop
Barney Lake and Peeler Lake
Green Creek Basin
Virginia Lakes Basin to Green Creek
Twenty Lakes Basin
Mount Dana
Gaylor Lakes and Great Sierra Mine
CHAPTER 2: Tuolumne Meadows
Lembert Dome and Dog Lake
Pothole Dome and the Tuolumne River
Young Lakes
Glen Aulin and Waterwheel Falls
Vogelsang High Sierra Camp and Lyell Canyon
Elizabeth Lake
Lower Cathedral Lake
High Sierra Camps Loop, Northwest Section
High Sierra Camps Loop, Southeast Section
CHAPTER 3: Central Yosemite
Sunrise Lakes and Sunrise High Sierra Camp
Clouds Rest
May Lake and Mount Hoffmann
North Dome
Ten Lakes Basin
Harden Lake
CHAPTER 4: Northwest Yosemite
Kibbie Lake
Laurel Lake and Lake Vernon
Wapama Falls and Rancheria Falls Camp
Tuolumne Grove of Big Trees
El Capitan from Tamarack Flat
CHAPTER 5: Yosemite Valley
Bridalveil Fall
Lower Yosemite Fall
Upper Yosemite Fall
Mirror Lake
Vernal Fall Bridge
Vernal Fall-Nevada Fall Loop
Half Dome
Merced Lake
CHAPTER 6: Yosemite Valley's South Rim
Dewey Point
Taft Point
Sentinel Dome
Glacier Point
Four Mile Trail
Panorama Trail
CHAPTER 7: South Yosemite
Ostrander Lake
Mariposa Grove of Big Trees
Isberg-Red Peak-Fernandez Passes Loop
Vanderburgh-Lillian Lakes Loop
Top-Rated Trails
Appendix A: Campgrounds and RV Parks
Appendix B: Hotels, Lodges, Motels, and Resorts
Appendix C: Useful Books and Maps
Index
About the Authors
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.09.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Top Trails |
| Zusatzinfo | 55 maps, 30 charts, color photographs throughout |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 498 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport | |
| Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-89997-783-9 / 0899977839 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-89997-783-6 / 9780899977836 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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