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For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide® has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.
Hiking the Sierra Nevada features 104 of the finest trails in this magnificent mountain range-from short day hikes to overnight adventures. With this comprehensive guide, veteran outdoors writer Barry Parr provides all the information you need to get the most out of hiking the Sierra Nevada all year round.
Look inside to find:
" Hikes suited to every ability
" Accurate directions to the trailhead and mile-by-mile directional cues
" Detailed descriptions of 104 trails, plus brief write-ups of 36 more
" GPS-compatible trail maps
" Difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees/permits, best hiking seasons, and mountain hazards
Synopsis
Thoroughly updated and revised, this four-season guide samples 140 of the best hikes from every quarter of the range, geared to differing levels of skill and experience.
About the Author
A freelance writer who lives in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area,
Barry Parr is well situated to enjoy the best of Northern California's outdoor and urban riches. The Sierra Nevada, Big Sur, San Francisco, and the California coast are among the favorite subjects of his books and magazine articles.
Table of Contents
(1) Northern Gold Country (2) Southern Gold Country (3) Lake Tahoe Area (4) Ebbetts Pass Road (5) Sonora Pass Road (6) Around Yosemite (7) Around Sequoia and Kings Canyon (8) Eastern Sierra: Great High Basin (9) Eastern Sierra: Owens Valley (10) Around the Kern Plateau