HIKE Yosemite Best Day Hikes in Yosemite National Park |
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| Author:
| McKinney, John |
| Series title: | Trailmaster Pocket Guides Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-934161-50-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Olympus Press
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| Imprint: | Trailmaster, The |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Famous for its great granite cliffs and domes, enormous waterfalls and giant sequoias, Yosemite is everything a national park should be and more. "HIKE Yosemite" details two-dozen top day hikes.From the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees to Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows,Trailmaster John McKinney shares his favorite hikes to Yosemite's natural wonders.* Choose an easy hike in Yosemite Valley, moderate hike to Glacier Point, or the challenging ascent of Half Dome.* Hike to famed Vernal...
More DescriptionFamous for its great granite cliffs and domes, enormous waterfalls and giant sequoias, Yosemite is everything a national park should be and more. "HIKE Yosemite" details two-dozen top day hikes.From the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees to Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows,Trailmaster John McKinney shares his favorite hikes to Yosemite's natural wonders.* Choose an easy hike in Yosemite Valley, moderate hike to Glacier Point, or the challenging ascent of Half Dome.* Hike to famed Vernal Fall, follow Mist Trail to Nevada Fall, trek to Yosemite Falls, North America's highest waterfall.* Chill-out at Gaylor Lakes and Cathedral Lakes, get grand vistas from atop Lembert Dome, Clouds Rest and Mt. Dana. "HIKE Yosemite" also offers a sampling of Yosemite's magnificent High Sierra backcountry, one that (by rather severe Sierra standards anyway) is quite accessible. Well-marked trails lead to wildflower-festooned alpine meadows, lovely lakes and tarns, trails and cross-country routes to peaks.The guide is one of the popular books in The Trailmaster Pocket Guide series, created especially for hikers and designed to fit perfectly in the hiker's pocket or pack. "HIKE Yosemite" comes complete with The Trailmaster's colorful stories, trusted trail accounts and easy-to-follow maps by master mapmaker Tom Harrison.