Top Trails: Yosemite: Must-Do Hikes for Everyone Author: Visit Amazon's Jeffrey P. Schaffer Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0899974252 | Format: EPUB
Top Trails: Yosemite: Must-Do Hikes for Everyone Description
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"...this hiker's companion is an important addition to any travel library." --
Coast Views Magazine, May 2007"If you'd like to experience backcountry wonders that can't be seen from car windows, check [this book] out..." --
Fresno Bee, May 5, 2007"[Schaffer's] love for Yosemite National Park and its backcountry charms comes through, backed by a good-natured authority." --
Sacramento Bee, February 7, 2008From the Author
Jeffrey P. Schaffer made his first backpacking trip in a 1962 traverse of the Grand Canyon, at age 19. The following year the climbing frenzy seized him, which lasted until about 1972, some 200 roped ascents later. In that year he began working on his first book for Wilderness Press,
The Pacific Crest Trail. Between then and the late 1980s, he was the sole or principal author of 12 guidebooks, and had mapped about 4000 miles of trail for his books and 15' topographic maps. Wilderness Press books authored or coauthored by Jeff include
Hiker's Guide to the High Sierra: Yosemite,
The Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California,
The Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California,
The Pacific Crest Trail, Vol. 2: Oregon and Washington,
Yosemite National Park,
Desolation Wilderness and the South Lake Tahoe Basin,
The Tahoe Sierra, and
The Geomorphic Evolution of the Yosemite Valley and Sierra Nevada Landscape. See all Editorial Reviews
- Series: Top Trails
- Paperback: 386 pages
- Publisher: Wilderness Press; 1 edition (March 12, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0899974252
- ISBN-13: 978-0899974255
- Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Wilderness Press originally conceived of the 'Top Trails' series as a set of hiking guides to the best trails in an area. This purpose sets these volumes apart from typical hiking guides which tend to fall into two categories: comprehensive guides to all trails in a region, or descriptions of short day hiking opportunities in an area. The idea was to give visitors to a region quick access to the best hiking and to facilitate ease of use. Perhaps no area of California needs a 'Top Trails' guide as much as Yosemite and very few authors are as qualified to write one as Jeffrey Schaffer.
This book is divided into seven chapters: one for each region of the park. Each chapter lists 5 to 8 hikes ranging in distance from the 1/2 mile walk at Bridalveil Falls to a 33 mile excursion among the High Sierra Camps. Obviously, some of these trails are more suitable for backpacking, a feature that distinguishes this book from others in the 'Top Trails' series. All the great hikes are included. Readers will find route descriptions for Half Dome, the Tuolomne Grove of Sequoias (my favorite grove in the park), Clouds Rest, Hetch Hetchy Resevoir, Glacier Point, and many more. In all, there are 45 trails and routes described here.
What makes this book so good are the standard features found in other 'Top Trails' guides and the expert commentary of Schaffer. Each chapter begins with an overview of the region, a trails summary page listing distance, difficulty, and some highlights of the trails, followed by detailed trail descriptions and carefully drawn maps. Schaffer is one of the top cartographers in the west and his maps are second to none.
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