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50 Best Short Hikes: Yosemite National Park and Vicinity leads hikers of all skill levels to some of the most stunning landscapes Yosemite has to offer including: bubbling alpine creeks, smooth glaciated slabs, giant sequoias, deep dark blue lakes, and rock as far as the eye can see. In addition to in-depth hike descriptions, the author has also included information about the parks natural history, complex landscape, and its human history. Additional information includes tips on keeping yourself and your family safe, the park''s natural predators, and helpful weather information.

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"Beginner or experienced hikers alike will appreciate Wenk's tips on keeping hikers and their families safe, the park's natural predators, and helpful weather information." West Sacramento Press March 2012

Table of Contents

Overview Map

Acknowledgments

The Very Best Short Hikes

Introduction

Using This Book

Map Legend

  1. Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

  2. Lookout Point
  3. Poopenaut Valley
  4. Wapama Falls

  5. Yosemite Valley

  6. Base of El Capitan
  7. Bridalveil Falls
  8. Upper Yosemite Fall
  9. Lower Yosemite Fall
  10. Swinging Bridge and Superintendent’s Bridge
  11. Mirror Lake
  12. Base of Vernal Fall
  13. Mist Trail and Clark Point

  14. Glacier Point Road and Wawona

  15. McGurk Meadow
  16. Taft Point
  17. Sentinel Dome
  18. Glacier Point
  19. Four Mile Trail
  20. Panorama Trail
  21. Lower Chilnualna Falls
  22. Wawona Meadow
  23. Mariposa Grove

  24. Tioga Road and Tenaya Lake

  25. Merced Grove
  26. Crane Flat Lookout
  27. Tuolumne Grove
  28. Lukens Lake (from White Wolf )
  29. May Lake
  30. Mount Hoffmann
  31. Olmsted Point
  32. Tenaya Lake

  33. Tuolumne Meadows

  34. Pothole Dome
  35. Tuolumne River
  36. Lower Cathedral Lake
  37. Cathedral Peak Shoulder
  38. Elizabeth Lake
  39. Soda Springs and Tuolumne Meadows
  40. Dog Lake
  41. Lembert Dome
  42. Lyell Canyon

  43. Tioga Pass

  44. Mono Pass
  45. Gaylor Lakes and Great Sierra Mine
  46. Mount Dana
  47. Dana Plateau
  48. Bennettville
  49. Gardisky Lake
  50. Slate Creek Fork of Lee Vining Creek
  51. Twenty Lakes Basin
  52. Conness Lakes

  53. Mono Lake and Vicinity

  54. Lee Vining Visitor Center to Mono Lake
  55. Lee Vining Creek
  56. South Tufa
  57. Panum Crater

Hikes at a Glance

Index

About the Author

50 Best Short Hikes

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      Publisher: Wilderness Press
      Publication Date: 4/12/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780899976310, 978-0899976310
      ISBN10: 089997631X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      50 Best Short Hikes: Yosemite National Park and Vicinity leads hikers of all skill levels to some of the most stunning landscapes Yosemite has to offer including: bubbling alpine creeks, smooth glaciated slabs, giant sequoias, deep dark blue lakes, and rock as far as the eye can see. In addition to in-depth hike descriptions, the author has also included information about the parks natural history, complex landscape, and its human history. Additional information includes tips on keeping yourself and your family safe, the park''s natural predators, and helpful weather information.

      Trade Review
      "Beginner or experienced hikers alike will appreciate Wenk's tips on keeping hikers and their families safe, the park's natural predators, and helpful weather information." West Sacramento Press March 2012

      Table of Contents

      Overview Map

      Acknowledgments

      The Very Best Short Hikes

      Introduction

      Using This Book

      Map Legend

      1. Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

      2. Lookout Point
      3. Poopenaut Valley
      4. Wapama Falls

      5. Yosemite Valley

      6. Base of El Capitan
      7. Bridalveil Falls
      8. Upper Yosemite Fall
      9. Lower Yosemite Fall
      10. Swinging Bridge and Superintendent’s Bridge
      11. Mirror Lake
      12. Base of Vernal Fall
      13. Mist Trail and Clark Point

      14. Glacier Point Road and Wawona

      15. McGurk Meadow
      16. Taft Point
      17. Sentinel Dome
      18. Glacier Point
      19. Four Mile Trail
      20. Panorama Trail
      21. Lower Chilnualna Falls
      22. Wawona Meadow
      23. Mariposa Grove

      24. Tioga Road and Tenaya Lake

      25. Merced Grove
      26. Crane Flat Lookout
      27. Tuolumne Grove
      28. Lukens Lake (from White Wolf )
      29. May Lake
      30. Mount Hoffmann
      31. Olmsted Point
      32. Tenaya Lake

      33. Tuolumne Meadows

      34. Pothole Dome
      35. Tuolumne River
      36. Lower Cathedral Lake
      37. Cathedral Peak Shoulder
      38. Elizabeth Lake
      39. Soda Springs and Tuolumne Meadows
      40. Dog Lake
      41. Lembert Dome
      42. Lyell Canyon

      43. Tioga Pass

      44. Mono Pass
      45. Gaylor Lakes and Great Sierra Mine
      46. Mount Dana
      47. Dana Plateau
      48. Bennettville
      49. Gardisky Lake
      50. Slate Creek Fork of Lee Vining Creek
      51. Twenty Lakes Basin
      52. Conness Lakes

      53. Mono Lake and Vicinity

      54. Lee Vining Visitor Center to Mono Lake
      55. Lee Vining Creek
      56. South Tufa
      57. Panum Crater

      Hikes at a Glance

      Index

      About the Author

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