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Book Synopsis

Explore the southern High Sierra with this comprehensive guide to 122 of the area’s best hikes.

Home to the world’s largest trees, one of North America’s deepest canyons, and the tallest mountain in the continental United States, the greater Sequoia-Kings Canyon region offers unparalleled mountain majesty. Hundreds of miles of trails provide access to boundless wildflower-covered meadows, cascading streams, alpine lakes, deep forests, and craggy peaks.

Discover the sparkling granite landscape of the Range of Light with expert author Mike White. His popular guidebook presents 122 of the best hikes in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, as well as the surrounding Golden Trout, John Muir, Jennie Lakes, and Monarch wildernesses and Giant Sequoia National Monument. From a half-mile loop by pictographs and bedrock mortars to an 82-mile trek along the wild and remote Middle Fork Kings River, there are hikes for all skill levels and intere

Table of Contents
Backpack Trip Features Dayhike Trip Features Preface Introduction Human History Flora and Fauna Geology Climate Traveling in the Backcountry About This Guide Generals Highway Road Log Kings Canyon Highway Road Log

West Side Trips

Introduction to South Fork Kaweah River

SOUTH FORK KAWEAH RIVER TRAILHEAD

  1. Putnam and Snowslide Canyons
  2. Ladybug Camp and Cedar Creek
  3. Garfield-Hockett Trail to Garfield Grove and Hockett Lakes
  4. Introduction to Atwell Mill and Mineral King

    ATWELL MILL TRAILHEAD

  5. East Fork Grove
  6. Atwell-Hockett Trail to Hockett Plateau
  7. Paradise Peak

  8. MINERAL KING TRAILHEAD

  9. Cold Springs Trail
  10. Mosquito Lakes
  11. Eagle Lake
  12. White Chief Canyon
  13. Farewell Gap
  14. Franklin Lakes
  15. Franklin Pass and Sawtooth Pass Loop
  16. Crystal Lake
  17. Monarch Lakes
  18. Little Five and Big Five Lakes Loop
  19. Great Western Divide Loop

  20. Introduction to the Foothills

    POTWISHA TRAILHEAD

  21. Potwisha Pictographs Loop
  22. Marble Falls

  23. HOSPITAL ROCK TRAILHEAD

  24. Middle Fork Kaweah River: Hospital Rock to Potwisha
  25. Paradise Creek Trail
  26. Middle Fork Kaweah River: Hospital Rock to Panther Creek

  27. NORTH FORK TRAILHEAD

  28. North Fork Trail
  29. Colony Mill Road: North Fork to Colony Mill Ranger Station

  30. Introduction to the Giant Forest

    CRYSTAL CAVE ROAD TRAILHEAD

  31. Colony Mill Road: Crystal Cave Road to Colony Mill Ranger Station

  32. CRESCENT MEADOW TRAILHEAD

  33. Huckleberry Meadow Loop
  34. Bobcat Point Loop
  35. Crescent and Log Meadows Loop
  36. High Sierra Trail: Crescent Meadow to Panther Creek
  37. Giant Forest East Loop
  38. Bearpaw Meadow, Hamilton Lakes, and Nine Lakes Basin
  39. High Sierra Trail: Crescent Meadow to Whitney Portal

  40. GIANT FOREST TRAILHEADS

  41. Moro Rock: Soldiers Trail and Moro Rock Loop
  42. Sunset Rock
  43. Big Trees Trail
  44. Hazelwood Nature Trail
  45. Trail of the Sequoias
  46. Circle Meadow Loop
  47. Congress Trail

  48. Introduction to Wolverton, Lodgepole, and Wuksachi

    WOLVERTON TRAILHEAD

  49. Mehrten and Alta Meadows
  50. Alta Peak
  51. Panther Gap Loop
  52. Lakes Trail to Heather, Aster, Emerald, and Pear Lakes

  53. LODGEPOLE TRAIHEAD

  54. Tokopah Falls
  55. Twin Lakes
  56. Kings-Kaweah Divide Loop

  57. WUKSACHI TRAILHEAD

  58. Wuksachi Trail

  59. Introduction to Dorst Creek

    DORST CREEK TRAILHEADS

  60. Little Baldy
  61. Muir Grove
  62. Lost Grove to Dorst Campground
  63. Cabin Creek Trail

  64. Introduction to Giant Sequoia National Monument and Jennie Lakes Wilderness

    STONY CREEK TRAILHEAD

  65. Stony Creek Trail to Jennie Lake

  66. BIG MEADOWS ROAD TRAILHEADS

  67. Jennie Lakes Loop
  68. Seville Lake
  69. Mitchell Peak

  70. KENNEDY MEADOW TRAILHEAD

  71. Evans Grove

  72. Introduction to Redwood Mountain

    GENERALS HIGHWAY TRAILHEADS

  73. Big Baldy
  74. Buena Vista Peak

  75. REDWOOD MOUNTAIN TRAILHEAD

  76. Redwood Mountain Grove: Hart Trail Loop
  77. Redwood Mountain Grove: Sugar Bowl Loop

  78. Introduction to Grant Grove

    GRANT GROVE TRAILHEADS

  79. Big Stump Grove
  80. Hitchcock Meadow
  81. Sunset Loop Trail
  82. Azalea and Manzanita Trails Loop
  83. North Grove Loop
  84. General Grant Tree Trail
  85. Park Ridge Lookout

  86. CONVERSE BASIN TRAILHEADS

  87. Chicago Stump
  88. Boole Tree

  89. Introduction to Cedar Grove

    DEER COVE TRAILHEAD

  90. Deer Cove Trail

  91. CEDAR GROVE TRAILHEADS

  92. East Kennedy Lake
  93. Don Cecil Trail to Lookout Peak
  94. Cedar Grove Overlook
  95. Hotel and Lewis Creeks Loop

  96. ROADS END TRAILHEADS

  97. Zumwalt Meadow Nature Trail
  98. River Trail
  99. Kanawyer Loop Trail
  100. Sphinx Creek
  101. Circle of Solitude: Great Western and Kings-Kern Divides Loop
  102. East Lake and Lake Reflection
  103. Charlotte Lake
  104. Mist Falls
  105. Rae Lakes Loop
  106. Copper Creek Trail to Granite Basin
  107. State and Horseshoe Lakes

  108. Introduction to John Muir Wilderness: West Side

    CROWN VALLEY TRAILHEAD

  109. Middle Fork Kings River

  110. COURTRIGHT RESERVOIR TRAILHEAD

  111. Red Mountain Basin

  112. FLORENCE LAKE TRAILHEAD

  113. Blayney Hot Springs, Goddard Canyon, and Martha Lake

  114. East Side Trips

    Introduction to the Mount Whitney Ranger District

    HORSESHOE MEADOW TRAILHEAD

  115. Chicken Spring Lake
  116. Cottonwood Pass and New Army Pass Loop

  117. COTTONWOOD LAKES TRAILHEAD

  118. New Army Pass Trail
  119. Cottonwood Lakes
  120. Soldier Lakes and Rock Creek
  121. Cottonwood Lakes to Whitney Portal

  122. WHITNEY PORTAL TRAILHEAD

  123. Mount Whitney
  124. Meysan Trail
  125. John Muir Trail: Whitney Portal to Onion Valley

  126. SYMMES CREEK TRAILHEAD

  127. Shepherd Pass Trail

  128. ONION VALLEY TRAILHEAD

  129. Robinson Lake
  130. Kearsarge and Bullfrog Lakes
  131. Charlotte Lake and Rae Lakes Basin
  132. Trans-Sierra Trek: Onion Valley to Cedar Grove
  133. John Muir Trail: Onion Valley to South Lake
  134. Golden Trout Lakes

  135. OAK CREEK TRAILHEAD

  136. Baxter Pass Trail

  137. SAWMILL CREEK TRAILHEAD

  138. Sawmill Pass Trail

  139. Introduction to the White Mountain Ranger District

    TABOOSE CREEK TRAILHEAD

  140. Taboose Pass Trail

  141. RED CREEK TRAILHEAD

  142. Red Lake

  143. BIRCH CREEK TRAILHEAD

  144. Birch Lake

  145. BIG PINE CREEK TRAILHEAD

  146. Brainerd and Finger Lakes
  147. Big Pine Lakes

  148. SOUTH LAKE TRAILHEAD

  149. Long, Saddlerock, and Bishop Lakes
  150. Dusy Basin and Le Conte Canyon
  151. John Muir Trail: South Lake to North Lake
  152. Chocolate Lakes Loop
  153. Treasure Lakes
  154. Tyee Lakes

  155. LAKE SABRINA TRAILHEAD

  156. Sabrina Basin
  157. George Lake

  158. NORTH LAKE TRAILHEAD

  159. Lamarck Lakes
  160. Evolution Basin via Lamarck Col
  161. Piute Pass Trail to Humphreys Basin and Piute Canyon

Appendices

I Highest Peaks and Largest Sequoias in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park II Contact Information Suggested Reading Index About the Author

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      Publisher: Wilderness Press
      Publication Date: 8/23/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780899976723, 978-0899976723
      ISBN10: 0899976727

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Explore the southern High Sierra with this comprehensive guide to 122 of the area’s best hikes.

      Home to the world’s largest trees, one of North America’s deepest canyons, and the tallest mountain in the continental United States, the greater Sequoia-Kings Canyon region offers unparalleled mountain majesty. Hundreds of miles of trails provide access to boundless wildflower-covered meadows, cascading streams, alpine lakes, deep forests, and craggy peaks.

      Discover the sparkling granite landscape of the Range of Light with expert author Mike White. His popular guidebook presents 122 of the best hikes in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, as well as the surrounding Golden Trout, John Muir, Jennie Lakes, and Monarch wildernesses and Giant Sequoia National Monument. From a half-mile loop by pictographs and bedrock mortars to an 82-mile trek along the wild and remote Middle Fork Kings River, there are hikes for all skill levels and intere

      Table of Contents
      Backpack Trip Features Dayhike Trip Features Preface Introduction Human History Flora and Fauna Geology Climate Traveling in the Backcountry About This Guide Generals Highway Road Log Kings Canyon Highway Road Log

      West Side Trips

      Introduction to South Fork Kaweah River

      SOUTH FORK KAWEAH RIVER TRAILHEAD

      1. Putnam and Snowslide Canyons
      2. Ladybug Camp and Cedar Creek
      3. Garfield-Hockett Trail to Garfield Grove and Hockett Lakes
      4. Introduction to Atwell Mill and Mineral King

        ATWELL MILL TRAILHEAD

      5. East Fork Grove
      6. Atwell-Hockett Trail to Hockett Plateau
      7. Paradise Peak

      8. MINERAL KING TRAILHEAD

      9. Cold Springs Trail
      10. Mosquito Lakes
      11. Eagle Lake
      12. White Chief Canyon
      13. Farewell Gap
      14. Franklin Lakes
      15. Franklin Pass and Sawtooth Pass Loop
      16. Crystal Lake
      17. Monarch Lakes
      18. Little Five and Big Five Lakes Loop
      19. Great Western Divide Loop

      20. Introduction to the Foothills

        POTWISHA TRAILHEAD

      21. Potwisha Pictographs Loop
      22. Marble Falls

      23. HOSPITAL ROCK TRAILHEAD

      24. Middle Fork Kaweah River: Hospital Rock to Potwisha
      25. Paradise Creek Trail
      26. Middle Fork Kaweah River: Hospital Rock to Panther Creek

      27. NORTH FORK TRAILHEAD

      28. North Fork Trail
      29. Colony Mill Road: North Fork to Colony Mill Ranger Station

      30. Introduction to the Giant Forest

        CRYSTAL CAVE ROAD TRAILHEAD

      31. Colony Mill Road: Crystal Cave Road to Colony Mill Ranger Station

      32. CRESCENT MEADOW TRAILHEAD

      33. Huckleberry Meadow Loop
      34. Bobcat Point Loop
      35. Crescent and Log Meadows Loop
      36. High Sierra Trail: Crescent Meadow to Panther Creek
      37. Giant Forest East Loop
      38. Bearpaw Meadow, Hamilton Lakes, and Nine Lakes Basin
      39. High Sierra Trail: Crescent Meadow to Whitney Portal

      40. GIANT FOREST TRAILHEADS

      41. Moro Rock: Soldiers Trail and Moro Rock Loop
      42. Sunset Rock
      43. Big Trees Trail
      44. Hazelwood Nature Trail
      45. Trail of the Sequoias
      46. Circle Meadow Loop
      47. Congress Trail

      48. Introduction to Wolverton, Lodgepole, and Wuksachi

        WOLVERTON TRAILHEAD

      49. Mehrten and Alta Meadows
      50. Alta Peak
      51. Panther Gap Loop
      52. Lakes Trail to Heather, Aster, Emerald, and Pear Lakes

      53. LODGEPOLE TRAIHEAD

      54. Tokopah Falls
      55. Twin Lakes
      56. Kings-Kaweah Divide Loop

      57. WUKSACHI TRAILHEAD

      58. Wuksachi Trail

      59. Introduction to Dorst Creek

        DORST CREEK TRAILHEADS

      60. Little Baldy
      61. Muir Grove
      62. Lost Grove to Dorst Campground
      63. Cabin Creek Trail

      64. Introduction to Giant Sequoia National Monument and Jennie Lakes Wilderness

        STONY CREEK TRAILHEAD

      65. Stony Creek Trail to Jennie Lake

      66. BIG MEADOWS ROAD TRAILHEADS

      67. Jennie Lakes Loop
      68. Seville Lake
      69. Mitchell Peak

      70. KENNEDY MEADOW TRAILHEAD

      71. Evans Grove

      72. Introduction to Redwood Mountain

        GENERALS HIGHWAY TRAILHEADS

      73. Big Baldy
      74. Buena Vista Peak

      75. REDWOOD MOUNTAIN TRAILHEAD

      76. Redwood Mountain Grove: Hart Trail Loop
      77. Redwood Mountain Grove: Sugar Bowl Loop

      78. Introduction to Grant Grove

        GRANT GROVE TRAILHEADS

      79. Big Stump Grove
      80. Hitchcock Meadow
      81. Sunset Loop Trail
      82. Azalea and Manzanita Trails Loop
      83. North Grove Loop
      84. General Grant Tree Trail
      85. Park Ridge Lookout

      86. CONVERSE BASIN TRAILHEADS

      87. Chicago Stump
      88. Boole Tree

      89. Introduction to Cedar Grove

        DEER COVE TRAILHEAD

      90. Deer Cove Trail

      91. CEDAR GROVE TRAILHEADS

      92. East Kennedy Lake
      93. Don Cecil Trail to Lookout Peak
      94. Cedar Grove Overlook
      95. Hotel and Lewis Creeks Loop

      96. ROADS END TRAILHEADS

      97. Zumwalt Meadow Nature Trail
      98. River Trail
      99. Kanawyer Loop Trail
      100. Sphinx Creek
      101. Circle of Solitude: Great Western and Kings-Kern Divides Loop
      102. East Lake and Lake Reflection
      103. Charlotte Lake
      104. Mist Falls
      105. Rae Lakes Loop
      106. Copper Creek Trail to Granite Basin
      107. State and Horseshoe Lakes

      108. Introduction to John Muir Wilderness: West Side

        CROWN VALLEY TRAILHEAD

      109. Middle Fork Kings River

      110. COURTRIGHT RESERVOIR TRAILHEAD

      111. Red Mountain Basin

      112. FLORENCE LAKE TRAILHEAD

      113. Blayney Hot Springs, Goddard Canyon, and Martha Lake

      114. East Side Trips

        Introduction to the Mount Whitney Ranger District

        HORSESHOE MEADOW TRAILHEAD

      115. Chicken Spring Lake
      116. Cottonwood Pass and New Army Pass Loop

      117. COTTONWOOD LAKES TRAILHEAD

      118. New Army Pass Trail
      119. Cottonwood Lakes
      120. Soldier Lakes and Rock Creek
      121. Cottonwood Lakes to Whitney Portal

      122. WHITNEY PORTAL TRAILHEAD

      123. Mount Whitney
      124. Meysan Trail
      125. John Muir Trail: Whitney Portal to Onion Valley

      126. SYMMES CREEK TRAILHEAD

      127. Shepherd Pass Trail

      128. ONION VALLEY TRAILHEAD

      129. Robinson Lake
      130. Kearsarge and Bullfrog Lakes
      131. Charlotte Lake and Rae Lakes Basin
      132. Trans-Sierra Trek: Onion Valley to Cedar Grove
      133. John Muir Trail: Onion Valley to South Lake
      134. Golden Trout Lakes

      135. OAK CREEK TRAILHEAD

      136. Baxter Pass Trail

      137. SAWMILL CREEK TRAILHEAD

      138. Sawmill Pass Trail

      139. Introduction to the White Mountain Ranger District

        TABOOSE CREEK TRAILHEAD

      140. Taboose Pass Trail

      141. RED CREEK TRAILHEAD

      142. Red Lake

      143. BIRCH CREEK TRAILHEAD

      144. Birch Lake

      145. BIG PINE CREEK TRAILHEAD

      146. Brainerd and Finger Lakes
      147. Big Pine Lakes

      148. SOUTH LAKE TRAILHEAD

      149. Long, Saddlerock, and Bishop Lakes
      150. Dusy Basin and Le Conte Canyon
      151. John Muir Trail: South Lake to North Lake
      152. Chocolate Lakes Loop
      153. Treasure Lakes
      154. Tyee Lakes

      155. LAKE SABRINA TRAILHEAD

      156. Sabrina Basin
      157. George Lake

      158. NORTH LAKE TRAILHEAD

      159. Lamarck Lakes
      160. Evolution Basin via Lamarck Col
      161. Piute Pass Trail to Humphreys Basin and Piute Canyon

      Appendices

      I Highest Peaks and Largest Sequoias in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park II Contact Information Suggested Reading Index About the Author

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