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Falcon Guide Hiking California's Golden Trout Wilderness: A Guide to Backpacking and Day Hiking in the Golden Trout and South Sierra Wilderness Areas
Hiking California's Golden Trout Wilderness will help outdoor enthusiasts choose and plan a day hike or backpacking trip in the Golden Trout Wilderness or South Sierra Wilderness best suited to their time, energy, experience, and personal preferences. It offers a preview of what they are likely to see and experience along their chosen geological features, historical sites, trees, birds, flowers, and mammals. It helps readers anticipate places where the trail is faint, where it is clear, where and when rivers and streams are special sources of delight, or where there may be obstacles to travel. There are 43 specially selected backcountry adventures meticulously prepared by backcountry guide Suzanne Swedo.
Inside readers will detailed maps, accurate route profiles showing the ups and downs of each hike, tips on equipment, trip planning, hiking with dogs and children, accurate directions, difficulty ratings, trail contacts, and more.
Inside readers will detailed maps, accurate route profiles showing the ups and downs of each hike, tips on equipment, trip planning, hiking with dogs and children, accurate directions, difficulty ratings, trail contacts, and more.
240 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2004
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October 22, 2016
A little dated but some really great descriptions of this specific area in the southern sierra mountains. Golden trout are extremely rare so this area is protected and also somewhat isolated. There is a really great introduction into the area about the flora and fauna and some brief history. The maps are not in color and could be better but the book is over 10 years old so i didn't expect much. There is a nice elevation graph for each hike which is very helpful. I've been in the surrounding areas but not the golden trout wilderness, one day soon I hope to hike there. I would buy this book if I venture out there since there is not a lot of literature on this specific area.
April 29, 2008
Another great Falcon Guide for recreational backpackers and day hikers, this one focuses on the southern Sierra Nevadas with 43 trails varying in distance from a few miles to a brief discussion of the Pacific Crest Trail. Note: This is not a comprehensive guide about the Pacific Crest Trail. Once again, I love the elevation charts, directions, and trail descriptions. Highly recommended to anyone who lives and hikes in California's Central Valley or in the vicinity of Hwy 395 from Olancha to Lone Pine.
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