Yosemite National Park: Your Complete Hiking Guide

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Popular, proven format: the previous edition (9780899973838) sold more than 12,000 copies Market: According to NPS, more than 4.5 million people visited Yosemite National Park in 2019 This title has long been considered the go-to book for Yosemite 96 trips of varying length and difficulty-almost every trail in Yosemite and most of the trails just outside the park Perfect book to find less-frequented trails, especially since permits are hard to obtain for Yosemite's most popular trailheads Detailed trip narratives that weave in natural history and human history observations, with an emphasis on Yosemite's geology At-a-glance icons highlighting the best spots for views, camping, swimming, and more Trail log for each trip, listing distances to all junctions and major waypoints Comprehensive information on lodging, permits, and other park activities Descriptions of the region's history, geology, flora, and fauna Geology, biology and history sections reviewed by NPS experts Introduction to Leave No Trace principles New to this edition: a standalone map (based on field-collected GPS tracks) for each hike and trails broken into more trips for ease of use Author has been exploring Yosemite for 30 years

Since childhood, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Wenk has hiked and climbed in the Sierra Nevada. She continues the tradition with her husband, Douglas Bock, and daughters, Eleanor and Sophia. As she obtained a PhD in Sierran alpine plant ecology from the University of California, Berkeley, her love of the mountain range morphed into a profession. In 2007, with the publication of her first Wilderness Press title, writing guidebooks became a way to share her love and knowledge of the Sierra Nevada with others. Lizzy continues to obsessively explore every bit of the Sierra, spending summers hiking on- and off-trail throughout the range, although she lives in Sydney, Australia, during the "off-season." She is a board member of the John Muir Trail Wilderness Conservancy, helping guide the organization to preserve and restore lands that have been loved a little too roughly. Lizzy's other Wilderness Press titles include John Muir Trail, Top Trails: Yosemite, Sierra North, Sierra South, One Best Hike: Mount Whitney, One Best Hike: Grand Canyon, 50 Best Short Hikes: Yosemite, and Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail, which is a perfect companion book for all naturalists.