Best Easy Day Hikes Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Best Easy Day Hikes Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

by Laurel Scheidt
Best Easy Day Hikes Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Best Easy Day Hikes Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

by Laurel Scheidt

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Overview

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, situated in California's rugged Sierra Nevada, boast some of the most spectacular landscapes on the continent: towering groves of giant sequoia trees, crystalline trout rivers, jagged peaks and alpine meadows, and Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48. Discover 20 of the best easy day hikes in the parks, accompanied by detailed descriptions and trail maps. This book is a personal guide to the wonders of the California Sierra.  

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493036882
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 04/01/2019
Series: Best Easy Day Hikes Series
Edition description: Third Edition
Pages: 112
Sales rank: 1,079,892
Product dimensions: 4.20(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Laurel Scheidt is a veteran hiker and the author of Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. She lives in Modesto, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsvi
Legendvii
Overview Mapviii
Introduction1
Park History1
The Giant Sequoia4
Topographic Features4
Planning Your Trip6
Getting to Sequoia and Kings Canyon6
Getting a Backcountry Permit7
Emergency Medical Services (Personal Responsibility)7
Using This Guidebook8
How This Guide Is Organized8
Types of Hikes8
Ratings8
Distances8
Maps9
Elevation Charts10
Sharing10
Backcountry Regulations10
Food Storage and Bears13
Food Storage Regulations14
Zero Impact15
Make It a Safe Trip17
Being Prepared17
Seasons and Weather18
Hypothermia--The Silent Killer18
Altitude Sickness20
Drinking Water and Giardiasis21
High Water21
Poison Oak21
Ticks21
Mosquitoes and Biting Flies22
Rattlesnakes22
Be Bear Aware22
Mountain Lions24
Sequoia/Kings Canyon Trail Finder27
Author's Favorite Hikes31
Hikes in the Foothills
1Lower Colony Mill Trail35
2North Fork Trail37
3Marble Falls40
4Paradise Creek43
5Middle Fork Trail46
Hikes in the Giant Forest
6Upper Colony Mill Trail49
7Sunset Rock52
8Moro Rock and Hanging Rock54
9Sugar Pine Trail57
10Crescent and Log Meadows60
11Round Meadow Trail62
12Huckleberry Trail64
13Congress Trail67
14Trail of the Sequoias69
15Circle Meadow72
Hikes in the Central High Sierra
16High Sierra Trail to Bearpaw Meadow75
17Hamilton Lakes78
18Nine Lake Basin82
19Big Arroyo84
20Redwood Meadow86
21Pinto Lake90
22Little Five Lakes91
Hikes in the Lodgepole and Dorst Areas
23Lakes Trail94
24Alta Peak99
25Alta Meadow101
26Long Meadow Trail102
27Tokopah Falls104
28Twin Lakes Trail107
29Little Baldy110
30Muir Grove112
Hikes in the Grant Grove Area
31Big Stump Loop115
32Hitchcock Meadow Trail118
33South Boundary Trail120
34Manzanita and Azalea Trails124
35General Grant Loop127
36Sunset Trail129
37North Grove and Dead Giant Loops133
38North Boundary and Lone Pine Trails136
39Park Ridge Trail139
Hikes in the Redwood Canyon Area
40Hart Tree Trail143
41Sugarbowl Trail147
42Redwood Canyon149
43Buena Vista Peak152
44Big Baldy Ridge154
Hikes in the Cedar Grove and Monarch Divide Areas
45Deer Cove Trail to Grizzly Lakes157
46Lewis Creek Trail160
47Don Cecil Trail163
48Hotel Creek Trail166
49Roaring River Falls to Zumwalt Meadow168
50Road's End to the Bailey Bridge171
51Junction Meadow174
52Vidette Meadow178
53Upper Bubbs Creek179
54Copper Creek Trail182
55Paradise Valley185
56Rae Lakes Loop187
Hikes in the Mineral King and South Fork Areas
57Paradise Peak193
58Atwell-Hockett Trail to Hockett Meadows195
59Evelyn Lake and Cahoon Rock198
60Cold Springs Nature Trail201
61Timber Gap204
62Crystal Lakes206
63Monarch Lakes209
64Black Wolf Falls210
65Franklin Lakes213
66Farewell Gap216
67White Chief Bowl218
68Eagle Lake221
69Mosquito Lakes224
70Ladybug Camp and Whisky Log Camp227
71Garfield Grove230
Hikes in and near the Jennie Lakes Wilderness
72Weaver Lake232
73Jennie Lake235
74Deer Meadow237
75Mitchell Peak240
76Lookout Peak243
Hikes in the Sugarloaf Valley and Mount Silliman Area
77Roaring River245
78Seville Lake250
79Lost Lake253
80Ranger and Beville Lakes256
Hikes in Northern and Eastern Kings Canyon and Eastern Sequoia
81Goddard Canyon258
82Evolution Valley264
83Dusy Basin266
84Onion Valley to Kearsarge Lakes269
85Charlotte Lake273
86Mount Whitney275
Appendix AFor More Information281
Appendix BSources and Recommended Reading283
Appendix CHiker's Checklist284
Glossary285
About the Author286
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