Yosemite National Park: A Natural-History Guide to Yosemite and Its Trails
- Made by: Wilderness Press
- Model number: 102022
Product DescriptionIn recent edition of our best-selling classic track all descriptions have been updated. Schaffer also covers the practical aspects of hiking including regulations, permits, trailheads, campgrounds, and more. Comes with folded topographic map. … more>>
Yosemite National Park: A Natural-History Guide to Yosemite and Its Trails
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This is still the best for the selection of the hundreds of miles of trails in Yosemite, but on the way to take advantage (and knows how to use!) A detailed topographic map and compass and technicians go ahead and GPS but remember batteries are exhausted. Federal topographic maps are works of art in their own right. If the track descriptions are a necessity either photo-copy of the pages as others have suggested, or pick one of the smallest desert press guides that focus on the value of topographic maps of the area. A recent alternative to individual maps is the CD of the status of National Geographic paths illustrated and gives the entire state of California on the team in detail with zoom, annotate: then print what you need. In any case, to keep secure any better than the map and compass (altimeter is good also in the Sierra), although the books are great for armchair dreaming and making choices and all wildlife products press let me hear the gravel crunching under my boots granite like no other. Rating: 5 / 5
The book has been a good friend for years. The association yosemite store site does not list among their best sellers. But they are there, so has the library’s main village yosemite last 30 años.Buenas features: exact mileage to the trailhead locations paved road. To avoid wasting time looking for salida.Elevación profit and loss for each excursión.Nivel of difficulty for each trip, from easy to exigente.Tiempo to complete each walk of 2 hours to several days.The emphasis on benchmarks so it is not likely to pierdan.Describe unusual flora and fauna that can be probably seen in a few climbs. “topographic map of government, but of course not the quadrants will have several more detailed maps parque.Faltas cover: The author of trip many years ago, long before the GPS readings, it would be good to know. But perhaps the latest edition (s) does now or later will ?========================= Off Topic, but here are some tips light : 1) Compass. Any cheap compass nada.2 1000 times better than) The role higiénico.3) sunscreen (high elevations magnify the sun) 4) UV sunglasses (ditto) 5) Paper towels and soap to clean 6) Mosquito drugs (with DEET) 7) Water filter or water tablets (Yosemite is charged with Giardia). I prefer the tablets: a foolproof, lighter, easier to keep clean. But medicine agua.Tal taste of both a kit of 2 or 3 oz of first aid, in order of importance:
moleskin and razor cutting. Also 1 / 2 oz tube hydro cortisone cream (these are for foot blisters) 9) small bottle of aspirin / Tylenol10) Some tiritas11) A couple of chips in the joint Alcaseltzer aspirinas.12 bottle) Add an anti tablets diarrheal few (unlikely to need, but if it saves the trip) 13) Shoes and cheap pair of very high power reading glasses of the strips of wood or garrapatas.No forget # 6 in Yosemite!
Rating: 5 / 5
We try to use this book to help guide our journey and find some hiking during our first time to Yosemite. Although the book is a wealth of knowledge and information (if difficult to read in parts), was overwhelming for us to know what to do and what to keep for our next trip – we have to plan to take! More details about what is worthwhile and what is not, and more maps of the trails would be very valuable. Even a general base map of Yosemite Valley and Tioga pass would have made a big difference. For example, the map given by the park into Yosemite is excellent. Perhaps this book more valuable as our regular visitors and hikers in the park, but if you’re planning your first trip, I would start with a different book – or better yet, follow the advice of the locals and previous visitors. Some obvious suggestions: Glacier Point, Mirror Lake (great view of Half Dome), Bridalveil Falls, somewhere in Tioga Pass (for example, the May Lake, Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Meadows), Mariposa Grove. Have fun in Yosemite! Rating: 2 / 5
I was planning a solo backpacking trip Yosemite.Llamé and talked to a guard, asking for advice. The only advice I received was to read the Natural-History Guide to Yosemite and its trails, for Schaffer. The guard said, “we are all still use it as the definitive guide – although it was printed in the ’70 ‘s.” He was right. It is a complete revision of the trails. If you are interested in obtaining a deeper understanding of where you are going to Yosemite, this book is worth the dinero.Calificación: 4 / 5
A detailed personal account Yosemite hiking trails that not only describes the beautiful scenery, but also tells you how Yosemite evolved for thousands of years. It says right past history of Yosemite to the flora and FONA. Schaffer even included a distance table and the difficulty of each of the trails and closed a road map. This book will give any first time visitor a great idea of what Yosemite has to offer! Rating: 5 / 5
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