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Title: Hiking Yosemite National Park by Suzanne Swedo ISBN: 1-56044-726-5 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent and concise guide
Comment: This is an indispensible guidebook for any hiker who loves Yosemite. I use it almost daily during hiking season and it helps in selecting hikes, planning them, reaching the trailhead and gauging whether a hike will be worthwhile. Each hike contains an accurate, though brief, description of the rigors of each trek. Occasionally I quibble with the authors ranking of a given hike, but usually they are on the mark.
A few cautionary notes: there are no detailed maps in the book, except general maps which introduce the hiker to each specific place. Te map for the John Muir trail, for example, is very basic. Don't expect detailed maps for each hike because there are none. The descriptions of how to reach each trailhead are excellent, unless you have little experience with Yosemite.
My favorite part of the book is that the Touloume Meadows High Country area is not neglected. Swedo has various categories and list the hikes they think are best suited to be placed in every league and the valley floor is not the only area of the park that is stressed .If you spend any time hiking in Yosemite, this book is essential!
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent quality but limited scope
Comment: Like most Falcon hiking guides, this one provides useful and reliable information. The only shortcoming is it doesn't provide comprehensive information on all the trails and destinations. It wouldn't take much to add this info so that a reader who wanted to cobble together a different hike from the ones described in detail could figure out distances and altitudes gained (similar, for example, to AMC guides for hiking in various locales out East).
Rating: 5
Summary: buying it again due to the deet incident in the park
Comment: I purchased this book for a trip to Yosemite that I took earlier this year. The descriptions of the hikes were wonderful and included such key details as where to park and what the water & facility opportunities are on the trails. Another key detail in the book was a breakdown of elevation gain per foot. I used it to help plan my Half Dome hike and it was essential. Unfortunately there was an incident in my pack with the bug spray so I'm online today to purchase this book again to help plan my new conquest - El Capitan.
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Title: Topographic Map of Yosemite National Park and Vicinity by Wilderness Press ISBN: 0899972543 Publisher: Wilderness Press Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park (Complete Guide to Yosemite National Park, 4th Ed) by Steven P. Medley ISBN: 1930238096 Publisher: Yosemite Assn Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks by Laurel Scheidt ISBN: 0762711221 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park (100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park, 1st Ed) by Marc J. Soares ISBN: 089886867X Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Yosemite Handbook: An Insider's Guide to the Park by Susan Frank, Phil Frank, Bruinhilda ISBN: 076490616X Publisher: Pomegranate Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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