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Trail Book Suggestions

PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:19 am
by RAINMAN19
I am having difficulty finding a trail book of yosemite that provides a detailed description of trail distances and terrain. I don't expect to get the detail of the White Mountain AMC guide. Any thoughts?

Re: Trail Book Suggestions

PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:04 am
by dan
RAINMAN19 wrote:I am having difficulty finding a trail book of yosemite that provides a detailed description of trail distances and terrain. I don't expect to get the detail of the White Mountain AMC guide. Any thoughts?


Schaffer's book is getting long-in-the-tooth (10 years old), but it's probably the most comprehensive trail guide to Yosemite National Park. OTOH, I find the reading ponderous and heavy to carry, but maybe that's just me. It's also out-of-print, but copies (new and used) are still around.

Jeffrey P. Schaffer, Yosemite National Park: A Natural-History Guide to Yosemite and Its Trails (Wilderness Press, 2000)

PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 6:55 am
by AlmostThere
Sierra North does a good job describing trails - there is a section on Yosemite. It also has hikes in the neighboring areas.