100 HIKES IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

Includes Surrounding Hoover and Ansel Adams Wilderness Areas, Mammoth Lakes,
and Sonora Pass

A collection of 100 of the area’s best hikes
One hundred and ten color photographs, 102 maps
Includes popular hikes located outside the boundaries of Yosemite National
Park

This amazingly diverse wonderland of deep ice-sculptured canyons, polished
granite domes, rolling oak woodlands, stately forests, and tuneful streams
offers some of the best hiking around.

Virtually all the hikes in this book are readily accessible from major
arterials, and there are explicit trailhead directions for each hike. The
hikes in 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park are divided into eight
geographical regions. The regions approximate a counterclockwise loop,
starting from the southeast and finishing in the southwest. Each hiking
chapter is broken up in three basic parts: the information block, which helps
you size up the hike by telling you how to get there and what to expect; the
opening, which gives you a feel for what the hike is like; and the body, which
describes the landmarks and trails, providing a blow-by-blow account of the
actual hike, preceded by trailhead directions. You’ll learn where the tough
spots are on the trail, how much shade is available, and the locations of
important landmarks and special scenes you won’t want to miss.

Roughly a third of the hikes in this book are located just outside the park
boundaries, and about half of those lead into the park. A handy trail index
helps hikers choose from trails ranging in difficulty from ‹cakewalk to butt-
kicker.›

With extensive facts about plants, wildlife, and geological features as well
as local history, each hike in this guidebook is loaded with outdoor
entertainment and information.