Day and Section Hikes: John Muir Trail Book

Overview Map
Map Key     i
Acknowledgments     ix
Preface     xi
Top Hikes List     xiv
Introduction     1
How to Use This Guidebook     1
Weather     5
Water     6
Clothing     7
The Ten Essentials     9
Hiking with Children     10
General Safety     10
Animal and Plant Hazards     12
Tips for Enjoying the John Muir Trail     16
Wilderness Permits     17
Backcountry Advice     19
Trail Etiquette     20
Resupplying on the Trail     21
Day Hikes
Yosemite National Park     24
Vernal and Nevada Falls     26
Half Dome     32
Cathedral Lakes     38
Lyell Canyon     42
Devils Postpile National Monument     46
Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls     48
Sequoia National Park     54
Mount Whitney     56
Section Hikes
Yosemite National Park and Ansel Adams Wilderness     64
Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows     66
Tuolumne Meadows to Red's Meadow     75
Ansel AdamsWilderness and John Muir Wilderness     86
Red's Meadow to Vermilion Valley Resort     88
Vermilion Valley Resort to Florence Lake     100
John Muir Wilderness; Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks     108
Florence Lake to South Lake     110
South Lake to Roads End     121
Roads End to Onion Valley     130
Onion Valley to Mount Whitney     138
Appendixes     149
Index     153