Best Short Hikes in California's South Sierra

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The Mountaineers Books, 29. jan. 2003 - 240 strani
* The best 66 short hikes in the Southern Sierra* Handy appendices to find the Sierra hikes you desire* Two trip summary tablesAn area that's larger than the entire European Alps, the South Sierra offers unparalleled beauty and extensive hiking options. The drive to the various trailheads alone will take you past the largest trees in the world, provide dramatic views of some of the deepest canyons in the United States, and reveal splendid glimpses of the highest peak in the lower 48states.
 

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Stran 35 - It is about ten miles long, half a mile wide, and the stupendous rocks of purplish gray granite that form the walls are from 2500 to 5000 feet in height, while the depth of the valley below the general surface of the mountain mass from which it has been carved is considerably more than a mile. Thus it appears that this new yosemite is longer and deeper, and lies embedded in grander mountains, than the well-known Yosemite of the Merced. Their general characters, however, are wonderfully alike, and...‎
Pojavi se v 12 knjigah iz obdobja 1892–2003
Stran 34 - Kings Canyon reaches a depth of 8200 feet near the confluence of the middle and south forks of the Kings River. The depth of this canyon is without peer in North America. It is deeper than Hells Canyon in Idaho and the Grand Canyon in Arizona. At Roads End, the start of...‎
Pojavi se v 8 knjigah iz obdobja 1908–2008
Stran 35 - In the vast Sierra wilderness far to the southward of the famous Yosemite Valley, there is a yet grander valley of the same kind. It is situated on the south fork of Kings River, above the most extensive groves and forests of the giant sequoia, and beneath the shadows...‎
Pojavi se v 10 knjigah iz obdobja 1924–2008
Stran 35 - Sierra wilderness far to the southward of the famous Yosemite Valley, there is a yet grander valley of the same kind. It is situated on the south fork of King's River, above the most extensive groves and forests of the giant sequoia, and beneath the shadows of the highest mountains in the range, where the canons are deepest and the snow-laden peaks are crowded most closely together. It is called the Big King's River Canon, or King's River Yosemite, and is reached by way of Visalia, the nearest point...‎
Pojavi se v 9 knjigah iz obdobja 1892–2008
Stran 24 - A much more serious form of mountain sickness is HAPE. Symptoms are inordinate shortness of breath and a dry, nonproductive cough or a cough producing a small amount of pink-tinged sputum (caused by blood from the lungs). HAPE results in a filling of the lung's air sacs with fluid that has oozed through the walls of the pulmonary capillaries.‎
Pojavi se v 4 knjigah iz obdobja 2001–2008
Stran 22 - Governmental agencies, particularly the National Park Service and the US Forest Service, have filtered hundreds of gallons of water from wilderness streams, found one or two organisms (far less than enough to be infective), and erected garish signs proclaiming the water "hazardous.‎
Pojavi se v 3 knjigah iz obdobja 2000–2003
Stran 18 - When to Go Because winter weather conditions and the depth of the snowpack vary considerably from year to year, it is not possible to predict with accuracy when each trail will be open for exploration.‎
Pojavi se v 2 knjigah iz obdobja 2003–2008

O avtorju (2003)

PAUL RICHINS was raised in Weatherville, CA, and started hiking in the Trinity Alps at age 12. He has more than 35 years of wilderness experience backpacking, mountain climbing, ski mountaineering, and whitewater kayaking. A longtime member of the American Alpine Club and the Sierra Club, Richins maintains the Backcountry Resource Center, a website of valuable information for the backcountry skier, climber, or hiker wishing to explore the mountains of California, the United States, and Canada. For The Mountaineers Books, he has written 50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California: Mount Shasta to Mount Whitney and Mount Whitney: The Complete Trailhead-to-Summit Hiking Guide.

Bibliografski podatki

NaslovBest Short Hikes in California's South Sierra
Best Short Hikes
AvtorjiPaul Richins, Jr., Karen Whitehill
Izdajailustrirana
ZaložnikThe Mountaineers Books, 2003
ISBN089886836X, 9780898868364
Dolžina240 strani
  
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