Backpacking Nevada: From Slickrock Canyons to Granite Summits

by Mike White

Overview

Backpacking Nevada, the ultimate guide to backpacking trips in Nevada's basin and range, has 23 trips ranging from two days to two weeks. From the East Humboldt Wilderness to the Ruby Mountains and the Toiyabe Range, this guide describes the finest backpacking adventures in Nevada. Few people are aware of the vast expanse of natural beauty that lies outside the dizzying atmosphere of Nevada's Las Vegas and Reno metro areas. Venture outside the strip however, and discover untrammeled wilderness in the most mountainous state in the continental US. Explore the forests of the Carson Range, traverse the granite peaks and cascading creeks of the Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness, or watch elk and antelope in the remote Jarbridge Mountains.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780899973227
Publisher:	Wilderness Press
Publication date:	07/06/2004
Series:	Backpacking
Pages:	244
Sales rank:	622,003
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mike was raised in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon in the shadow of Mt. Hood (whenever the Pacific Northwest skies cleared enough to allow such things as shadows). His mother didn’t drive, so walking was a way of life for her, as it was for her young son in tow. When Mike reached driving age, he began to explore further afield, hiking, backpacking, and climbing in the Cascades of Oregon and Washington. He further honed his outdoor skills while attending Seattle Pacific University. After college, Mike relocated to the high desert of Reno, Nevada, where he was drawn to the beautiful and sunny Sierra. This opened the door to many fine adventures, which included hiking forays into the four corners of his adopted state of Nevada. In the early 1990s, Mike left his last “real” job (with an engineering firm), and began writing full time about the outdoors. His first project for Wilderness Press was an update and expansion of Luther Linkhart’s classic guide, The Trinity Alps. He then authored Nevada Wilderness Areas and Great Basin National Park, followed by the Snowshoe Trails series and Top Trails Lake Tahoe. Mike was also a contributor to Backpacking California, and has written articles for Sunset and Backpacker magazines, and the Reno Gazette-Journal. Mike passes on his accrued outdoor wisdom to students in hiking, backpacking and snowshoeing classes at Truckee Meadows Community College. He continues to live in Reno with his wife, Robin, and their two boys, David and Stephen, along with their yellow lab, Barkley.

Table of Contents

	Featured Trips Overview Map	viii
	Map Legend	xii
	Featured Trips Summary Chart	xiii
	Introduction	1
	How To Use This Guide	3
	General Tips on Backpacking in Nevada	7
	A Word About Horses	11
	Wild Areas of Nevada
	Carson Range	15
	Santa Rosa Range	16
	Jarbidge Mountains	18
	East Humboldt Mountains	21
	Ruby Mountains	23
	Toiyabe Mountains	25
	Toquima Range	28
	Monitor Range	29
	Snake Range	31
	Great Basin National Park	32
	Spring Mountains	34
	Featured Trips
	Carson Range
1	Tahoe Rim Trail: Daggett Pass to Brockway Summit	39
2	Mt. Rose and Bronco Creek	59
3	Ophir Creek Trail	67
	Santa Rosa Range
4	Summit Trail	75
	Jarbidge Mountains
5	Jarbidge and Emerald Lake Loop	85
6	East Fork Jarbidge River and Cougar Creek Loop	93
7	Gods Pocket Peak Trail to Camp Creek	101
	East Humboldt Mountains
8	Winchell Lake Trail	107
9	Greys Lake Trail	113
	Ruby Mountains
10	Soldier Lakes Basin	119
11	Right Fork Lamoille Creek	125
12	Ruby Lakes	131
13	Ruby Crest Trail	137
14	Overland Lake Trail	155
	Toiyabe Mountains
15	Toiyabe Crest Trail	159
16	North Twin and South Twin Rivers Loop	171
17	Stewart Creek Loop	177
	Toquima Range
18	Mt. Jefferson Loop	183
	Monitor Range
19	Table Mountain Traverse	189
	Snake Range
20	Mt. Moriah	195
	Great Basin National Park
21	Baker Creek Loop to Baker and Johnson Lakes	203
	Spring Mountains
22	Bonanza Trail	211
23	Charleston Peak: North Loop and South Loop Trails	217
	Bibliography and Suggested Reading	225
	Index	227
	About the Author	230