Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
How to Use This Guide 1
Life in Yosemite 3
Geology 4
History 6
Leave No Trace 7
Wilderness Permits 9
Bears 11
A Few Words of Caution 12
Trail Finder 16
Map Legend 21
The Hikes
The Valley Floor 22
1 East Valley Floor 24
2 West Valley Floor 28
3 Glacier Point via the Four Mile Trail 32
4 Happy Isles to the Top of Nevada Fall 36
5 Mirror Lake-Tenaya Canyon Loop 41
6 Yosemite Falls 45
7 Half Dome 49
The South Rim of Yosemite Valley 55
8 Taft Point and The Fissures 56
9 Sentinel Dome 60
10 McGurk Meadow 63
11 The Pohono Trail 66
12 The Panorama Trail-Glacier Point to Nevada Fail 71
The North Rim of Yosemite Valley 75
13 Tioga Road to the Top of Yosemite Falls and Eagle Peak 76
14 Porcupine Creek to North Dome 80
15 The North Rim 84
16 Tuolumne Grove 90
17 Merced Grove 93
Honorable Mention: El Capitan from Tamarack Flat 96
The High Sierra Camps 97
18 Merced Lake High Sierra Camp 98
19 Vogelsang High Sierra Camp 103
20 May Lake High. Sierra Camp 108
21 Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp 111
22 Sunrise High Sierra Camp 116
23 The High Sierra Camp Loop 120
The Southern Park 127
24 Mariposa Grove of Big Trees 128
25 Chilnualna Fall 133
26 Buena Vista Crest 137
27 Wawona Meadow 142
28 Gander Lake 145
29 Ottoway Lakes 148
30 The Clark Range and Red Peak Pass 152
31 Merced River High Trail 159
32 Chain Lakes 165
Honorable Mention: Alder Creek Falls 170
South of Tuolumne Meadows 171
33 Tenaya Lake 172
34 Clouds Rest 175
35 Cathedral Lakes 179
36 Elizabeth Lake 183
37 Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River 186
38 Mono Pass 191
Honorable Mention: Polly Dome Lakes 195
North of Tuolumne Meadows 196
39 Waterwheel Falls and the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne 197
40 Lukens Lake 203
41 Ten Lakes 206
42 Soda Springs and Parsons Lodge 211
43 Dog Lake 214
44 Lembert Dome 217
45 Young Lakes 221
46 Gaylor Lakes 225
Honorable Mention: White Wolf to Harden Lake 228
Hetch Hetchy 229
47 Wapama Falls 231
48 Rancheria Falls 235
49 Laurel Lake 239
50 Lake Vernon and Tiltill Valley 243
51 Jack Main Canyon and Tilden-Lake 247
Honorable Mention: Smith Meadow and Smith Peak 252
The North Boundary Country 253
52 Saddlebag Lake and 20 Lakes Basin 255
53 Lundy Canyon 259
54 Green Creek 263
55 Virginia Lakes Basin 267
56 Matterhorn Canyon and the Sawtooth Range 271
57 Benson Pass-Northeast Yosemite Grand Tour 276
58 McCabe Lakes 282
59 Piute Mountain-Peeler Lake Loop 287
Two Famous Trails 292
60 The John Muir Trail 293
61 The Pacific Crest Trail 298
Appendix A Further Reading 304
Appendix B Hiker's Checklist 305
Hike Index 307
About the Author 309
