John Muir Trail : The Essential Guide to Hiking America's Most Famous Trail / Elizabeth Wenk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wenk, Elizabeth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hiking--California--John Muir Trail--Guidebooks.

Hiking.

Backpacking--California--John Muir Trail--Guidebooks.

Backpacking.

John Muir Trail (Calif.)--Guidebooks.

John Muir Trail (Calif.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 pages)

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, AL : Wilderness Press, 2022.

Summary:

"The John Muir Trail contains the information you need for hiking or backpacking the route. The comprehensive guide describes the entire passage, with detailed directions as well as UTM coordinates for important junctions, lateral trails, campsites, food-storage boxes, and other points of interest. The book divides the trail into 13 sections, and each section includes an elevation profile and a table that lists elevation, distance from the previous point, and total mileage"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Maps

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Using This Book

Planning Your Hike

North to South, or South to North?

When Should You Go?

Wilderness Permits

Transportation

Trailhead Logistics

Gear Choices

Food and Resupplies

Maps

Emergency Beacons and Contacts

On the Trail

Where to Camp

Food Storage and Bears

Stoves, Campfires, and No-Fire Zones

Water Availability

Water Purification, Water Quality, and Camp Hygiene

Summer Rangers

Weather

Environmental Dangers

JMT Human and Natural History

Origins of a High Sierra Route

Plants

Animals

Geology

Cumulative Mileage Table

North to South: Yosemite Valley to Whitney Portal

Section 1 Happy Isles to Tuolumne-Mariposa County Line

Section 2 Tuolumne-Mariposa County Line to Donohue Pass

Section 3 Donohue Pass to Island Pass

Section 4 Island Pass to Madera-Fresno County Line

Section 5 Madera-Fresno County Line to Silver Pass

Section 6 Silver Pass to Selden Pass

Section 7 Selden Pass to Muir Pass

Section 8 Muir Pass to Mather Pass

Section 9 Mather Pass to Pinchot Pass

Section 10 Pinchot Pass to Glen Pass

Section 11 Glen Pass to Forester Pass

Section 12 Forester Pass to Trail Crest

Section 13 Trail Crest to Whitney Portal

Appendixes

Appendix A: Side Trips to Peaks, Vista Points, and Lake Basins

Appendix B: JMT Lateral Trails and Nearby Towns

Appendix C: Campsites

Appendix D: Food-Storage Boxes (Bear Boxes)

Appendix E: Plants Referenced in Text

Appendix F: Bibliography and Suggested Reading

About the Author

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781643590844

1643590847

OCLC:

1374429110