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Instead of guiding travelers through the arduous task of hiking the entire PCT, the goal of this book is to help plan trips that incorporate hiking on the PCT in Northern California, whether hikers have just an afternoon to spare or want to escape for the entire weekend. The author's hike choices most often include the opportunity for a wilderness swim or a summit hike to take in outstanding views. Maps and elevation graphs were carefully produced using GPS data collected by the author while out on the trail.
Price: $13.99
Pages: 256
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Imprint: Wilderness Press
Series: Day & Section Hikes
Publication Date:
29 September 2010
ISBN: 9780899976457
Format: eBook
At around the turn of the century, Wendy Lautner was a recovering pre-med major at Humboldt State University in Northern California. Having just recently returned from a study-abroad program in Central America, the idea of sitting in one place for too long seemed hard to fathom. Discussing this dilemma with her father via email he suggested she try journalism because, "then you can travel and do all kinds of fun things and get paid well for it."
While she still hasn't quite mastered the "getting paid well" part, Wendy took her dad's advice and signed up for the school newspaper. Since then she has worked at Paddler Magazine, wrote sports coverage in the adrenaline hub of Lake Tahoe area for the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, had a stint as the newspaper editor at the Lincoln News Messenger serving Sacramento's up-and-coming bedroom community to the north, and has written for heaps of other publications, Web sites and the like on topics ranging from recreation, travel and environmental issues.
Currently, she is the assistant editor for Tahoe.com where her basic job duties include eating out at nice restaurants, attending concerts, hiking, mountain biking, parasailing, writing, and a decent amount of computer time as well.
Catch up with Wendy at www.tahoe.com where she runs a blog called the Tahoe Tracker.
While she still hasn't quite mastered the "getting paid well" part, Wendy took her dad's advice and signed up for the school newspaper. Since then she has worked at Paddler Magazine, wrote sports coverage in the adrenaline hub of Lake Tahoe area for the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, had a stint as the newspaper editor at the Lincoln News Messenger serving Sacramento's up-and-coming bedroom community to the north, and has written for heaps of other publications, Web sites and the like on topics ranging from recreation, travel and environmental issues.
Currently, she is the assistant editor for Tahoe.com where her basic job duties include eating out at nice restaurants, attending concerts, hiking, mountain biking, parasailing, writing, and a decent amount of computer time as well.
Catch up with Wendy at www.tahoe.com where she runs a blog called the Tahoe Tracker.
South: Agnew Meadows to CA Highway 50
1 Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake Loop [Day hike/1 night]
2 Tuolumne Meadows to Ireland Lake Loop [1 night]
3 Tuolumne Meadows to Glen Aulin [Day hike/1 night]
4 Sonora Pass to Leavitt Lake Loop [Day hike/1 night]
5 Sonora Pass to Sonora Peak [Day hike]
6 Highland Lake to Disaster Creek Loop [Day hike]
7 Wolf Creek Loop [Day hike]
8 Ebbetts Pass to Upper Kinney Lake [Day hike]
9 Carson Pass to Fourth of July Lake Loop [Day hike/1 night]
10 Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Loop [Day hike]
11 Showers Lake [Day hike]
Lake Tahoe Area: CA Highway 50 to Interstate 80
12 Echo Summit to Meiss Meadows Overlook [Day hike]
13 Echo Lake to Lake Aloha [Day hike/overnight option]
14 Desolation Wilderness Loop [Overnight hike]
15 Barker Pass to Twin Peaks [Day hike]
16 Alpine Meadows Road to Squaw Valley [Day hike]
17 Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley [Day hike]
18 I-80 to Donner Pass Road [Day hike]
North: Interstate 80 to Paradise Lake
19 Warren Lake Loop [Overnight hike]
20 Highway 49 to Love's Falls [Day hike]
21 Sierra Buttes Lookout [Day hike]
22 Drakesbad Guest Ranch to Terminal Geyser [Day hike]
23 Cluster Lakes Loop [Day hike/overnight option]
24 Burney Falls Loop [Day hike]
25 McCloud River or Squaw Valley Creek to Castle Crags [Overnight hike]
26 I-5 to Castle Crags [Day hike]
27 Deadfall Lake and Mount Eddy Out-and-Back [Day hike/overnight option]
28 Statue Lake Out-and-Back [Day hike]
29 Paynes Lake-Big Blue Loop [Day hike/overnight option]
30 Little Elk Lake Loop [Day hike/overnight option]
31 Shadow Lake [Day hike/overnight option]
32 Paradise Lake [Day hike]
1 Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake Loop [Day hike/1 night]
2 Tuolumne Meadows to Ireland Lake Loop [1 night]
3 Tuolumne Meadows to Glen Aulin [Day hike/1 night]
4 Sonora Pass to Leavitt Lake Loop [Day hike/1 night]
5 Sonora Pass to Sonora Peak [Day hike]
6 Highland Lake to Disaster Creek Loop [Day hike]
7 Wolf Creek Loop [Day hike]
8 Ebbetts Pass to Upper Kinney Lake [Day hike]
9 Carson Pass to Fourth of July Lake Loop [Day hike/1 night]
10 Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Loop [Day hike]
11 Showers Lake [Day hike]
Lake Tahoe Area: CA Highway 50 to Interstate 80
12 Echo Summit to Meiss Meadows Overlook [Day hike]
13 Echo Lake to Lake Aloha [Day hike/overnight option]
14 Desolation Wilderness Loop [Overnight hike]
15 Barker Pass to Twin Peaks [Day hike]
16 Alpine Meadows Road to Squaw Valley [Day hike]
17 Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley [Day hike]
18 I-80 to Donner Pass Road [Day hike]
North: Interstate 80 to Paradise Lake
19 Warren Lake Loop [Overnight hike]
20 Highway 49 to Love's Falls [Day hike]
21 Sierra Buttes Lookout [Day hike]
22 Drakesbad Guest Ranch to Terminal Geyser [Day hike]
23 Cluster Lakes Loop [Day hike/overnight option]
24 Burney Falls Loop [Day hike]
25 McCloud River or Squaw Valley Creek to Castle Crags [Overnight hike]
26 I-5 to Castle Crags [Day hike]
27 Deadfall Lake and Mount Eddy Out-and-Back [Day hike/overnight option]
28 Statue Lake Out-and-Back [Day hike]
29 Paynes Lake-Big Blue Loop [Day hike/overnight option]
30 Little Elk Lake Loop [Day hike/overnight option]
31 Shadow Lake [Day hike/overnight option]
32 Paradise Lake [Day hike]