Over the years, the guides have gone through a number of editions and have sold over 100,000 copies. The latest editions have been meticulously updated by Elizabeth Wenk and Mike White and include a feature that [original authors Thomas Winnett and Karl Schwenke] could never have imagined back in 1967: GPS trail coordinates. These fine books are certain to continue to guide hikers for generations to come, all thanks to the foresight and pioneering work of Winnett and Schwenke.”
—National Outdoor Book Award reviewers

Since childhood, Lizzy Wenk has hiked and climbed in the Sierra Nevada and continues the tradition with her husband, Douglas Bock, and daughters, Eleanor and Sophia. As she obtained a PhD in Sierran alpine plant ecology from the University of California, Berkeley, her love of the mountain range morphed into a profession. But writing guidebooks has become her way to share her love and knowledge of the Sierra Nevada with others. Lizzy continues to obsessively explore every bit of the Sierra, spending summers hiking on- and off-trail throughout the range, but she currently lives in Sydney, Australia, during the “off-season.” Other Wilderness Press titles she has authored include John Muir Trail, One Best Hike: Mount Whitney, One Best Hike: Grand Canyon, 50 Best Short Hikes: Yosemite, and Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail, the latter a perfect companion book for all naturalists. Mike White was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He learned to hike, backpack, and climb in the Cascade Mountains, and he honed his outdoor skills further while obtaining a bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pacific University. After college, Mike and his wife, Robin, relocated to the Nevada desert, where he was drawn to the majesty of the High Sierra. In the early 1990s, Mike began writing about the outdoors, expanding the third edition of Luther Linkhart’s The Trinity Alps for Wilderness Press. His first solo project was Nevada Wilderness Areas and Great Basin National Park. Many more titles for Wilderness followed, including the Snowshoe Trails series; books about Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Lassen National Parks; Backpacking Nevada; Top Trails: Northern California’s Redwood Coast; Best Backpacking Trips in California and Nevada; Best Backpacking Trips in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico; 50 of the Best Strolls, Walks, and Hikes Around Reno; and Afoot & Afield: Reno-Tahoe. Two of his books, Top Trails: Lake Tahoe and 50 Classic Hikes in Nevada, have won national awards. Mike has also contributed to the Wilderness Press classics Sierra South and Sierra North, as well as Backpacking California. In addition to his books, Mike has written for Sunset, Backpacker, and the Reno Gazette-Journal. A community college instructor, Mike is a featured speaker for outdoors groups. He and Robin live in Reno; his two sons, David and Stephen, live in the area as well.

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Sierra North Locator Map

Going High to Get High

Trip Cross-Reference Table

Introduction

• Updates for the 10th Edition
• Care and Enjoyment of the Mountains
• Safety and Well-Being
• Maps and Profiles
• How to Use This Book

I-80 Trips

• Castle Peak Trailhead

CA 89 Trips

• Powderhorn Trailhead
• Meeks Bay Trailhead
• Bayview Trailhead
• Big Meadow Trailhead
• Armstrong Pass Trailhead

US 50 Trips

• Twin Lakes Trailhead
• Echo Lakes Trailhead
• Echo Summit Trailhead

CA 88 Trips

• Silver Lake–Granite Lake Trailhead
• Thunder Mountain Trailhead
• Woods Lake Trailhead
• Meiss Meadows Trailhead
• Carson Pass Trailhead
• Upper Blue Lake–Granite Lake Trailhead

CA 4 Trips

• Mosquito Lakes Trailhead
• High Trailhead

CA 108 Trips

• Crabtree Trailhead
• Gianelli Cabin Trailhead
• Kennedy Meadows Trailhead
• Sonora Pass Trailhead
• Leavitt Meadows Trailhead

CA 120 Trips

• Hetch Hetchy Trailhead
• White Wolf Trailhead
• Ten Lakes Trailhead
• Yosemite Creek Trailhead
• May Lake Trailhead
• Sunrise Lakes Trailhead
• Murphy Creek Trailhead
• Cathedral Lakes Trailhead
• Elizabeth Lake Trailhead
• Glen Aulin Trailhead
• Lyell Canyon Trailhead
• Mono Pass Trailhead
• Saddlebag Lake Trailhead

Western Yosemite Trips

• Wawona Tunnel Trailhead
• Yosemite Falls Trailhead
• Happy Isles Trailhead
• Bridalveil Creek Trailhead
• Glacier Point Trailheads

CA 41 to South of Yosemite Trips

• Quartz Mountain Trailhead
• Fernandez and Walton Trailheads
• Isberg Trailhead

US 395 Trips

• Corral Valley Trailhead
• Buckeye Creek Trailhead
• Robinson Creek Trailhead
• Green Creek Trailhead
• Virginia Lakes Trailhead

Useful Books

Index

About the Authors