Best Easy Day Hikes Yosemite National Park, 2nd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) (Paperback)

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Sampling twenty-four of the most scenic and least physically challenging trails within the park, this guide features spectacular hikes accessible by paved road, and all are easy to find. This indispensable guide provides accurate hike descriptions, easy-to-follow maps, and concise trail information for the author's favorite trails. With hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, it has something for everyone.

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For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide® has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.
Best Easy Day Hikes Yosemite National Park includes concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps for twenty-four short hikes on well-defined trails through some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

Featuring:
Half-hour strolls to full-day adventures
Hikes for everyone, including families
All hikes accessible from paved roads

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 2nd edition (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762730544
• ISBN-13: 978-0762730544
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #86,224 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mid Week or Off Season Only, December 12, 2005

By	Fritz R. Ward "dayhiker" (Crestline, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Visiting Yosemite National Park should top the "to do" list of any outdoor enthusiast in California. It is famous for its scenic wonders: stunning waterfalls, giant sequoia trees, and imposing walls of granite. Unfortunately, most of us can only spare a few days for a trip to this grand park. Multiple short day hikes therefore offer the best approach to exploring all Yosemite has to offer and Suzanne Swedo's book is an excellent place to start.

This book describes some of the classic Yosemite Walks including the trails to Vernal Falls, Glacier Point, Lembert Dome and the Mariposa Grove of Sequoias. These walks are classics because they feature world class scenery, and if you do them on a summer weekend you are likely to share the trail with thousands of tourists from all over the world. Fortunately Swedo also includes hikes to lesser known gems like Chilnualna Falls and the Tuolumne Grove of Sequoias. Still, if you want to avoid the crowds, these trails are best explored mid-week or during the off season. That said, this book, like the trails it describes, provides a lot of bang for the buck. It is well worth the price if you are planning a visit to Yosemite.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not always accurate, May 23, 2007

By	Nikon Shooter - See all my reviews

This is a handy little book to carry around Yosemite. It's suggested hikes are great.

I did find at least one error. The hike to Sentinel Dome tells you to "continue around the base of the dome on your left (west)" which is virtually impossible. There is no trail there. I finally gave up and hiked back to the trail head and spend the rest of the time down the road at Glacier Point. I found out later that I should have gone right, not left, around the base of the dome.

The hike to Vernal Falls is described well, but the author doesn't mention that from the footbridge at the base of the falls it is 100 yards to the Vernal Falls Viewpoint. I found it out later. If you've gone as far as the footbridge, you might as well enjoy the view slightly further up.

In spite of a few problems, I recommend this book for families and causal hikers.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very compact and useful, April 28, 2008

By	Ciprian Truta - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a very-very compact guide, just the way it suposed to be for a mountain trip guide. I can scan in a second all I want to know about one trail, and enjoy the view, not read books.