The High Sierra: John Muir's Range of Light (Tetra) [Paperback]

Arnot (Author)

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Review

Over seventy Sierra hikes and almost forty wilderness trips are described in a fine title which hikers and backpackers in particular will relish. Including class ratings for difficulty and first-person observations and notes, this is packed with practical notes and details any destination-oriented hiker will find important. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Wide World Publishing, Tetra (March 8, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884550061
• ISBN-13: 978-1884550065
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #842,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A guide for experienced Sierra hikers, July 19, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The High Sierra: John Muir's Range of Light (Tetra) (Paperback)

This book is good winter reading for experienced backpackers. It is not a comprehensive guide to the Sierra (for that, Secor's "The High Sierra" is the best). Rather, Arnot picks his favorite hikes and describes them in considerable detail. Most of the hikes he describes are ambitious undertakings that bring one to the less commonly reached areas of the Sierra--not the hikes most people would want to begin with. For anyone reasonably familiar with the Sierra, his book is a pleasure to read, and a source of ideas for future trips

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An insider's guide to the Sierra, March 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The High Sierra: John Muir's Range of Light (Tetra) (Paperback)

As another reviewer says, this is not a comprehensive guide. It is a guide to the places and experiences people who know the Sierra dream about--the Muro Blanco, Kaweah Basin, Tehipite Valley; spring runoff and fall color. This book is like a wish list for the Sierra insider.

It's also a labor of love, a celebration of the author's own experiences in the Sierra. Arnot's sheer enthusiasm for his subject is so endearing that it overcomes any criticism I have of his writing, which is often awkward. (With a better editor, it would get 5 stars.)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational (not a comprehensive) guide, August 29, 2005

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sepp (Livermore, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The High Sierra: John Muir's Range of Light (Tetra) (Paperback)

I agree with the previous two reviewers: The book is not meant as a comprehensive, trail-by-trail, peak-by-peak guidebook (that's Secor). It describes about 40 special places in the Sierra Nevada, allmost all of them off-trail. While Arnot does tell you how to get there, more of the writing is on WHY you might want to get there. The book is not the book you would buy if you've never been to the Sierra (again, Secor is what you want). It's by someone who loves the Sierra for people who love the Sierra. Whenever I read a chapter it makes me want to leave for the mountains immidiately. On a practical note I have found that it's usually possible to make somewhat better time than Arnot's estimates, without doubt because equipment has become much lighter since the book was written.