Sequoia National Park [Paperback]

Mike White (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2004

A complete hiker's guide to Sequoia National Park, home to many of California's most spectacular natural wonders. From the 300-foot Sequoia gigantea (one of the largest and oldest trees in the world) to the 14,494-foot Mt. Whitney (the highest peak in the lower 48), the park has long been extolled by presidents, residents, and foreign visitors. It is a prime hiking, backpacking, and camping destination, and draws millions of visitors every year.

Product Details

• Paperback: 266 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Press (January 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899973272
• ISBN-13: 978-0899973272
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #916,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Most Comprehensive Sequoia Hiking Guide, January 15, 2006

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This review is from: Sequoia National Park (Paperback)

This book accompanies the author's "Kings Canyon National Park: A Complete Hiker's Guide" For those who aren't aware, Kings Canyon (north) and Sequoia (south) are basically one big park. The two books are the most comprehensive guide to the trails in these two parks. Moreover, the book also has some excellent and useful tables in the appendix that detail the length of the trip, whether it is a loop vs. out and back, elevations... For those serious about this region, these are necessary. Two things could improve these books for future editions:

1) The maps are not very clearly printed. It is good that they are topographic USGS-style maps, however the contrast is poor and smudgy. Anyone doing these hikes ought to have a high quality fold-out map from Trails Illustrated or Tom Harrison anyway. Future editions should consider a higher-contrast less detailed map, or two-tone illustration as in the Lonely Planet guides.

2)Together, the two books are over 600 pages long. Clearly at this size they are less than suitable as backpack material anyway. The author may consider expanding them to include cross-country routes for class I/II hikes, as the Roper/Secor/Arnot books have little competition on this angle.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of info, but has drawbacks, August 15, 2009

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This review is from: Sequoia National Park (Paperback)

I purchased this book and the Falcon Guide Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (Hiking Guide Series). Other than the fact this book covers only Sequoia NP, at first it seems to have a leg up on the Falcon Guide. This guide uses topo maps. The Falcon Guide does not. This book has an index, not so the Falcon Guide. This guide has more pictures and much more detail in the hike descriptions, including more info on wildlife, flora and fauna. This book covers 62 hikes in Sequoia (there is a separate book for Kings Canyon). The Falcon Guide has 86 hikes in Sequoia and Kings Canyon. But for all the extras this book provides, which book did I find using more as I planned my trip? The Falcon Guide. That is for two reasons. First, Falcon includes an "overview" map of both parks on page 1 that shows where the specific hikes are in the parks. This makes it much easier to get oriented to the parks as a whole and the hikes relative to eachother. There is nothing comparable in this book. Second, the topo maps are just harder to read than the Falcon's more simple representations. They're too much like blurry xerox copies. Falcon covers the elevation information in a separate chart which, while more crude, is easier to grasp. So between the two I'd pick the Falcon Guide. In this case, less is more.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Presenting a wealth of useful facts, April 5, 2004

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This review is from: Sequoia National Park (Paperback)

Compiled and organized by Mike White, Sequoia National Park: A Complete Hiker's Guide is a handy resource offering customized topographical maps for each of the 62 Sequoia National Park hikes it features, as well as extensive information concerning wilderness permits, camping options, climate information, and much more. Sequoia National Park is confidently recommended as an excellent companion guide presenting a wealth of useful facts for getting the most out of a hiking vacation or expedition.