50 Best Short Hikes: Yosemite National Park and Vicinity. Elizabeth Wenk

      

       Lower Yosemite Fall in midsummer

      50 Best Short Hikes Yosemite National Park and Vicinity

      2nd EDITION 2012

      Copyright © 2012 by Elizabeth Wenk

      Front cover photo of Tioga Lake and back cover photo of middle Gaylor Lake copyright © by Elizabeth Wenk

      Interior photos, except where noted, by Elizabeth Wenk

      Maps and cover design: Scott McGrew

      Interior design and layout: Annie Long

      Editor: Amber Kaye Henderson

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

       Wenk, Elizabeth.

      50 best short hikes Yosemite National Park and vicinity / Elizabeth Wenk. — 1st ed.

       p. cm.

       ISBN-13: 978-0-89997-631-0 (pbk.)

       ISBN-10: 0-89997-631-X ()

       1. Hiking—California—Yosemite National Park—Guidebooks. 2. Yosemite National Park (Calif.)—Guidebooks. I. Title. II. Title: Fifty best short hikes Yosemite National Park and vicinity.

       GV199.42.C22Y67987 2012

       917.94’47—dc23

      2011053066

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      Although Keen Communications/Wilderness Press and the author have made every attempt to ensure that the information in this book is accurate at press time, they are not responsible for any loss, damage, injury, or inconvenience that may occur to anyone while using this book. You are responsible for your own safety and health while in the wilderness. The fact that a trail is described in this book does not mean that it will be safe for you. Be aware that trail conditions can change from day to day. Always check local conditions, know your own limitations, and consult a map and compass.

      Contents

       Overview Map

       Map Legend

       Acknowledgments

       The Very Best Short Hikes

       Introduction

       Using This Book

       Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

       1 Lookout Point

       2 Poopenaut Valley

       3 Wapama Falls

       Yosemite Valley

       4 Base of El Capitan

       5 Bridalveil Falls

       6 Upper Yosemite Fall

       7 Lower Yosemite Fall

       8 Swinging Bridge and Superintendent’s Bridge

       9 Mirror Lake

       10 Base of Vernal Fall

       11 Mist Trail and Clark Point

       Glacier Point Road and Wawona

       12 McGurk Meadow

       13 Taft Point

       14 Sentinel Dome

       15 Glacier Point

       16 Four Mile Trail

       17 Panorama Trail

       18 Lower Chilnualna Falls

       19 Wawona Meadow

       20 Mariposa Grove

       Tioga Road and Tenaya Lake 106

       21 Merced Grove

       22 Crane Flat Lookout

       23 Tuolumne Grove