The Tahoe Sierra: A Natural History Guide to 106 Hikes in the Northern Sierra

by Jeffrey P. Schaffer

Book Overview

Explore the trails in the Lake Tahoe Basin and the Sierra Nevada from the Carson Pass area north to the Sierra Buttes, including sections of the Pacific Crest Trail and Tahoe Rim Trails. Over 100 hikes with maps, trail-head locations, elevations, difficulty, and camping information.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0899970826
• ISBN13: 9780899970820
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Wilderness Press
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive but lacking in organization

Wilderness Press hit a high mark with their Sierra North and Sierra South books. This comprehenisve guide to the Lake Tahoe Sierra is to be commended for being very comprehensive, containing 112 hikes that touch on all corners of the Tahoe area. The descriptions sparkle much more than than the typical dry text in these sort of guides as well. Unfortunately the book could stand to improve its layout and maps, especially the all-important master map pages that clue you in to where hikes are located. Also, the individual trail maps are often nowhere near the text for the trip. Hopefully a future edition will improve upon the book's layout.

Indispensable

This book was one of the first that my wife and I bought upon coming to California in 1980. It has since fallen into at least ten pieces from overuse. This new version is also excellent. There is a level of detail throughout that we appreciate, providing an interesting, experienced viewpoint and guide. We also like the way the different regions are highlighted. Sometimes we just head off to one of the regions and find a trail that looks interesting. Enjoy!

Best Tahoe area hiking guide

The fourth edition of this book is a vast improvement on the initial release (3 editions ago). If you are looking for a complete trail guide to the Tahoe Basin, this is the one you want.