Starr's Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region - Softcover

9780871561725: Starr's Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region
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Walter Starr, Jr., was a life member of the Sierra Club who ardently loved the High Sierra. He could not rest until he had seen it all - and then he wanted others to see it, to enjoy it, and to be inspired by it as he had been. So he made notes of practical directions to the John Muir Trail, a high-country trail that runs from Mount Whitney to Yosemite National Park. Although Starr did not live to take part in the final preparation of his guidebook, so thoroughly was his work done that it was possible to publish it very nearly in the form that he had planned. The preparation was done by his father, Walter Starr, who also was well acquainted with High Sierra trails.
In the introduction to his book, Walter Starr, Jr., wrote: "By joining the United States Geological Survey maps of the region from Yosemite National Park to the headwaters of the Kern - a distance of more than one hundred and fifty miles - one will observe a continuous strip of blue lakes running down the map immediately west of the Sierra Crest. Through the heart of this blue strip winds the famous John Muir trail with laterals leading to it from the east and west, some of them vying with the Muir Trail itself in scenic grandeur."
Acting on the suggestion contained in these lines of his son, Walter Starr had a map made for the book showing the trails and approaches the author so well describes.
This classic guide covers:
Keys to trail descriptions and map references
How to obtain a wilderness permit
Yosemite National Park Region
Middle Fork of San Joaquin River Region
South Fork of San Joaquin River Region
North, Middle, and South Fork of Kings River Region
Sequoia National Park Region

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  • PublisherSierra Club Books
  • Publication date1964
  • ISBN 10 0871561727
  • ISBN 13 9780871561725
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages224
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