Hiking Yellowstone National Park, 3rd : A Guide to More Than 100 of the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

ISBN 13:
9780762772544
ISBN 10:
0762772549
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/17/2012
Publisher: FalconGuides

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Summary

This thoroughly revised and updated guide features more than 100 hikes in Yellowstone National Park. Readers will find detailed maps, elevation charts, difficulty ratings, and information on avoiding confrontations with bears. This new edition also features stunning color photos and GPS coordinates for all trailheads and backcountry campsites.

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Foreword: What It's Really Like to Hike in Yellowstone	p. ix
Introduction: Bears, Bison, Bugs, and More	p. 1
Planning Your Trip	p. 3
How to Use This Guide	p. 10
Leave No Trace	p. 17
Make It a Safe Trip	p. 18
Be Bear Aware	p. 25
Be Mountain Lion Aware Too	p. 32
Trail Finder	p. 35
The Author's Favorites	p. 38
Map Legend	p. 41
The Hikes
Northwest	p. 42
Short Hikes	p. 43
Bacon Rind Creek	p. 43
Boiling River	p. 45
Wraith Falls	p. 47
Grizzly Lake	p. 48
Artists Paintpots	p. 50
Harlequin Lake	p. 52
The Hoodoos	p. 54
Ice Lake	p. 56
Little Gibbon Falls	p. 58
Moderate Hikes	p. 60
Fan Creek	p. 60
Upper Gallatin River	p. 63
Gneiss Creek	p. 66
Purple Mountain	p. 69
Grebe Lake	p. 71
Monument Geyser Basin	p. 73
Solfatara Creek	p. 74
Osprey Falls	p. 77
Bunsen Peak	p. 80
Terrace Mountain	p. 82
Cache Lake	p. 84
Beaver Ponds	p. 86
Lava Creek Canyon	p. 88
Rescue Creek	p. 91
Crevice Lake	p. 93
Cygnet Lakes	p. 95
Long Hikes	p. 97
Sky Rim	p. 97
Crescent Lake	p. 101
Big Horn Peak	p. 105
Sportsman Lake	p. 107
Electric Peak	p. 112
The Gallatin Skyline	p. 116
Fawn Pass	p. 122
Bighorn Pass	p. 126
Chain of Lakes	p. 129
Mount Holmes	p. 134
Sepulcher Mountain	p. 137
Black Canyon of the Yellowstone	p. 140
Backcountry Campsites, Northwest	p. 145
Backcountry Campsites GPS Coordinates, Northwest Section	p. 151
Northeast	p. 152
Short Hikes	p. 153
Trout Lake	p. 153
Yellowstone River Picnic Area Trail	p. 154
Lost Lake	p. 157
Tower Fall	p. 160
Ribbon Lake	p. 162
Canyon Rim South	p. 165
Uncle TomÆs Trail	p. 167
Canyon Rim North	p. 168
Brink of the Lower Falls	p. 170
Moderate Hikes	p. 171
The Thunderer	p. 171
Cache Creek and Wahb Springs	p. 174
Garnet Hill	p. 176
Hellroaring Creek	p. 179
Tower Creek	p. 181
Mount Washburn	p. 183
Sevenmile Hole	p. 186
Cascade Lake	p. 188
Observation Peak	p. 190
Clear Lake Loop	p. 192
Wrangler Lake	p. 195
Alum Creek	p. 197
Long Hikes	p. 199
Pebble Creek	p. 199
Slough Creek	p. 203
Bliss Pass	p. 206
Lamar River	p. 209
Specimen Ridge	p. 213
Agate Creek	p. 216
Buffalo Plateau	p. 218
Bull Mountain Loop	p. 222
Dunraven Pass to Canyon	p. 226
Wapiti Lake	p. 229
Mist Creek Pass	p. 233
Hayden Valley	p. 238
Mary Mountain Trail	p. 241
Backcountry Campsites, Northeast	p. 245
Backcountry Campsites GPS Coordinates, Northeast Section	p. 250
Southwest	p. 251
Short Hikes	p. 252
Mystic Falls	p. 252
Fairy Falls	p. 255
Upper Geyser Basin	p. 257
Duck Lake	p. 259
Riddle Lake	p. 260
Robinson Lake	p. 263
Moderate Hikes	p. 264
Sentinel and Imperial Meadows	p. 264
Mallard Lake	p. 266
Nez Perce Creek	p. 269
Lone Star Geyser	p. 271
Divide Mountain	p. 273
Beula Lake	p. 275
Bechler Short Loop	p. 277
Long Hikes	p. 279
Summit Lake	p. 279
Fairy Creek	p. 282
Shoshone Lake	p. 285
Lewis Channel Loop	p. 289
Union Falls	p. 291
Pitchstone Plateau	p. 295
Bechler River	p. 298
Falls River Basin	p. 305
Bechler Meadows	p. 308
Buffalo Lake	p. 311
Backcountry Campsites, Southwest	p. 314
Backcountry Campsites GPS Coordinates, Southwest Section	p. 319
Southeast	p. 321
Short Hikes	p. 322
Pelican Creek Nature Trail	p. 322
Storm Point	p. 324
Natural Bridge	p. 326
Moderate Hikes	p. 327
Elephant Back Mountain	p. 327
Turbid Lake	p. 329
Avalanche Peak	p. 331
Long Hikes	p. 334
Fern Lake	p. 334
The Thorofare and the South Boundary Trail	p. 339
Yellowstone Lake to Heart Lake	p. 348
Two Ocean Loop	p. 353
Heart Lake	p. 358
Mount Sheridan	p. 361
Heart Lake Loop	p. 363
Heart Lake and the Snake River	p. 367
Heart Lake and the Two Ocean Plateau	p. 370
Snake River Loop	p. 375
Backcountry Campsites, Southeast	p. 378
Backcountry Campsites GPS Coordinates, Southeast Section	p. 382
Afterword: The Value of Guidebooks	p. 383
Preserving Yellowstone	p. 385
Checklists	p. 386
About the Authors: The Team Approach	p. 388
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Hiking Yellowstone National Park, 3rd : A Guide to More Than 100 of the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

9780762772544

0762772549

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