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SCHAFFER, JEFFREY P. Desolation Wilderness and the South Lake Tahoe Basin. Third Edition.
Wilderness Press, Berkeley, CA, 1999, 3rd edition, 2nd printing.. 154 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), soft cover. ISBN 0899971903 B&w photographs and maps + color folding map in pocket at rear. "(This) is the first guide to describe both areas in detail and to show all their trails on an up-to-date, four-color map. Furthe rmore, it is the first Tahoe hiking guide to be written in cooperation with the federal Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. This guidebook offers you: 32 accurately described hiking trips in four areas: Desolation Wilderness, Lake Tahoe's Emera l d B a y , South Fork American River (trails south of Highway 50), and Upper Truckee River (trails north of Highway 88 and west of Highway 89); A table of mileages to the 80 trout-stocked lakes you can reach by trail; Descriptions of terrain, lake s an d v eg et ation which, with abundant photographs, help you decide which hike is the right one to you; Where, when, how and why to get permits for going into Desolation Wilderness; How to hike and camp with a minimal impact on the environment; A lis t of the ar ea's campgrounds, arranged by hike. You'll know where to stay, and if and how you should maker reservations." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear, very minor rubbing, lig ht cur l to bott om c orner of book. Very Good.
Offered for US$ 10.00 by: Capricorn Books - Book number: 22127
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