Hiking the Great Basin: The High Desert Country of California, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah

by John Hart

Book Overview

Completety revised and updated. this definitive guidebook covers the vast, rugged landscape of the Great Basin region, an arid land broken by hundreds of mountain ranges (with peaks rising to as high... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871566397
• ISBN13: 9780871566393
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Sierra Club Books for Children
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.4" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Indispensable but needs updated edition

John Hart is the real deal, and anyone hiking the Great Basin needs this book. His mileages are accurate and so are his descriptions of routes. The only criticism I offer is that the book is a bit dated--for example, there is an easy-to-follow use trail to Morey Peak instead of the XC route description JH offers. Also worth noting is that JH must have a very low-slung vehicle. Driving a garden-variety SUV (1996 Jeep Cherokee) I have never had any trouble on any of the roads he describes. Happy Hiking, M

good things come in small packages!

This is a book that packs a lot of worthy information into a small book that is easy to backpack. You will need detailed topo maps as those in the book are for overview only, but the hikes are exquisitely detailed and accurate. Many of the trips are in the less well-known areas of Nevada and Eastern California and will please those who like to hike without meeting anyone else. The author encourages readers to find alternative routes to destinations and, although most of the trips are to peaks, there are some easier canyon hikes. Longer trips definitely need experience and route-finding abilities.