Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California
From Tuolumne Meadows to the Oregon Border
From the time the PCT leaves the Mexican border, until it reaches Canada, it has traveled 2,650 miles through 24 national forests, 37 wilderness areas, and 7 national parks. In Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California, you'll meet up with the PCT in Yosemite National Park's Tuolumne Meadows, then hike, climb, descend, and switchback your way to the Oregon border. You'll discover rivers, peaks, forests, meadows, fascinating geological formations, and other natural wonders. You'll pass through Emigrant, Desolation, and Marble Mountain wildernesses; Trinity Alps and Lassen National Park; and you'll see Lake Tahoe, Burney Falls, Mt. Shasta, and Castle Crags. This book helps you locate the PCT and side trips, find water sources, and access resupply routes. Information on camping, permits, and the best seasons to go is provided along with updated maps. The book also includes Jeffrey P. Schaffer's rich descriptions of the geological and natural history of these mountains.
Since he was six years old, Jordan Summers has had more fun sleeping on rock, snow, and dirt than any one person should be allowed, spending absurd amounts of time in mountains, forests, canyons, and deserts. Jordan’s newest guidebooks, Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California and Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington, are the result of Summers’ 4,000-plus miles trekking this national treasure. Jordan’s passion for the outdoors and love for the Sierra Nevada range combined to propel his motivation in writing guidebooks: “to help hikers of all abilities get out there, have a great time out there, leave no trace there, and come home safely from there.” Summers is an alumnus of the National Outdoor Leadership School, a Leave No Trace trainer, and a NOLS-WMI Wilderness First Responder. Jordan lives in the Sierra Nevada foothill town of Pioneer, California, and is a volunteer for the Tahoe Rim Trail Association and the Pacific Crest Trail Association.
