Hiking Nevada: A Guide to State’s Greatest Hiking Adventures

305 Pages·2017·18.91 MB·English

by  Bruce Grubbs

HIKING
NEVADA
The North Twin River Trail climbs over
a spur to avoid an impassible section
of the river canyon (Hike 35).
Fall color at the foot
of the Monitor Range
HIKING NEVADA
A GUIDE TO THE STATE’S GREATEST HIKING ADVENTURES
THIRD EDITION
Bruce Grubbs
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Names: Grubbs, Bruce (Bruce O.)
Title: Hiking Nevada : a guide to the state’s greatest hiking adventures / Bruce Grubbs.
Description: Third edition. | Guilford, Connecticut : FalconGuides, [2017] |
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Identifiers: LCCN 2017013508 (print) | LCCN 2017014622 (ebook) | ISBN
9781493027798 (e-book) | ISBN 9781493027781 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Hiking—Nevada—Guidebooks. | Trails—Nevada—Guidebooks. |
Nevada—Guidebooks.
Classification: LCC GV199.42.N3 (ebook) | LCC GV199.42.N3 G78 2017 (print) |
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injuries sustained by, readers who engage in the activities described in this book.
South Twin River (Hike 36)
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318 93 Las VLas V 95 100
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OREGON DenioDenio140 2 143 BLACK ROCKBLACK ROCK DESERTDESERTWinnemucWinnemuc Smoke CreekDesert16 80477395 95RenoRenoFallonFallon 282729 26503080 23 25Carson CityCarson City 361 24YeringtonYerington95A 208 SS II EE RR RR 379AA YOSEMITE YOSEMITE6 NATIONALNATIONAL 264PARKPARK 395NN EE 266VV AA DD SEQUOIA SEQUOIANATIONALNATIONALAAPARKPARK KINGS KINGSCANYONCANYONNATIONALNATIONALPARKPARK395 CALIFORNIACALIFORNIA5 OVERVIEWPACIFIC OCEAN
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CITY OF ROCKS CITY OF ROCKSNATIONAL RESERVENATIONAL RESERVENATIONAL MONUMENTNATIONAL MONUMENT JackpotJackpotRaft RiverRaft RiverMtsMts 93 80 Great SaltLakeSpruceDesertMountain 93A 93UT51AHElyEly5352 5054-72 GREAT BASINGREAT BASINNATIONALNATIONALPARKPARK 93 73 CalienteCaliente MesquiteMesquite 15 LAKE MEAD LAKE MEADNATIONALNATIONALRECREATIONRECREATIONAREAAREA7574GRANDGRANDCANYONCANYONNATIONANATIONAPARKPARKegasegas Black Mountains 94 ARIZONA
318 93 Las VLas V 95 100
IDAHOIDAHO 17 225 229ElkoElko18 s19-21niat22nuoM ybuR228 EurekaEureka 50 6 375 7795 76 78-93 15 DESERTDESERT N KilometerKilometer100 Mile
wyheewyhee 80 278 VE VE
95 OOMcDermittMcDermitt 5-14 NEVADA 95 caca 15BattleBattleMountainMountain MountTenabo 305 306 AustinAustin5031 33 35343236435044-474041493739384248 376 WarmWarmSpringsSprings TonopahTonopah 95 Scotty’sScotty’sJunctionJunction 267 BeattyBeatty DEATHDEATHVALLEYVALLEYNATIONALNATIONALMONUMENTMONUMENT 374 DeathValley MOJAMOJA 395 0 0
OREGON DenioDenio140 2 143 BLACK ROCKBLACK ROCK DESERTDESERTWinnemucWinnemuc Smoke CreekDesert16 80477395 95RenoRenoFallonFallon 282729 26503080 23 25Carson CityCarson City 361 24YeringtonYerington95A 208 SS II EE RR RR 379AA YOSEMITE YOSEMITE6 NATIONALNATIONAL 264PARKPARK 395NN EE 266VV AA DD SEQUOIA SEQUOIANATIONALNATIONALAAPARKPARK KINGS KINGSCANYONCANYONNATIONALNATIONALPARKPARK395 CALIFORNIACALIFORNIA5 OVERVIEWPACIFIC OCEAN
Backlit quaking aspen
below the cliffs
The Hikes
MEET YOUR GUIDE xiii
MAP AND ICON LEGEND xiv
TRAIL FINDER xvi
BEFORE YOU HIT THE TRAIL 1
 HIKING IN NEVADA 1
 GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY 1
 NATURAL HISTORY 3
 HUMAN HISTORY 4
 HIKING TECHNIQUES AND ETHICS:
  LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS 7
 OUR ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE 9
 MAKING IT A SAFE TRIP 10
 WATER 10
 WEATHER 12
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 13
 THE HIKES 13
 FINDING AND USING MAPS 15
Northwestern Nevada
1. Desert Trail: High Rock Canyon Section 18
2. Desert Trail: Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge Section 23
3. Blue Lakes 29
4. Duffer Peak 32
5. Buckskin Mountain 34
6. Lye Creek Basin 36
7. Granite Peak 38
8. Rebel Creek Trail 41
9. McConnell Creek Trail 45
10. Horse Canyon Trail 46
11. Falls Canyon Trail 48
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