Range of Light Trailblazer: An Adventure Travel Guide from the High Sierra East to Death Valley (Trailblazer Travel Books)

A complete adventure guide for hikes, campgrounds, dispersed camping, cultural history, and scenic backroads—covering the Sierra from Mono Lake south to Mount Whitney, and then east through numerous wilderness areas to Death Valley National Park.Just the facts: Range of Light Territory, as it is called in this book, is one big public park—made up of seven national parks and scenic areas, 18 wilderness areas, two national forests and lands, plus state and local parks. Trailblazer divides the Territory into 31 Regions, each with its own map.Recreation opportunities abound with superb hiking, backpacking, fishing, boating, bouldering, camping, mountain biking, boondocking, stargazing or just plain driving and enjoying the scenery. Range of Light Trailblazer includes a complete dispersed camping handbook—choosing a vehicle, packing, safety tips, plus more than 100 free camping spots.138 hikes, from sand dune strolls to wilderness treks152 black and white photos31 regional full page mapsDescriptions for 102 campgrounds with 4,000 sites More than 125 dispersed camping areas with thousands of potential sitesRoad advisories, trail hazards, safety tips, and weather conditionsMono Lake … Tioga Yosemite … June Lake … Mono Craters … Mammoth Lakes … Devils Postpile … Owens River Gorge … Volcanic Tablelands … Little Lakes Valley … Lake Sabrina Basin … Big Pine Volcanic Field … Ancient Bristlecone Forest … Eureka Valley Dunes … Saline Valley … Manzanar … Kearsarge Pass … Owens Valley … Whitney Portal … Alabama Hills … Fossil Falls … Trona Pinnacles … Panamint Valley … Death Valley National Park … Scottys Castle … Furnace Creek … Stovepipe Wells … Ash Meadows Wildlife Preserve … Ibex, Coso Range, Malapais, Darwin Falls, Piper Mountain, and Funeral Mountains wilderness areas … and much more.Museums … visitor centers … ghost towns … historical places … family picnic areas … fish hatcheries … ski resorts … ancient sites … geologic oddities … gold mines … wildlife preserves … hot springs ... natural history … walk-around towns … historical figures and colorful characters.Grab a copy and start exploring!About the AuthorsJerry & Janine Sprout have spent more than 30 years exploring the trails, beaches, and attractions of the American West. They live in the Eastern Sierra, near the Pacific Crest Trail. Their first book, Alpine Sierra Trailblazer, has been in print for 25 years and covers from the north end of Lake Tahoe to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite. Their most-recent effort, Range of Light Trailblazer, starts in Tuolumne and covers the Sierra Nevada south to Mount Whitney--as well as the numerous Wilderness Areas to the east, all the way to include Death Valley National Park. Range of Light Trailblazer includes 31 maps and specific driving directions to backroad travel. The book took nine years to produce.Trailblazer guides (28 books, including new editions) are one of the oldest independently published guidebook series, known for accuracy and a personal touch. Janine is a professional photographer and graphic designer. Jerry is a former newspaper reporter and novelist. Their skills result in outdoor guides that are beautiful to look at and fun to read--as well as trail-tested. Read more