Comments on: A Cool Book For the Trail Rats in the Crowd http://yosemiteblog.com/2008/08/14/a-cool-book-for-the-trail-rats-in-the-crowd/ The Insiders Guide to Yosemite National Park Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:34:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sönke http://yosemiteblog.com/2008/08/14/a-cool-book-for-the-trail-rats-in-the-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Sönke Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:58:46 +0000 http://www.yosemiteblog.com/2008/08/14/a-cool-book-for-the-trail-rats-in-the-crowd/#comment-800 I've been contacted regarding the "discovery date" of Yosemite being 1851. When I mentioned 1849 I was referring to William Penn Abrams as mentioned here: http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/abrams_diary.html - however as you can read in the article there might been been "visitors" in Yosemite as early as 1833. Most books refer to the Mariposa Battalion and their entrance to the valley in 1851. Imho there is no exact discovery date of Yosemite. But I leave it up to you fellow readers.... ;) I’ve been contacted regarding the “discovery date” of Yosemite being 1851. When I mentioned 1849 I was referring to William Penn Abrams as mentioned here: http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/abrams_diary.html - however as you can read in the article there might been been “visitors” in Yosemite as early as 1833. Most books refer to the Mariposa Battalion and their entrance to the valley in 1851. Imho there is no exact discovery date of Yosemite. But I leave it up to you fellow readers…. ;)

]]> By: Sönke http://yosemiteblog.com/2008/08/14/a-cool-book-for-the-trail-rats-in-the-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Sönke Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:17:47 +0000 http://www.yosemiteblog.com/2008/08/14/a-cool-book-for-the-trail-rats-in-the-crowd/#comment-799 I own approx. 30 books covering Yosemite and Jeffrey Schaffer's books are definetely worth a read. Above mentioned book should help to get you started to see more of Yosemite than just the Valley. I also recommend Jeffrey Schaffer's book "Yosemite National Park" (also published by Wilderness Press) who gives you a bit more background info on history, geology and nature in Yosemite. The trail description of both books are very similar (sometimes word by word). Another good book with hikes in Yosemite is Marc J. Soares' "100 Hikes in YNP". It has pretty good trail descriptions and decent maps as well. Although I generally don't like the Lonely Planet guides their "Yosemite National Park"-book is not too bad either and it's a good help to for the "first timers" who've never been to Yosemite before. The LP guide has only a selected number of hikes. If you are looking for the definitive guide on Yosemite's most popular look no further and get a copy of Rick Deutsch's "One Best Hike: Yosemite's Half Dome" (published by Wilderness Press). His book will help you to prepare for this demanding hike and you will have all your questions covered. Rick knows a ton of stuff about Yosemite and he's more than happy to answer his reader's question. My personal favourite about Yosemite is "Off The Wall - Death In Yosemite" by M.Ghiglieri and "Butch" Farabee. Their book is a thrilling account covering virtually every death that has occurred in Yosemite since it's "discovery" in 1849. Cheers from Hamburg, Germany! I own approx. 30 books covering Yosemite and Jeffrey Schaffer’s books are definetely worth a read. Above mentioned book should help to get you started to see more of Yosemite than just the Valley. I also recommend Jeffrey Schaffer’s book “Yosemite National Park” (also published by Wilderness Press) who gives you a bit more background info on history, geology and nature in Yosemite. The trail description of both books are very similar (sometimes word by word).

Another good book with hikes in Yosemite is Marc J. Soares’ “100 Hikes in YNP”. It has pretty good trail descriptions and decent maps as well.

Although I generally don’t like the Lonely Planet guides their “Yosemite National Park”-book is not too bad either and it’s a good help to for the “first timers” who’ve never been to Yosemite before. The LP guide has only a selected number of hikes.

If you are looking for the definitive guide on Yosemite’s most popular look no further and get a copy of Rick Deutsch’s “One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome” (published by Wilderness Press). His book will help you to prepare for this demanding hike and you will have all your questions covered. Rick knows a ton of stuff about Yosemite and he’s more than happy to answer his reader’s question.

My personal favourite about Yosemite is “Off The Wall - Death In Yosemite” by M.Ghiglieri and “Butch” Farabee. Their book is a thrilling account covering virtually every death that has occurred in Yosemite since it’s “discovery” in 1849.

Cheers from Hamburg, Germany!

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