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Tahoe Rim Trail - Couverture souple

Hauserman, Tim

 
9780899979601: Tahoe Rim Trail

Synopsis

Experience the Unparalleled Beauty of Lake Tahoe and Its Trail

The Tahoe Rim Trail is one of the worlds premier trailsfor good reason. It winds completely around spectacular Lake Tahoe, the highest and largest alpine lake in North America. Along the way, the trail takes you through wilderness areas, national forests, and state parks. The combination of pristine lake and mountain vistas creates breathtaking scenery unlike anywhere else on the planet. This area along the border of California and Nevada is truly an outdoors-adventure paradise.

Whether youre traveling on foot, mountain bike, or horseback, the most important part of your trip is planning it. Put Tahoe resident Tim Hausermans experience as a longtime hiker and outdoors guide to use. With this book, you can hike, bike, or ride along the peaks and valleys of the Tahoe Rim Trail. Safely traverse a landscape thats rich in history, and enjoy the incredible diversity of geology, flora, and fauna.

Tahoe Rim Trail presents the entire 165-mile trail (and dozens of side trips), divided into 8 sections. Each entry includes information on difficulty, trail highlights, driving directions, and more. The in-depth descriptions help you know what to expect, while the trail maps ensure that you know where you are and where youre going. Youll appreciate the hundreds of tips for planning your excursion, whether its a day hike or a backpacking adventure. Plus, theres plenty of specific details for mountain bikers, equestrians, and anglers. This is the guide you need to plan your next outing; its endorsed by the Tahoe Rim Trail Association.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tim Hauserman wrote Tahoe Rim Trail: The Official Guide for Hikers, Mountain Bikers, and Equestrians; as well as Monsters in the Woods: Backpacking with Children; Cross-Country Skiing in the Sierra Nevada; and the childrens book Gertrudes Tahoe Adventures in Time. For most of the year, his focus is on writing articles on travel, recreation, and inspiring people for a variety of publicationsand, of course, hiking, road and mountain biking, and kayaking. Once the snow flies, he teaches cross-country skiing and runs the Strider Glider after-school program at Tahoe Cross-Country Ski Area in his hometown of Tahoe City, California.

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