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Sierra Nevada
Byways
Backcountry drives for the whole family
by Tony Huegel
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Among the featured adventures in this book are trips that let
you:
- Gaze across Lake Tahoe from the summits of glaciated High
Sierra peaks.
- Climb to a sky-scraping divide more than 10,000 feet high at
Mammoth Lakes, then traverse a mountainside shelf for a
head-spinning view across 10,000-foot-deep Owens Valley.
- Follow forgotten wagon roads to remote Gold Rush mining
camps, where historic "diggins" can still be seen.
- See rare alpine sand dunes, pristine mountain meadows,
bristlecone pines that live for thousands of years and
little-known ghost towns.
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50 of the Sierra
Nevada's Best Adventure Roads
Less expensive than a full tank of gas, Sierra
Nevada Byways describes 50 backcountry routes for you and
your family to explore along California's magnificent mountains
spine. Author of several other Byways titles, Toney
Huegel provides clear directions and location maps for each trip. He
also gives you tips for refining your backcountry driving skills,
locations for campgrounds and amenities, and clues you in to the great
pull-outs for the best views.
The Sierra Nevada stir the explorer in us all.
Anyone who has driven through California's Sierra Nevada Mountains has
seen those tantalizing lines on the map, those dirt roads that branch off
the highways and disappear into the mountains, canyons and forests of the
largest single mountain range in the contiguous United States. Those
roads, we think to ourselves as the asphalt miles roll by, are the ones
we'd really like to be on.
Whether you have only a few hours or a few weeks, Sierra
Nevada Byways takes you down roads pioneered by the
forty-niners and the Golden State's earliest emigrants.
About the author:
As
the leading chronicler of America's top adventure roads, Tony Huegel has
introduced tens of thousands of travelers to the most scenic and historic
backcountry byways in the West. Tony's other family-oriented guides for owners
of sport-utility vehicles include: California
Desert Byways, Sierra Nevada
Byways, California Coastal
Byways, Colorado Byways,
Oregon Byways, Utah Byways,
and Washinton Byways.
He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is now an Idaho-based journalist.
Praise for Tony
Huegel's Byways series
Backcountry Drives for the Whole Family
"...well organized and presented ...one of the best guides of its
type around." Open Road
Magazine
"Author Tony Huegel has ... produced some of the best guides that
we've ever seen for those who really want to get away with the whole
family. [His Byways Series] all offer concise directions, clear maps
and excellent advice on how to get the most out of your off-road
adventure." Motor Week
(Maryland Public television)
"Huegel's attention to seemingly every detail and his sincere goal
of wanting to make outdoor adventure a family activity set his guidebook
apart and make it a joy to read. Every page is infused with the
excitement the author obviously feels for the great American
wilderness." 4Wheel Drive and
Sport Utility Magazine
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Contents |
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Preface
Introduction
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Page |
| The Sierra Nevada Experience |
3 |
| Adventuring in your SUV |
7 |
| Making it fun for all |
16 |
| How to use Sierra Nevada Byways |
17 |
| Map symbols |
18 |
| Locator Map |
19 |
| Author's Favorites |
20 |
Appendix
| Information Sources |
144 |
| References |
148 |
| Index |
149 |
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The Drives
| No. 1 |
Sierra Buttes Loop |
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No. 26 |
Laurel Canyon |
| No. 2 |
Diggins I |
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No. 27 |
Mammoth Lakes - Hwy. 120 |
| No. 3 |
Diggins II |
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No. 28 |
San Joaquin Ridge |
| No. 4 |
Henness Pass Road |
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No. 29 |
Horse Meadows Loop |
| No. 5 |
Grouse Ridge/Bowman Lake |
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No. 30 |
Copper Mountain Loop |
| No. 6 |
Iowa Hill Loop |
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No. 31 |
Dunderberg Meadow Road |
| No. 7 |
Blue Canyon - Ross Crossing |
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No. 32 |
Ghost Town Loop |
| No. 8 |
Black Rock Road |
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No. 33 |
Boulder Flat |
| No. 9 |
Delilah Lookout - Kings River |
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No. 34 |
Burcham Flat Road |
| No. 10 |
Deer Creek Drive |
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No. 35 |
Jackass Flat |
| No. 11 |
Old Hot Springs Road |
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No. 36 |
Risue Road |
| No. 12 |
Rancheria Road |
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No. 37 |
Slickrock Trail |
| No. 13 |
Jawbone Lake to Lake Isabella |
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No. 38 |
Bear Trap - Corral Hollow |
| No. 14 |
Chimney Peak Byway |
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No. 39 |
Round Valley Trail |
| No. 15 |
Cherry Hill Road |
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No. 40 |
Mattley Ridge Loop |
| No. 16 |
Monache Meadows |
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No. 41 |
Leviathan Peak Loop |
| No. 17 |
Alabama Hills |
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No. 42 |
Monitor Pass to U.S. 395 |
| No. 18 |
Inyo Mountains |
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No. 43 |
Haypress Flat Loop |
| No. 19 |
The Narrows - Papoose Flat |
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No. 44 |
Leviathan Mine Road |
| No. 20 |
White Mountains |
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No. 45 |
Blue Lakes & Indian Valley |
| No. 21 |
Coyote Flat |
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No. 46 |
Genoa Peak |
| No. 22 |
Buttermilk County |
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No. 47 |
Barker Pass Loop |
| No. 23 |
Volcanic Tableland |
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No. 48 |
Mt. Watson |
| No. 24 |
Sand Canyon Road |
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No. 49 |
Martis Peak |
| No. 25 |
Wheeler Ridge Road |
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No. 50 |
Crystal Peak Loop |

Sierra Buttes from Upper Sardine Lake (Tour 1)

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similar detail)
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