For nearly 40 years, Sierra North has inspired thousands of hikers to explore California's Sierra Nevada. Now in its 9th edition and 150,000 copies later, the completely reorganized and updated classic guidebook showcases new trips and old favorites, and has extended its coverage north to the Tahoe Sierra backcountry.

Some 86 meticulously selected trips traverse Yosemite National Park, Hoover Wilderness, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, Emigrant Wilderness, Desolation Wilderness, and the proposed Castle Peak Wilderness. The trips are now organized around major highway sections for easy selection--pick an area, drive there, and go--and range from quick overnighters to 11-day excursions.

This guide makes planning a trip into the northern Sierra backcountry easier than ever before with:

• 36 trailhead maps showing routes for every trip
• Complete trip details, including permits, suggested topo maps, day-by-day trail descriptions, GPS waypoints, and elevation data
• Beginner-friendly trip recommendations
• Trusted advice on camping, fishing, and bear safety
• Useful information on side trips, history, geology, and natural history
  About the Author: The backpacking bug hit Kathy Morey hard in the 1970s and hasn't let go yet. In 1990 she abandoned an aerospace career to write for Wilderness Press, authoring four hiking guides on Hawaii, "Hot Showers, Soft Beds, and Dayhikes in the Sierra," and "Guide to the John Muir Trail." She was a co-author of several previous editions of "Sierra North" and "Sierra South." For the 9th edition of "Sierra North," Kathy served as lead author. Kathy lives in Mammoth Lakes, California. Mike White was born and raised in Oregon and learned to hike in the Cascades. In the early 1990s, he began writing about the outdoors full time, and he has since written or contributed to almost a dozen Wilderness Press books, including "Kings Canyon National Park," "Sequoia National Park," and "Top Trails Lake Tahoe." He also has written for "Sunset" and "Backpacker" magazines and the "Reno Gazette-Journal." Mike lives in Reno and teaches backpacking and snowshoeing at Truckee Meadows Community College. Stacy Corless is a hiker, trail runner, and writer in Mammoth Lakes, California. Since trading the Berkeley Hills for the Eastern Sierra seven years ago, Stacy has logged hundreds of miles in the backcountry that, conveniently, is her backyard. Thomas Winnett founded Wilderness Press in 1967 with the publishing of "Sierra North," his first guidebook. During his more than 30 years as publisher, he also wrote numerous books on how to backpack and where to hike in the wild areas of the western United States. He is now retired and lives with his wife, Lu, in Berkeley, California.