Word: sierras
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Maps and permits: General area maps are available from the forest service, the park service, and the geological survey. Both the Sierra Club and the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) also have a good selection of trail maps guides...
Although most trails are open to all, the number of users on some is restricted to reduce ecological damage. Some also require special parking, camping, or fire permits. Get these from the ranger stations in the particular area you want to hike, or from the Sierra Club...
Information: For good general information about backpacking (gear, camp preparation, rules of the road), try Walking Softly in the Wilderness (John Hart, $6.95), The Best About Backpacking (Dennis Van Lear, $6.95), or The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (Steve Roper...
...additional information, or information about particular areas and trails, write Sierra Club Headquarters, 530 Bush St., San Francisco, Calif. 94108; or the Appalachian Mountain Club, 5 Joy St. Boston...
...mind a half-mile hike or an occasional bear-venture to higher regions, spending the week at Tenaya, or Tioga, or Tuolomne. And then there are those who are not content near even the last vestiges of civilization. They are the back-packers--and they roam the High Sierra...