Download or read book Desolation Wilderness written by Jeffrey Schaffer and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most comprehensive guidebook to Lake Tahoe's finest hiking area. It offers you: 32 accurately described hiking trips in four areas: Desolation Wilderness, Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay, South Fork American River (trails south of Highway 50), and Upper Truckee River (trails north of Highway 88 and west of Highway 89).