About the Author

Erik Molvar has hiked more than 10,000 miles of trails, from the Arctic Ocean to the Mexican border. Erik has a master’s degree in wildlife management from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he performed groundbreaking research on moose in Denali National Park. He currently is director of the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, one of the West’s most effective conservation organizations (www.voiceforthewild.org).

Also by the author:

Best Easy Day Hikes Olympic National Park

Hiking Arizona’s Cactus Country

Hiking Colorado’s Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness

Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks

Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks

Hiking the North Cascades

Best Easy Day Hikes North Cascades

Hiking Wyoming’s Cloud Peak Wilderness

Hiking Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks

Alaska on Foot: Wilderness Techniques for the Far North

Scenic Driving Alaska and the Yukon

Hiking Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness

Wild Wyoming

The author at work in his office.