Lassen Volcanic National Park: A Complete Hiker's Guide
Mike White was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He learned to hike in the Cascades and honed his outdoor skills while attending Seattle Pacific University. After college, Mike relocated to the high desert of Nevada, where he was drawn to the beautiful and sunny Sierra.In the early 1990s Mike began writing about the outdoors full time. He expandedWilderness Press'Trinity Alps, and then wrote his first guide,Nevada Wilderness Areas and Great Basin National Park. Subsequent books included theWilderness PressSnowshoe Trailsseries,Sequoia National Park,Kings Canyon National Park,Backpacking Nevada, andTop Trails Lake Tahoe, which won the Benjamin Franklin Award in 2005. His most recent works include50 Classic Hikes in Nevada, and he collaborated on updated versions ofSierra NorthandSierra South. Mike has also contributed toBackpacking Californiaand has written forSunsetandBackpackermagazines and theReno Gazette-Journal. He teaches hiking and snowshoeing classes at Truckee Meadows Community College and is a featured speaker for outdoor groups.