Books of Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)

  • Gentle Wilderness: The Sierra Nevada
    By John Muir

    Nearly a century after John Muir's personal account of the Sierra Nevada, Richard Kauffman has come along with a color camera to recapture the feeling of discovery and the vividness in what Muir called the Range of Light.

  • History of the Sierra Nevada
    History of the Sierra Nevada
    By Francis Peloubet Farquhar

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  • Across the High Lonesome
    Across the High Lonesome
    By James Mcnay Brumfield

    Across the High Lonesome is a modern western odyssey that invites the reader to hitch a ride through the glacial carved vales and over the high lonesome passes of Californias Range of Light.

  • Sierra Quest
    Sierra Quest
    By Edward Etzkorn

    "An engaging tale, spun from the author's wilderness experience and his imaginative treatment of a male-female relationship-in-the-making.

  • Ski and Snowboard California's Sierra Nevada
    Ski and Snowboard California's Sierra Nevada
    By Martha Perantoni

    This complete guide to California's Sierra Nevada explores in depth 40 alpine resorts, snowboarding parks, Nordic touring centers, and other backcountry winter sports destinations.