Sierra East - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sierra East write by Genny Smith. This book was released on 2003. Sierra East available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "There are few more spectacular drives on Earth than Highway 395 along the foot of the great granite wall of the Sierra Nevada. In Sierra East, Genny Smith and her team of experts tell the story of that amazing terrain, and its fantastic contours, molded by tectonic upthrusts and Pleistocene glaciers; its spectacular weathers; its amazing diversity of plant and animal life; and the human struggles over its life-giving waters."--Harold Gilliam, author of Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region "For those of us who live within the Sierra East territory, this is the 'right' side of California. It is a wondrous place to visit. This book is not a superficial tourist guide to what you may see from the scenic overlooks. It is a real guidebook covering all the natural and unnatural history as well as geology, weather, and water. There are thorough descriptions of plants and animals you may wander across plus information on how they cope with the extreme rigors of the high mountains and harsh deserts."--Sally Gaines, co-founder of the Mono Lake Committee "This is the first comprehensive natural history of the Eastern Sierra. An outstanding team of authors, with years of experience in the region, meets the challenge of covering their specialties from the Mojave Desert to the tops of 14,000-foot mountains. This diverse material is uniformly accessible in a readable style."--Frank L. Powell, Director, White Mountain Research Station, University of California, San Diego
Sierra East
Sierra East - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sierra East write by Genny Smith. This book was released on 2000. Sierra East available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Written with few technical terms, Sierra East is a source book for the layperson and students on university field trips."--BOOK JACKET.
Sierra South
Sierra South - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sierra South write by Kathy Morey. This book was released on 2006-06-06. Sierra South available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This completely revised and updated 8th edition of Sierra South now covers an expanded region of the Sierra, from the southern boundary of Yosemite National Park to southern Golden Trout Wilderness. With new trips and old favorites, Sierra South is the classic guide to backpacking in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, Ansel Adams Wilderness, and Mt. Whitney.
Discovering Sierra Trees
Discovering Sierra Trees - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Discovering Sierra Trees write by Stephen F. Arno. This book was released on 1973. Discovering Sierra Trees available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Profiles thirty-six species of trees in the Sierra Nevada including: description, age, size, characteristics, reproduction, and historical highlights.
Geology of the Sierra Nevada
Geology of the Sierra Nevada - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Geology of the Sierra Nevada write by Mary Hill. This book was released on 2006-05-15. Geology of the Sierra Nevada available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Writing with verve and clarity, Mary Hill tells the story of the magnificent Sierra Nevada—the longest, highest, and most spectacular mountain range in the contiguous United States. Hill takes us from the time before the land which would be California even existed, through the days of roaring volcanoes, violent earthquakes, and chilling ice sheets, to the more recent history of the Sierra's early explorers and the generations of adventuresome souls who followed. The author introduces the rocks of the Sierra Nevada, which tell the mountains' tale, and explains how nature's forces, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, faulting, erosion, and glaciation formed the range's world-renowned scenery and mineral wealth, including gold. For thirty years, the first edition of Geology of the Sierra Nevada has been the definitive guide to the Sierra Nevada's geological history for nature lovers, travelers, hikers, campers, and armchair explorers. This new edition offers new chapters and sidebars and incorporates the concept of plate tectonics throughout the text. * Written in easy-to-understand language for a wide audience. * Gives detailed information on where to view outstanding Sierra Nevada geology in some of the world's most beloved natural treasures and national parks, including Yosemite. * Provides specific information on places to see glaciers and glacial deposits, caves, and exhibits of gold mines and mining equipment, many from Gold Rush times. * Superbly illustrated with 117 new color illustrations, 16 halftones, 39 line illustrations, and 12 maps, and also features an easy-to-use, interactive key for identifying rocks and a glossary of geological terms.
