Exploring The Eastern Sierra
California & Nevada
Mark A. Schlenz, Photography by Dennis Flaherty
The unparalleled scenery of the east side of the Sierra Nevada Range offers countless inviting landscapes. From the 14,000 foot peaks of the Sierra Crest and the ancient Alabama Hills, sublime Death Valley National Park, trails that lead to gemlike mountain lakes, Yosemite Park’s flower-carpeted Tuolumne Meadows, Mono Lake’s eerie tufa towers, and the high desert ghost town of Bodie to Lake Tahoe’s turquoise waters and Nevada’s rich historic silver country, the Eastern Sierra beckons to all who love the outdoors.
The book begins with a geologic and geographic overview of the Sierra, then follows a south-to-north itinerary along Highway 395, passing 14,494 foot Mt. Whitney and the steep escarpment of the Sierra’s east slope through historic Independence, scenic Bishop, and the ski/resort destinations of Mammoth Lakes and June Lakes Basin. The journey continues north to the living inland sea of Mono Lake, across the Bridgeport Valley, over high mountain passes, and around Lake Tahoe. East of Tahoe, Nevada offers the peace of Pyramid Lake and the charms of historical mining boom town Virginia City. Side trips east to Death Valley and west to Yosemite are included, as well as insights into the work of regional writers John Muir, Mary Austin, and mountaineer Norman Clyde.
80 pages, 8-½"" x 10", full color cover, 108 color photographs, illustrations, map, 2003.
Published by Companion Press.
ISBN 0-944197-44-3 trade paper
$19.95
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