Title
Exploring The Highest Sierra
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Written For The General Reader With An Interest In Geology, Natural History, And The Early Explorations Of The Highest Part Of California'S Sierra Nevada Range, This Book Is Also An Indispensable Guide For Visitors To Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks And Adjacent Areas. Maps, Photographs, And Geologic Guides Help Visitors Understand The Formation Of The Awesome Natural Features Before Them.The Region Was One Of The Last Parts Of The United States To Be Explored, And It Was Only During The Civil War That The First Scientific Party Attempted A Reconnaissance Map Of The Region. They Discovered, In The Process, That It Included The Highest Mountain Then In The United States, Mount Whitney. The Book Describes The Arduous Travels Of The Early Explorers, Including John C. Fremont And John Muir, And Weaves The History Of Exploration Together With Modern Geologic Concepts To Show The Early Naturalists' Contributions To Geologic Thought. Throughout, All Terms That May Be Unfamiliar To Nongeologists Are Simply And Succinctly Defined, And The Book Is Richly Punctuated With Anecdotes, Tales, Myths, And Biographical Sketches Of Colorful Characters Associated With The Region.The Book Is Illustrated With Some 224 Early Etchings And Maps, Modern Photographs, And Diagrams, Including 44 Maps That Incorporate 12 Historical Charts Dating Back To The Earliest Explorations. A Series Of 15 Maps (In Color) Of The Region Encompassing The Parks, All At The Same Scale, Feature Such Diverse Aspects As The Trails Pioneered By John Muir, The Extent Of Glacial Ice During The Ice Age, And The Location Of Geologic Faults And Epicenters. Geologic Guides For The Region'S Principal Roads And Trails Define Themileage Of All Lookouts And Points Of Interest So That The Visitor Can Examine The Described Features At First Hand. The Southern Half (More Than 100 Males) Of The John Muir Trail Lies Within The Region, And The Book Includes A Geologic Guide To This Highaltitude Wilderness Trail.
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