Geologic History of Feather River

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  Sierra East : Edge of the Great Basin

  The Eastern Sierra is a dramatic, unusual, mountain-and-desert region in eastern
  California and western Nevada that includes two famous resorts, Lake Tahoe
  and Mammoth Lakes. It is a world apart from the lands west of the Sierra Nevada,
  and the contributors to this lavishly illustrated natural history provide a
  marvelous introduction to the wonderland that makes up the Eastern Sierra.
  

  As the eastern slope of the 400-mile-long Sierra Nevada merges with the western
  edge of the Great Basin, desert valleys of long summers and snow-spangled mountains
  of long winters lie side by side. The region's unique features include altitudes
  ranging from 2,800 feet at Redrock Canyon to 14,494 feet at the top of Mount
  Whitney; the merging of three biogeographic regions: the Sierra Nevada, the
  Great Basin Desert, and the Mojave Desert; and the resulting extraordinary
  diversity of plant and animal life. The book contains chapters on the region's
  geologic story, weather and climate, plant communities, arthropods, native
  fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The authors emphasize relationships
  and the ingenious ways that plant and animal life have evolved and adapted
  to the Eastern Sierra's harsh environments. Maps, diagrams, photographs, and
  exceptional drawings illustrate the text. Written with few technical terms, Sierra
  East is a fine source book for the layperson and students on university
  field trips.

  GB-31021019

  $19.44
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  Geologic Map of Yosemite National Park (I-1874)

  GM-3100010

  $7.00

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