California & Nevada Book

I am preparing for a hike in the high Sierras and read about this book online. I knew it wasn't a detailed account that you could use to plan out a trip, but still a great account of Steve's decades in the Sierras. It was very interesting to read about the early explorers that the various landscape features were named after, and this history of each of the summits. With these accounts, came a detailed background of each segment of the Sierra's. This is the perfect book to review as you look at the detailed topo maps and understand the layout of the area before you plan your route.

I highly recommend this for anyone who is planning a trip (or has previously explored the JMT area that runs south of the High Sierra.