This is the story of the beginnings of the southern Sierra Nevada, the High Sierra region, from its birth to the historic era. It describes the geologic history, natural history, and prehistoric cultures of this major land feature, which has evolved its own unique plant and animal communities and has nurtured human habitation and growth for thousands of years.
This is the story of the beginnings of the southern Sierra Nevada, the High Sierra region, from its birth to the historic era. It describes the geologic history, natural history, and prehistoric cultures of this major land feature, which has evolved its own unique plant and animal communities and has nurtured human habitation and growth for thousands of years.