Deepest Valley: A Guide to Owens Valley, Its Roadsides and Mountain Trails

 

Product Description

Updated after its original 1978 publication, Deepest Valley is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of the Owens Valley, the ~75 mile long valley lying between the Sierra and the White-Inyo Mountains boasting fascinating geology, rich biological diversity, and an interesting history of water rights issues.

• Authors: Paul Bateman, Mary DeDecker, Greg James, Jo Heindel, Tom Heindel, Harold Klieforth, Phil Pister, Richard E. MacMillen, Jeff Putman, and Genny Smith


• Editors: Jeff Putnam, Genny Smith


• Edition: Second, 1995


• Illustrations: 32 pages of 2-color maps, photographs, and drawings


• Pages: 282


• ISBN: 978-0-931378-14-0


• Where to find: Live Oak Press books, Spellbinder books (Bishop), White Mountain Ranger Station (Bishop)

Companion book Mammoth Lakes Sierra: A Handbook for Roadside and Trail

Contents

• Owens Valley / 1


• The Deepest Valley, Photo Section / 7


• Some Basic Information / 11


• Roadsides / 15


• The Land of Little Rain, Photo Section / 75


• Trails / 81


• Granite and Light, Photo Section / 113


• Geology / 119


• Naked Geology, Photo Section / 145


• Weather and Climate / 149


• Plants / 161


• Mammals / 189


• Birds / 205


• Fish / 213


• They Came to the Valley, Photo Section / 225


• History / 231


• Contributors & Acknowledgments / 269


• Recommended Reading / 271


• Index / 275

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