Download or read book The High Sierra of California written by Gary Snyder and published by Heyday. This book was released on 2002 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The High Sierra of California is a brilliant tribute to the bold, jagged peaks that have inspired generations of naturalists, artists, and writers. Using traditional Japanese and European woodcut techniques, Killion has created stunning visual images of the Sierra that focus on the backcountry above nine thousand feet, accessible only on foot. Accompanying these riveting images are the journals of Gary Snyder, chronicling more than forty years of travels through the High Sierra backcountry.