Deepest Valley
A Guide to Owens Valley,
Its Roadsides and Mountain Trails
Second Edition
By Paul Bateman, Mary DeDecker, Greg James, Jo Heindel, Tom Heindel, Harold Klieforth, Phil Pister, Richard E. MacMillen, Jeff Putman, and Genny Smith
Edited by Jeff Putman and Genny Smith, Illustrated by Peggy Gray
282 pp., $15.95 paperback, ISBN 978-0-931378-14-0
Library of Congress Catalog Number 95-10973
In eastern California, four hours north of Los Angeles, lies a long, trough-shaped valley, bordered on either side by massive mountain ranges. The valley and mountains together form a region of superlatives. Here you will find the highest peak in the lower forty-eight states: Mount Whitney. Also here is the oldest of all living things: the bristlecone pine. And here is our deepest valley: the Owens Valley. Following fifteen years of additional research, Deepest Valley is now back in print, thirty-three years after its original publication.
Generously Illustrated ...
This two-color guide includes thirty-two pages of photographs drawings of wildflowers, trees, birds, and mammals; a road and trail map, old mining and railroad maps, and geologic and mountain drawings, along with an index.
A Trail Guide for the Daypack ...A Road Guide for the Car ...
This cherished guidebook of discovery, written with love for the region's wild places and wild creatures, will provide you with all the information needed to find your way. Highway 395 runs the length of the Owens Valley. From it, you will discover, with the help of this book, dozens of sideroads leading to lakes, streams, campgrounds, and trailheads in the Sierra Nevada and White-Inyo Mountains. To the west, from high-altitude roadends, the book describes trails leading into the High Sierra--a hiker's paradise of vast expanse, glorious views, and warm summer days with little rain.
A Relaxed, Joyful, Handsome Book to Treasure
Deepest Valley offers perspective and background for what you see today, suggests things to look for, and then sends you on your way to explore and discover.
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 and Acknowledgments / 269
Recommended Reading / 271
Index / 275
