Sierra Traveler

Author : Rick Lawin
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781977268273

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Former police aviator, Jake Cahill, and family are happily ensconced on his late parent’s legacy Sierra ranch, Tierra del Puma, Land of the Cougar. Life bustles for Jake, Valerie, and daughter Sarah. But then a private investigator arrives at the ranch seeking to rent a secluded cabin and making a request. She asks Jake’s friend, retired FBI agent Mark Kincaid, to assist her with a small innocuous case she has pending. Suddenly, Mark finds himself treading ever so lightly through a series of events that swirl around an influential pastor and his ministry. Suspicions abound as to what hides beneath that spiritual umbrella. Jake unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in the mystery when he discovers something decidedly unusual that lies over the fence line of Tierra del Puma. Vague and twisting clues ultimately lead to a confrontation where confessions can be deadly. Meanwhile, Valerie must reconcile a new reality and the weight of a decision to tell her family. And, within the Sierra breeze, The Legend of Tierra del Puma will reveal itself to a stranger who must fulfill an obligation that could make the difference between life and death.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556039563051

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Sierra National Forest (N.F.), Travel Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Cheryl Angelina Koehler
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780874177176

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Touring The Sierra Nevada by Cheryl Angelina Koehler Pdf

The complete guide to the entire Sierra NevadaThe Sierra Nevada is one of the most scenic, biologically diverse, and historically rich mountain ranges in North America. Touring the Sierra Nevada covers the entire range and its adjacent regions, exploring the Sierra Nevada from such world-famous sites as Lake Tahoe and Yosemite to picturesque mining towns, scenic alpine lakes, lush vineyards, and colorful hidden byways. Koehler offers suggestions for long tours and exciting daytrips, as well as detailed information about the history, geology, flora and fauna, economy, and unique features of places along the way. The book is illustrated with photographs and maps of the regions she describes. Koehler includes excursions for automobile travelers as well as backcountry adventures for hikers. She provides information about attractions in the Sierra’s two “jumping-off” cities, Sacramento and Reno, as well as in some of the major towns within the range. There is practical advice about contacting parks, museums, historical sites, visitors’ bureaus, U.S. Forest Service offices, and other agencies; finding lodging, campgrounds, and restaurants along the way; preparing for weather and altitude changes; and identifying further sources of information about the region in published guides and other books, as well as on websites. Koehler offers her readers the literary companionship of an experienced, charming, and vivacious guide through one of America’s most fascinating regions.

Author : Kathy Morey,Mike White,Stacey Corless,Thomas Winnett
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899973968

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Sierra North by Kathy Morey,Mike White,Stacey Corless,Thomas Winnett Pdf

Now in its 9th edition, the completely updated and revised Sierra North showcases new trips and old favorites in regions such as Desolation Wilderness, Emigrant Wilderness, the proposed Castle Peak Wilderness, and the world-famous Yosemite National Park. This classic guidebook has been a trusted source for hikers for nearly 40 years, inspiring thousands to explore the Sierra Nevada, and to come back again and again. Trips are now organized around major highway sections that makes planning easier than ever.

Author : Elizabeth Wenk,Mike White
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 811 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899978857

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Sierra South by Elizabeth Wenk,Mike White Pdf

Find the Best Hikes and Backpacking Trips in California’s Sierra Nevada The rush of trekking through nature, the thrill of experiencing new places, the reward of discovering beautiful sights—all of this awaits in the Sierra Nevada. For more than 50 years, this definitive guidebook has led readers along the top trails between Walker Pass and the southern border of Yosemite National Park. Now, with the revised and updated edition, let hiking experts Elizabeth Wenk and Mike White show you the way. Sierra South is the award-winning guide that features 80 meticulously selected trips, from new routes to old favorites. Traverse the stunning wilderness areas and national forests of the region, including Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park, John Muir Wilderness, Ansel Adams Wilderness, and many more. The trips are organized around major highways and roads, so it’s easy to choose your next adventure. Just pick an area, drive there, and go hiking. Inside you’ll find 84 trips that range from quick overnighters to 12-day excursions Complete trip details, including day-by-day trail descriptions, GPS waypoints, and elevation data 41 trailhead maps that show the routes for every trip Beginner tips and trusted advice on camping, fishing, and bear safety Information on side trips, geology, natural history, and more Planning your trip into the southern Sierra backcountry is easier than ever before. For additional hiking and backpacking opportunities, see the companion guide Sierra North. Both titles are recipients of a National Outdoor Book Award.

Author : Elizabeth Wenk,Mike White
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899978871

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Sierra North by Elizabeth Wenk,Mike White Pdf

Find the Best Hikes and Backpacking Trips in California’s Sierra Nevada The rush of trekking through nature, the thrill of experiencing new places, the reward of discovering beautiful sights—all of this awaits in the Sierra Nevada. For more than 50 years, this definitive guidebook has led readers along the top trails between the mountain range’s northern boundary and the southern edge of Yosemite National Park. Now, with this revised and updated edition, let hiking experts Elizabeth Wenk and Mike White show you the way. Sierra North is the award-winning guide that features 80 meticulously selected trips, from new routes to old favorites. Traverse Hoover Wilderness, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, Emigrant Wilderness, Desolation Wilderness, and more. The trips are organized around major highways and roads, so it’s easy to choose your next adventure. Just pick an area, drive there, and go hiking. Inside you’ll find 80 trips that range from quick overnighters to 11-day excursions Complete trip details, including day-by-day trail descriptions, GPS waypoints, and elevation data 36 trailhead maps that show the routes for every trip Beginner tips and trusted advice on camping, fishing, and bear safety Information on side trips, geology, natural history, and more Planning your trip into the northern Sierra backcountry is easier than ever before. For additional hiking and backpacking opportunities, see the companion guide Sierra South. Both titles are recipients of a National Outdoor Book Award.

Author : Kim Stanley Robinson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780316306812

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The High Sierra by Kim Stanley Robinson Pdf

A “sublime” and “radically original” exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder). Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life—more than a hundred trips—and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place and an exploration of what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth. Over the course of a vivid and dramatic narrative, Robinson describes the geological forces that shaped the Sierras and the history of its exploration, going back to the indigenous peoples who made it home and whose traces can still be found today. He celebrates the people whose ideas and actions protected the High Sierra for future generations. He describes uniquely beautiful hikes and the trails to be avoided. Robinson’s own life-altering events, defining relationships, and unforgettable adventures form the narrative’s spine. And he illuminates the human communion with the wild and with the sublime, including the personal growth that only seems to come from time spent outdoors. The High Sierra is a gorgeous, absorbing immersion in a place, born out of a desire to understand and share one of the greatest rapture-inducing experiences our planet offers. Packed with maps, gear advice, more than 100 breathtaking photos, and much more, it will inspire veteran hikers, casual walkers, and travel readers to prepare for a magnificent adventure.

Author : Amanda Litz
Publisher : Amanda Litz
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780984149605

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The Traveler's Trunk: Pirate's Treasure by Amanda Litz Pdf

While dressing up with clothes from their great-grandmother's trunk, Jacob, Sierra, and Brent find themselves face-to-face with very real pirates. The children must work together to escape the pirates, find the buried treasure, and return home safely.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN : UCD:31175024198890

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Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment by Anonim Pdf

Author : Insight Guides
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781786718563

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Insight Guides Philippines (Travel Guide with Free eBook) by Insight Guides Pdf

Insight Guide Philippines is a comprehensive, full-colour travel guide that provides an essential introduction to this little-known Asian country. The Philippines is a destination of thousands of islands fringed by idyllic tropical beaches, plus stunning mountain scenery, colonial architecture and lively festivals. The Insight Guide will assist you in finding your ideal itinerary through what can be a daunting list of options, with the inspirational Best Of section setting out the principal places to visit in the Philippines. In-depth information on the country's history and culture is provided in a series of lively pages, while chapters on contemporary culture, food, festivals and architecture paint a vivid portrait of life in the Philippines today. The Places chapters cover all the sights worth seeing - from the amazing landscapes of northern Luzon to the beaches of the Visayas and the jungles of Palawan. At the back of the book, the Travel Tips section contains all the practical information you'll need to make the most of your trip. Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Author : International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1986-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781616352004

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Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions 1986 by International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department Pdf

This report describes developments in the international exchange rate and restrictive systems. The period covered by this report is 1985 and, for major developments, the first quarter of 1986. The report highlights that a salient feature of exchange rate developments in 1985 was the weakening of the U.S. dollar, following four consecutive years of appreciation. As a result, the currencies of most of the other major industrial countries appreciated against the U.S. dollar and in nominal effective terms.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN : UCD:31175024198361

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Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment: Chapter 3, part 4 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Leonard Reid
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781640090491

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Because It Is So Beautiful by Robert Leonard Reid Pdf

A Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein–Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay Yes, every inch of the globe has been seen, mapped, photographed, and measured, but is it known? Robert Leonard Reid doesn’t think so. To draw a circle and calculate its diameter is not to know the circle. In this collection, Reid distinguishes himself from many science–based nature writers, using the natural world as a springboard for speculations and musings on the numinous and the sacred, injustice, homelessness, the treatment of Native Peoples in the United States, and what pushes mountaineers to climb. Ranging in their settings from eastern New Mexico to northern Alaska, Reid’s essays illustrate his belief that the American West is worth celebrating and caring for. Taking its title from an affecting speech given by renowned author Barry Lopez, Because It Is So Beautiful is a response to desperate questions surrounding America’s wildlands. Lopez’s words resonated with the young mountaineer–musician–mathematician Robert Leonard Reid, who was struggling to understand his relationship to the world, to find his vision as a writer. What he learned on that long–ago evening is knit throughout the nineteen pieces in the collection, which include essays from Reid’s previous books Arctic Circle, Mountains of the Great Blue Dream, and America, New Mexico; three essays that appear here in print for the first time; as well as revised and expanded versions of essays that appeared in Touchstone, The Progressive, and elsewhere.

Author : Ella Sterling Mighels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : American literature
ISBN : HARVARD:32044058242041

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The Story of the Files by Ella Sterling Mighels Pdf

An illustrated history of California writers, with extensive sections on Harte, Clemens, Miller, Bierce and the local periodicals and publishers. A considerable amount of the text is dedicated to women writers of California and the Women's Press Association

Author : Ella Sterling Cummins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11618631

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The Story of the Files by Ella Sterling Cummins Pdf