The High Sierra of California

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Description

Combining the dramatic and meticulous work of printmaker Tom Killion–accented by quotes from John Muir–and the journal writings of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder, The High Sierra of California is a tribute to the bold, jagged peaks that experience inspired generations of naturalists, artists, and writers.

For over thirty years, Tom Killion has been backpacking the High Sierra, making sketches of the region stretching from Yosemite south to Whitney and Kaweah Crest, which he calls ”California’s backbone.” The use of traditional Japanese and European woodcut techniques, Killion has created stunning visual images of the Sierra that target the backcountry above nine thousand feet, accessible best on foot.

Accompanying these riveting images are the journals of Gary Snyder, chronicling more than forty years of foot travels in the course of the High Sierra backcountry. ”Athens and Rome, goodbye!” writes Snyder, as he is taking us deep into the mountains on his day by day journeys around Yosemite and beyond.

Originally printed in a limited, handmade, letterpress edition, The High Sierra of California is now to be had in an reasonably priced, full-color trade edition.

Winner of the California Book Award Medal

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