Sierra Nevada Byways

50 of the Sierra Nevada's Best Adventure Roads by Tony Huegel

Less expensive than a full tank of gas, Sierra Nevada Byways describes 50 backcountry routes for you and your family to explore along California's magnificent mountains spine. Author of several other Byways titles, Toney Huegel provides clear directions and location maps for each trip. He also gives you tips for refining your backcountry driving skills, locations for campgrounds and amenities, and clues you in to the great pull-outs for the best views.

Among the featured adventures in this book are trips that let you:
* Gaze across Lake Tahoe from the summits of glaciated High Sierra peaks.
* Climb to a sky-scraping divide more than 10,000 feet high at Mammoth Lakes, then traverse a mountainside shelf for a head-spinning view across 10,000-foot-deep Owens Valley.
* Follow forgotten wagon roads to remote Gold Rush mining camps, where historic "diggins" can still be seen.
* See rare alpine sand dunes, pristine mountain meadows, bristlecone pines that live for thousands of years and little-known ghost towns.

Whether you have only a few hours or a few weeks, Sierra Nevada Byways will guide you to some of the range's most scenic and historic backcountry byways. 176pp/photos/maps