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IN THE HEART OF THE CALIFORNIA ALPS: a near view of the High Sierra in 1872. IN THE HEART OF THE CALIFORNIA ALPS: a near view of the High Sierra in 1872.

by John Muir. John Muir portrait

Account of Muir's ascent of Mount Ritter, October, 1872. Record of one of Muir's finest mountain rambles and of the first ascent, a solo one, of this mountain in the Mammoth Lakes country of the eastern Sierra Nevada. Combines natural observations with the adventures and philosophical musings of a nearly fatal climb. Made from a base camp with three artists who were left sketching on the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River. An illustration of Mt. Ritter by one of these artists, William Keith, is included. Drawings by Muir are also included, as well as other period illustrations. Foreword by former Yosemite Chief Park Naturalist. 24 pages. See sample pages

Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-026-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-026-3. 1981. Order #: VIST0026 paper$4.95.

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