The High Sierra of California

by Gary Snyder

Book Overview

The High Sierra of California is a brilliant tribute to the bold, jagged peaks that have inspired generations of naturalists, artists, and writers. Using traditional Japanese and European woodcut techniques, Killion has created stunning visual images of the Sierra that focus on the backcountry above nine thousand feet, accessible only on foot. Accompanying these riveting images are the journals of Gary Snyder, chronicling more than forty years of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890771996
• ISBN13: 9781890771997
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Heyday Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A bit of the Sierra on your shelf

Those who have experienced California's High Sierra know that it is near impossible to capture the adventure in any meaningful way. Snyder and Killion come close, joining Japanese inspired printmaking, essay and poetry to emote the natural wonder of the mountain range in a volune worthy of repeated fireside review on the days when a hike is not possible. The well trained and passionate explorers share a fresh view of famous vistas.

A beautiful perspective on California

This book is absolutely gorgeous. The woodcut prints by Tom Killion are exquisite, and poetic diary entries by Gary Snyder interspersed by quotes from John Muir create a lyrical picture of the High Sierra.

Captures the spirit

This book captures the spirit of the Sierra high country. Beautiful woodblock prints in the Japanese style mixed with poetic text.

I love this book

I have been savoring this book since I got it. Some years ago I saw Tom Killion's prints at a small gallery in Carson City, NV and they are well reproduced here. The text is quite interesting too and the prints and stories work together beautifully to capture the spirit of this most magnificent place.

stunning

This book is stunning the woodblock prints are so beautiful they almost make you cry. We spend a lot of time in the sierras and this book shows the beauty of these mountains better than any photographs. Get the book look at the pictures then do your family a favor and go spend time in these incredible mountains.