Journal of Alta California

SIERRA NEVADA

alifornia boasts many breathtaking mountain ranges, but few offer the opportunity to climb to incredible heights in the morning and stand small under a giant sequoia by the afternoon. The soul of the Sierra Nevada is undeniably Yosemite National Park, but

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