Yosemite & The Eastern Sierra

In the tradition of California the Beautiful, Galen Rowell’s best-selling celebration of the natural beauty of the Golden State, comes Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra, featuring stunning color images by outdoor photographer Gary Crabbe.

Here is a fresh look at the wonders of Yosemite National Park (visited by more than three million people each year), as well as the lesser-known vistas of the pristine wilderness that adjoins the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. From the first light of sunrise cascading above an alpine creek to the last glint of sunset reflected on the joyful serenade of a waterfall ballet at Horsetail Falls, the spirit of the land will nourish your soul.

The accompanying text of this small but exquisitely printed volume speaks through the voices of our great nature writers, from Ansel Adams and Galen Rowell to Joan Didion, Wallace Stegner, and Mark Twain. This is the perfect gift for anyone who has ever marveled at the beauty of Yosemite National Park and the glorious gallery of the Eastern Sierra’s natural wonders.

Review
Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.

About the Author
Gary Crabbe started Enlightened Images in 1993. His client and publication credits currently include among others, the National Geographic Society, The New York Times, Forbes Magazine, The North Face, Sunset, L.L. Bean, Subaru, Miramar Productions, Mirabella, Brown Trout Publishers, The Nature Conservancy, The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and pro-bono work for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the International Committee of Lawyers for Tibet. His fine art photographic prints and murals are included in both private and corporate collections, and have been exhibited in numerous locations throughout the Bay Area. Gary currently resides in Pleasant Hill, California, just outside San Francisco.

Peter Beren is co-author of The Writers Legal Companion and editor of California the Beautiful, Vintage San Francisco, and Hidden Napa Valley. Formerly Publisher of Sierra Club Books and founding Publisher of VIA Books, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Susan McConnell, a publishing professional.