Road to California : The Search for a Southern Overland Route to California, 1540-1848 Sierra Nevada the major attractions for visitors

the major attractions for visitors are the Mogollon Rim and eight coldwater lakes

hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify

with both rain and snow

where huge boulders slide mysteriously across a dry lakebed

Taking leave of reality

Road to California : The Search for a Southern Overland Route to California, 1540-1848 Sierra Nevada the major attractions for visitorsFor the first time, Road to California brings together the story of the search for a southern overland route to California by Spaniards, Mexicans and Americans. The book also tells about the response of Native Americans to the invasion of their lands. Some fought the intruders, but for three centuries most Indians welcomed, provisioned and assisted the intruders. The story ends in 1848 when discovery of gold in California's Sierra Nevada assured that