Sierra Nevada Range

Sierra Range The Sierra Nevada mountain range, which divides California and Nevada, runs 400 miles north to south between the two states. Follow me as I explore the Sierra Range.
	The Mars Research Crew in Owens Valley Sierra Range \| June "We passed the Cal-Tech radio observatory, and into Mono County. "We're everywhere," Antonin said. This was the rugged land of the Eastern Sierra's, America's wildest mountain ranges; gnarled pines gripping for life, year-round snowcaps and countless jagged spires..." Owens Valley, California
	Living Beneath El Capitan Sierra Range \| June He laughs at this. "Every time I go home to Fresno, the city life drives me nuts. I just hate it, and every time I come back from Oakhurst, you come through the tunnel and you get your first views of El Cap and Half Dome. There are times I come around that bend and there is weather and light I've never seen before. Yosemite Valley, California
	Tuolomne Meadows Sierra Range \| June "Six months later I found the article in Life Magazine from 1946, and the editor of The Skeptical Inquirer had written me back. "We have every reason to believe this is a true story," he wrote. I had lost my five dollars; but in the end my skepticism was justified, and the process of realization was divine: all chickens primary motor functions operate from the command center of the neck. Tuolomne Meadows, Yosemite
	King's Canyon: Quiet Corner of the Sierra Nevadas Micro Update \| Sierra Range \| July When the waitress asks him if he wants fried rice or white rice, he says, "Is the rice cooked?" The waitress, a diminutive and smiley Thai says, "Well, you can choose either white rice or fried." King's Canyon, California
	Notes from Lake Tahoe Micro update \| Sierra Range \| July 2, 2008 "The most imaginary and spectacular of Lake Tahoe's coastline is the northern edge on the Nevada side, where state park designation has protected a long length of the coast and nearby mountains." Lake Tahoe, California