The High Sierra

A Love Story

by Kim Stanley Robinson

Narrated by Kim Stanley Robinson

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Pub Date May 10 2022 | Archive Date May 10 2022

Hachette Audio | Little, Brown & Company

Outdoors & Nature

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Description

A “sublime” and “radically original” exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (—Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder).

Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life—more than a hundred trips—and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place and an exploration of what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth.

Over the course of a vivid and dramatic narrative, Robinson describes the geological forces that shaped the Sierras and the history of its exploration, going back to the indigenous peoples who made it home and whose traces can still be found today. He celebrates the people whose ideas and actions protected the High Sierra for future generations. He describes uniquely beautiful hikes and the trails to be avoided. Robinson’s own life-altering events, defining relationships, and unforgettable adventures form the narrative’s spine. And he illuminates the human communion with the wild and with the sublime, including the personal growth that only seems to come from time spent outdoors.

The High Sierra is a gorgeous, absorbing immersion in a place, born out of a desire to understand and share one of the greatest rapture-inducing experiences our planet offers. Packed with maps, gear advice, more than 100 breathtaking photos, and much more, it will inspire veteran hikers, casual walkers, and travel readers to prepare for a magnificent adventure.

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EDITION	Other Format, Unabridged
ISBN	9781549112492
PRICE	$38.99 (USD)

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Librarian 431790

I knew Kim Stanley Robinson as a sci-fi writer but I appreciated this work that is a mix of experiences, travelogue, and science information.
He did a good job in explaining and illustrating placed and was a good narrator.
I'd like to visit the places and this could be a good guide.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

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Janalyn P, Reviewer

The high sierras, a love story by Tim Stanley Robinson is about of course hi see ours in California. Anyone who loves hiking all the great outdoors will totally appreciate this book. He started his love affair with the mountains in the 70s and it goes on until today. Throughout his different hikes the people he went with have changed slightly but for the most part have stayed the same. The two best friends he started this adventure with have a love affair with the mountains as well. Although I do think Terry has since passed away. I did love the chapter on the different names and how they got their names and how they get new names in the region. I wish there was more about the law in legends that are all around the mountain range. No matter what places in the world I read about I seem to always go back to the Sierras it reminds me of the wild west and an unchanging playground for those who love the outdoors. I really enjoyed this book and thought Mr. Robinson did a great job narrating it and although it was long it was nice feeling like a castaway in his backpack throughout the mini hikes in the book. I was given this book by Nat Galli and I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any grammar or punctuation errors as I am blind and dictate my review, But all opinions are definitely my own.