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After hiking for thirty years in the Sierra Nevada, I've collected a lot of books. These are my favorites.
The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and TrailsSierra North: Backcountry Trips in Californias Sierra NevadaSierra South: 100 Back-Country Trips in California's Sierra
The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails
by R. J. Secor
$21.75
Buy this first.
Sierra North: Backcountry Trips in Californ...
by Kathy Morey
$12.89
Good hikes in the Northern Sierra.
Sierra South: 100 Back-Country Trips in Cal...
by Thomas Winnett

Good hikes in the Southern Sierra.
Hiking in the Sierra Nevada (Walking)The Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline CountryMy First Summer in the Sierra
Hiking in the Sierra Nevada (Walking)
by John Mock

A useful guidebook, but buy Secor's first.
The Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberlin...
by Steve Roper
$15.25
If you are really ambitious... The High Route is a largely cross-country route from Kings Canyon to Yosemite. Much of it can b...
My First Summer in the Sierra
by John Muir

The classic book by John Muir. It still is a delight to read.
Mountaineering in the Sierra NevadaClose Ups of the High SierraThe High Sierra of California
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
by Clarence King
$16.95
Yet another classic of the Sierra. I like Muir better, but King is also worth a read.
Close Ups of the High Sierra

Norman Clyde was one of the great Sierra mountaineers.
The High Sierra of California
by Gary Snyder

Everyone needs a book with great Sierra photographs.