From the Publisher
Fred and Rani Hirschmann delight in exploring and photographing America's wild place. Prior to becoming full-time photographers, Fred and Randi spent a combined twenty-five years working as rangers for the
National Park Service and U.S.
Forest Service. Environmental writer and educator Mark Schlenz has been visiting California's desert regions all his life. His other books with Companion Press include Mono Lake: Mirror of Imagination, Exploring the Eastern Sierra, and Exploring the Southwest's Grand Circle.