Description
Ward Ritchie Press, Published 1972. Paperback, 126 pp.; 18 cm; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps.
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Condition & notes
In Acceptable condition. Cream pictorial paper covers (color photograph of the Owens Valley to front), mild to moderate toning with some spotting and soiling to front and back; mild to moderate surface wear, with light bumping and creasing to edges and corners. Glued binding brittle, the text block beginning to pull away from the spine, though all pages are present and the book is complete. Interior pages mildly toned, otherwise unmarked.Russ Leadabrand, Southern California newspaperman and Ward Ritchie travel-guide author, leads day and weekend drives through the Owens Valley and Eastern Sierra: Mono Lake and the Mono Craters, Bodie and the ghost towns, Bishop Creek country, the Laws Railroad Museum, and the road to the foot of Mount Whitney. Volume VI in the Exploring California Byways series, based on his articles in Westways and revised by the author for this 1972 edition. With black-and-white photographs, route maps, and an index.Contents: Introduction; South of Mono Lake; Mono Craters Country; North of Bishop; Bishop Creek Country; To the Foot of Mt. Whitney; Up and Over Westgard Pass; A Loop Around Owens Lake; Look for the Unusual; Index.