Road to California : The Search for a Southern Overland Route to California, 1540-1848 Sierra Nevada where huge boulders slide mysteriously

where huge boulders slide mysteriously across a dry lakebed

hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify

Altitudes of peaks

Arizona visitors and residents will be able to set out on any part of the Arizona National Scenic Trail with a "bible" of the trail's twists and turns

The trails shown on the maps are derived from GPS tracks

Road to California : The Search for a Southern Overland Route to California, 1540-1848 Sierra Nevada where huge boulders slide mysteriouslyFor the first time, Road to California brings together the story of the search for a southern overland route to California by Spaniards, Mexicans and Americans. The book also tells about the response of Native Americans to the invasion of their lands. Some fought the intruders, but for three centuries most Indians welcomed, provisioned and assisted the intruders. The story ends in 1848 when discovery of gold in California's Sierra Nevada assured that