Sierra Crossing - First Roads to California Laman produced in cooperation with the

produced in cooperation with the Eldorado National Forest Interpretive Association

For all who are passionate about architecture

includes comprehensive coverage of the Crystal Basin & Silver Fork Trails areas of Eldorado National Forest in California's Central Sierra Nevada

to the Kern River Valley

the emergence of Hollywood as the world’s entertainment capital and of Silicon Valley as the center of high-tech research and development

Sierra Crossing - First Roads to California Laman produced in cooperation with theA critical era in California's history and developmentthe building of the first roads over the Sierra Nevadais thoroughly and colorfully documented in Thomas Howard's fascinating book. During California's first two decades of statehood (1850 1870), the state was separated from the east coast by a sea journey of at least six weeks. Although Californians expected to be connected with the other states by railroad soon after the 1849 Gold Rush, almost