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CLIMBER'S GUIDE TO YOSEMITE VALLEY. by Steve Roper.
Introduction gives history of climbing at Yosemite, life in the Valley, safety and the lack of it, naming of climbs, rating systems. Climbs are arranged by10 sections of the valley from Arch Rock to Half Dome. Presents details of 482 climbs, 16 route locater profiles, 320 pages, appendix of climbs by grade, glossary, index.
Inventory =5. ISBN: 0-87156-048-8. 1971. Order #: RAHO1262 vinyl$10.95.

THE DAWN OF THE WORLD: myths and tales of the Miwok Indians of California. by C. Hart Merriam.
Stories collected from Miwok Indian peoples at the turn of the century--at a time when original cultural memories could still be recounted. Provides a special view of the cultural and philosophical ways of today's Miwok ancestors. These tales were related by Miwok elders usually in the ceremonial roundhouse at night by firelight and constitute the religious history of the tribe. Included are creation myths, accounts of the First People, of beings who antedated humans, and tales about animals, death and ghosts, witches and giants, and natural phenomena. Illustrations, 283 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-832-8193-5.1993. Order #: UNNE 2722 paper$9.95.

THE DISCIPLINE OF CREVICES. by June Dwyer.
Poems of Yosemite in appreciation and understanding of the many facets of this national park and its famous valley: the Stellar jay, waterfall, snow, sequoia, bear, modern Native American.. Drawings, 77 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-939666-38-3. 1982. Order #: YOCO1865 paper$3.95.

DISCOVERING SIERRA TREES. by Stephen P. Arno, illustrated by Jane Gyer.
Covers conifer and broad-leaved trees in area ranging from Sequoia National Forest in the south to the Toiyabe and Stanislaus National Forests in the north, and including Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks. Includes both conifers and broad-leaved trees--36 species. Describes age, size, characteristics, and reproduction. Reveals with an elevation profile how the trees are distributed according to altitude. Artist Geyer presents her scratchboard illustrations to portray foliage and cones plus portraits of full trees. 89 pages, paper cover.
Inventory = 6. ISBN: 978-0939666-04-9. Out of print. Order #: YOCO1850 paper$6.95. See below for framable prints of trees from this book.

DISCOVERING SIERRA TREES--prints. by artist Jane Gyer.
A portfolio of 8 reproductions of Jane Gyer's black-and-white illustrations from the book Discovering Sierra Trees. 9 x12 inches, proportioned to framing. Cover print is of giant sequoia. Published by Yosemite Natural History Association.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: None. No date. Order #: YOCO1339 prints$14.95.

DOMES, CLIFFS, WATERFALLS: a brief geology of Yosemite Valley. by William R. Jones, former Chief Naturalist of Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite has the roundest domes, the sheerest cliffs, the highest waterfalls. Why?
Inventory = 0. ISBN: . Order #: YOCO1858 paper$3.95. Out of print.

EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE 55. by Paul Hill.
Biography of pioneer photographer of much of the last half of the 1800s, with details of his landscape photographs of Yosemite, Native Americans, his panoramas of San Francisco in its early days and especially of his development of technique of "instant photographs" in which a sequence of images shows the movement patterns of horses and humans. Historical photographs, chronology of life, 128 small pages 5.5" x 6.25".
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-7148-4042-4. 2001. Non-mint copy. Order #: MISC 2632 paper$12.95.

FISKE THE CLOUDCHASER: a portfolio of Yosemite photographs by George Fiske.
Published by The Oakland Museum and the Yosemite Natural History Association, 1981. 12 historical sepia photos. Out of print.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: None. Order #: YOCO4598 folio$45.00

GALEN CLARK: Yosemite Guardian. by Shirley Sargent.
Galen Clark was so well known for his dedication and devotion to Yosemite as a pioneer, explorer, conservationist, author, and guardian that he was almost as famous as Half Dome. By the middle of the twentieth century, however, his valuable contributions had largely faded from public memory. John Muir has become a folk hero, yet Clark, who was Muir's predecessor in Yosemite by twelve years and was far more intimate with its affairs, has been neglected. It was he who discovered the Mariposa Grove, kept peace with the Indians, superintended the building of trails, roads, and bridges, and zealously protected the place he described as ". . . this wonderful sanctuary of Nature's vast mountain temple." (from the foreword by Shirley Sargent). 88 large-format pages, 84 illustrations, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: . None. GRWE7466 paper$9.95.

THE GIANT SEQUOIA. by H. T. Harvey, H. S. Shellhammer, R. E. Stecker, & R. J. Harrtesveldt.
History of sequoia lumbering, public reservation of sequoia lands, botanical history and relationships, orign of name, life history from birth to death, distribution of groves (mainly in the southern Siera Nevada but scattered stands north nearly to Lake Tahoe) and factors influencing thier occurrence, ecology of immense trees, human impact, and fire considerations. Drawings, maps, 21 color photos, 80 pages, index.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: None. 1981. Order #: SEQU1271 paper$6.95.

THE HAPPY CAMPER HANDBOOK: a guide to camping for kids and their parents. by Michael Elsohn Ross.
Ideas about how to have successful camping trips for families presented in direct and simple language. Besides advice on necessities like tents and sleeping bags and the right things for comfort like folding camp chairs, gives ways to stay dry and warm or to avoid too much sun, how to manage potential bear intruders, going to the bathroom without a bathroom, plus entertainment ideas including games and songs. Color drawings, 64 pages. From the Yosemite Assiociation.
Inventory = 1.ISBN: 0-939666-78-2. 1995. This copy lacks flashlight and whistle. Order #: YOCO280 spiral$15.95.

AN ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. Stephen Botti.
See Cobweb Corner below.

THE INFLUENCE OF MODERN MAN ON THE VEGETATION OF YOSEMITE VALLEY. by Robert P. Gibbens & Harold F. Heady.
How use of fire, suspension of fire, grazing of livestock, river control, meadow drainage altered the forests and meadows in part of Yosemite National Park. Documents character of Yosemite Valley at time of discovery by non-Natives, how and why tree cover has increased, influences of wildlife on plants, of floods and rockslides, and of visitors, plus cutting clearing, and planting on the forest. Many comparison photos of earlier scenes and those of today. California Agricultural Experiment Station Extension service Manual 36. Photos, 46 pages, large format.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1975. Order # YOCO3993 paper$12.95.

IT WILL LIVE FOREVER: traditional Yosemite Indian acorn preparation. by Bev Ortiz.
Gathering, drying, storing, pounding, winnowing, sifting, leaching, and cooking--including Julia Parker's recipe. Historical photographs and modern ones that show Juilia Parker in multiple steps preparing acorns for cooking. 158 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-0930588-45-8. 1996. Order #: HEYD9707 paper$14.95.

LOOKING FOR MO: a novel. by Daniel Duane.
Story is set in northern California including San Francisco and Yosemite Valley around a would-be writer from Generation X who fails in his attempt to climb El Capitan in Yosemite, lifts shared stories from a friend, reunites with that friend and then together finish the climb, exploring the tenuous foundations of friendship. Includes author interview. 236 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-03483-9. 1998. Cover lightly soiled. Order #: MISC2740 paper$12.00.

PIPcover.bmp (365294 bytes) PIONEERS in PETTICOATS: Yosemite's early women, 1856–1900: schoolmarms, hikers homesteaders, ranchers, side-saddle riders. by Shirley Sargent.
Introduction by Francis P. Farquhar. Cover photograph: Kitty Tatch and friend on the Overhanging Rock at Glacier Point, 1901. 80 large-format pages, 60 illustrations, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-8783450-1-X. Order #: GRWE7467paper$9.95

SHORT LINE TO PARADISE: the story of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. by Hank Johnston.
The dynamic story of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, 1907-1945. Travelers to Yosemite can still see its roadbed across the Merced River Canyon from highway 140, and view original rolling stock on display at El Portal. 32 large-format pages, 47 photos, 2 maps, 12 drawing.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. Order #: GRWE7468 paper$6.95.

STARR'S GUIDE TO THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL AND THE HIGH SIERRA REGION. by Walter A. Starr, Jr.
Classic guide to this region of California, providing backcountry trail information from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney along the "grandfather of long-distance trails", the John Muir Trail. Includes lateral trails to connect from sites along the range that lead up the main trail that winds along the spine of the mountains. Detailed trail descriptions with point-to-point mileages along the way and with text that explains aspects of route finding and terrain features, as well as probable places to camp. Includes large fold-out map of the full 211.9 miles of the trail. Includes advice to travelers regarding clothing, equipment, weather, bears. and more. 224 small pages for easy carrying.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87156-172-7. 1974. Order #: RAHO12208vinyl$14.00.

TIMBERLINE COUNTRY: the Sierra High Route. by Steve Roper.
Starrts with a section on wilderness travel and the concept behind discovering and describing a route in the High Sierra of California that maximizes traversing country at timberline (treeline) and higher, as an altrnative to this same region's John Muir Trail, laid out with diffrent criteria. The High Route, however, is often also a cross-country route with no trail and so route-finding is an important skill in travelihg it, and there is a bit more risk involved. "Early Exploration of the High Sierra" is a meangful discussion of early pathfinders. The route is described in sections: "Kings Canyon to Dusy Basin", 'Dusy Basin to Lake Italy", "Lake Italy to Devil's Postpile", "Devil's Postpile to Tuolumne Medows", "Tuolumne Meadows to Twin Lakes". A Sierra Club Toteback. Drawings, 288 little pages for carrying in the field, 24 pages of topographic maps, index.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-87156-298-7. 1982. Order #: RAHO1173 vinyl$9.95.

TO FIND THE BIGGEST TREE. by Wendell D. Flint.
Author's 40-year search to find the biggest of the bigtrees (giant sequoias). The giant sequoia is among the oldest and largest living organisms on Earth and this author's quest was to find the biggest of them all. The giant sequoia lives within distinct groves that are known, each one of which supports many immense specimens; the author locates and describes these. Also covered are the surveys of the trees that have been made and the process of measuring one of these giants so the records can be compared. Appendixes give measurements of known large individuals and list groves, with comments. Suggested readings, 116 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1987. Order #: SEQU7267 paper$6.95.

TRAILS OF YOSEMITE VALLEY. Yosemite Association. Simple walker's guide map to 9 trails from easy to strenuous--Mirror Lake or Bridalveil Fall to Upper Yosemite Fall and Half Dome with text notes that give distances, average hiking times, difficulties, starting points and features to be seen. Color map unfolds to 9" x 16", shows bikeways, parking areas, campgrounds.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: None. 1987. Order #: YOCO1861 paper$3.00.

WHO POOPED IN THE PARK? Yosemite National Park. by Gary D. Robson.
Sometimes the animals that live in the park are hard to find--but you can almost always find their poop. Discover poop (scat), footprints (tracks), and learn which animals made them. For children. Animals included: black bear, bobcat, coyote, great gray owl, ground squirrel, horse, mule deer, mountain lion, spotted bat. For children. Color drawings, 48 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-56037-318-0. 2005. Order #: FARC6670 paper$9.95.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. by Rand McNally.
Rand McNally National Parks Recreation Directory. Including San Francisco, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Lake Tahoe, and Gold Country with scenic trails and auto tours. History and sightseeing opportunities are presented for localities. Verify data pre-trip. Detailed park and area maps, 192 pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN:0-528-84944-1. 1985. Order #: RAMC2949 paper$4.95.

YOSEMITE, LASSEN VOLCANIC & REDWOOD NATIONAL PARKS and surrouhnding area. Rand McNally National Parks Recreation Director in associaiton with the National Park Foundation. by Jean Pierce Postelwaite.
Includes surrounding areas: San Francisco, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity recreational areas, Lava Beds, Lake Tahoe. Rates points of interest, includes guided tours, seasons, gateways, scenic overlooks and drives, camping, terrain, activities. Explains plant and animal life, geology. Photogaphs and drawings, maps, 192 large-format pages, index.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-528-84942-5. 1985. Order #: RAMC1347 paper$9.95.

YOSEMITE CLIMBER. by George Meyers.
Essays and dramatic action photographs give insights into the challenges and rewards of climbing Yosemite's great rock walls and spires. Shows technical problems on smaller cliffs, intricacies of longer multi-pitch free climbs and the complexities of living on, and climbing the awe-inspiring big-wall routes of El Capitan. Color photos, 96 large-format pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-906371-09-0. 1979. Order #: WILD1757 cloth$19.95.

YOSEMITE ROAD GUIDE. by Richard P. Ditton and Donald E. McHenry.
Begins with an overview of this national park's features to set the context of discoveries made along the roads. Self-guiding, descriptive tour presents landscape, historic, geologic, wildlife, and botanical features seen along all 9 major park roads. Covers Yosemite Valley and its approaches, Tuoumne Meadows and the Tioga Road, Wawona Road and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Glacier Point and the Badger Pass Ski Area, and the road to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the northwestern part of rthe park. Update pre-trip. Photos, maps. 84 pages, index.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 9780-939666-24-3. 1981. Order #: YOCO1854 paper$3.95.

YOSEMITE TRAILS. by Lew & Ginny Clark.
Presets the special landscape features, plants, animals, of this park and how to explore them. Provides details and profiles of many of the park trails and includes sections on High Sierra Camps, winter trails, and the giant sequoia trees. Trails are grouped in park regions: Yosemite Valley, Merced River Canyon, South Boundary Country,Central High Sierra, Yosemite North Country. Entry points from within and outside the park are identified and trails adjacent to some sections of the park are included. Photos, maps, l44 pages, index.
Inventory =10. ISBN: 0-931532-01-9. 1983. Order #: WETR2140 paper$8.95.

YOSEMITE TROUT FISHING GUIDE. Beck.
From Yosemite's easily accessible roadside spots to remote off-trail backcountry locations, provides history, hatches, climate, regulations, what fish you can expect to find, and how to catch them. 158 pages, photos, maps..
Inventory =1. ISBN:1-57188-223-5. Order #: FRAM6128 paper$15.95.

YOSEMITE WILDLIFE.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 978-1-58355-3695-4. Order # WATE6922 $6.95.

YOSEMITE: a landscape of life. Maharidge.
Images giving insight to the life that humans bring to the Yosemite landscape: Park personnel, visitors hiking, climbing, skiing, hiking, relaxing. Photos, 120p., large format.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-939666-56-1. Order #: YOCO7658 paper$14.95.

YOSEMITE...THE CYCLE OF TUE SEASONS: A Wish You Were Here Book. by Lynn Wilson.
Appreciative text accompanies photographs of this national park in California: Yosemite Valley, waterfalls Tuolumne Medows, winter, wildflife, granite cliffs, foests, meadows, special lighting. Each scene is further xplained in end text. Includes mailing envelope, 31 photographs, 48 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-93936503-0. Order #: SIER1273 paper$4.95.

YOSEMITE: the embattled wilderness. by Alfred Runte.
Aesthetic and philosophical values that have guided management of Yosemite National park since 1864 and the debate over how to manage its natural resources--the inherent conflict between preservation and use. How actions taken have evolved over the years from some beginnings now considered to have been misguided and some that may still be. Even the park's boundaries have changed over the years, beginning with 1864. Illustrated, map, 379 pages. Out of print.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8032-8941-3. Order #: UNNE6987 paper$14.95.

YOSEMITE: the story behind the scenery (CA). by William R. Jones, former Chief Naturalist of Yosemite National Park.
Presents all aspects of the Yosemite story--geologic origin of the principal features, Indian history and "discovery" by early explorers plus role in conservation history as what has been called America's first national park (set aside in 1864 and before Yellowstone of 1872 but without the term "national park" in its formal establishment), scenery of the High Sierra, and ecology of the park's three giant sequoia groves. Yosemite! Its cliffs and waterfalls are so high that the first explorers to see them could not estimate their heights. Its landmark Half Dome is so distinctive in shape as to be unique in the world. Its giant sequoia trees are so old that contemplation of their ages strains our human concept of time. And its High Sierra wilderness is so remote and vast that few have ever seen it at all.
The story behind the scenery takes you through this magnificent National Park in a manner that is unique, interpreting the diversity of its wonders in a way you'll truly appreciate a tale told around Yosemite campfires: A lady visitor, who wanted to spend her time in Yosemite to the best advantage, asked a park ranger, "What would you do if you had only one day to spend in Yosemite?" "Madam," the ranger replied, " I'd weep. 9x12, 64 pages, 69 color photos & 8 maps. Revised in several new editions since release in 1971, now with over 860,000 copies in print.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-0-88714-234-5. 2011. Sixteenth printing. Order #: KCPU4165 paper$11.95

YOSEMITE: the story behind the scenery (CA). (by William R. Jones, former Chief Naturalist of Yosemite National Park.
Presents all aspects of the Yosemite story--geologic origin of the principal features, Indian history and "discovery" by early explorers plus role in conservation history as what has been called America's first national park (set aside in 1864 and before Yellowstone of 1872 but without the term "national park" in its formal establishment), scenery of the High Sierra, waterfalls, domes, wildlife, Native Americans, and ecology of the park's three giant sequoia groves. Revised in several new editions since release in 1971, now with over 860,000 copies in print. Color photos.
Inventory = 23. ISBN:0-88714-234-6. 2002. 13th printing. Order #: KCPU073 paper$11.95.

YOSEMITE IN PICTURES: the continuing story. McKenzie.
Color photos of the park's grand scenes and activities with extended captions. 48 large-format pages.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 0-88714-057-2. 1991. Order #: KCPU4588 paper$8.95.

YOSEMITE IN PICTURES: nature's continuing story. McKenzie.
Color photos of the park's grand scenes and activities with extended captions. 48 large-format pages.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 978-0-88714+-057-0. 2009. Order #: KCPU4184 paper$11.95.

WORTHWHILE PLACES: correspondence of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Horace M. Albright. edited by Joseph W. Ernst.
Illustrates a remarkable public-private partnership that helped shape our national park system, documented through 211 letters covering a 36-year period. Rockefeller and Albright shared a common concern and love of America;s natural had historic heritage and combined the opportunities of both the private sector by Rockefeller and the public one of Albright, a National Park Service director who remained active in parks conservation his entire life. Parks involved include--in some cases as to their establishment: Acadia, Grand Teton, Great Smoky Mountains, Yosemite, Virgin Islands as well as other areas such as the California Big Trees, Florida's Bald Cypress Swamp, and Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg. Photographs, maps, 366 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8032-1330-7. 1991. Order #: MISC2732 paper$14.95.

AN ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. Stephen Botti.
Covers every vascular plant species in Yosemite, with 1100 water-color paintings plus pen-and-ink drawings.516 pages, large-format. An uncirculated copy.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-939666-98-7. Order #: YOCO9013 paper$

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