It just felt right finishing the last few chapters of this transcendent book in my tent on a beautiful day outside. The High Sierra: A Love Story. Kim Stanley Robinson's latest. It's a non-fiction paean to his thousands of hours trekking across the Sierra Nevada. It's part memoir, gear guide, geological survey, landscape poetry and more.
I'm glad this was the first book I read for 2023. Get the hardback with its stunning full color photos. A grand achievement of writing about the outdoors. I've never been to the High Sierra Nevada. Got to put those mountains on the list.
