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Born Free and Equal
Ansel Adams

Climbing Mt. Whitney
Peter Croft, Glen Dawson

Close Ups of the High Sierra
Norman Clyde

Death Valley to Yosemite: Frontier Mining Camps and Ghost Towns
L. Burr Belden & Mary DeDecker

Desert Summits
Andy Zdon

Favorite Dog Hikes In and Around Las Vegas
Wynne Benti & Megan Lawlor

Favorite Dog Hikes In and Around Los Angeles
Wynne Benti

Grand Canyon Treks
Harvey Butchart

High and Wild: Essays and Photographs on Wilderness Adventure
Galen Rowell

Mojave Desert Trails
Florine Lawlor

Out From Las Vegas
Florine Lawlor

The Secret Sierra: The Alpine World Above the Trees
David Gilligan

Robert Clunie: Plein Air Painter ofthe Sierra
Richard Coons

Woman on the Rocks: The Mountainering Letters of Ruth Dyar Mendenhalll Valerie Mendenhall Cohen

Desert Summits: A Climbing and Hiking Guide
to California and Southern Nevada

Andy Zdon

Considered the expert source book on the California and Southern Nevada deserts! mojave desert Author Andy Zdon, a certified professional geologist with the American Institute of Professional Geologists, has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of hydrogeology and geology. He has participated in a variety of regional and site-specific hydrogeology and engineering geology projects throughout the southwestern United States, New Zealand and Peru. Andy is recognized as an expert in the area of numerical groundwater modeling and has been an instructor at California State University, Los Angeles in Groundwater Models and Management. Among his specialties in numerical groundwater modeling are: finite element and finite difference modeling of groundwater flow and groundwater / surface water interactions, contaminant transport, and dual-phase flow. Andy has also provided expert witness testimony regarding hydrogeologic conditions and activities including groundwater modeling. Andy has received certificates of commendation by the California State Board for Geologists and Geophysicists for his assistance to the Board as a subject matter expert.

Andy Zdon is a registered professional geologist, engineering geologist, hydrogeologist, and environmental assessor in California. He is a registered geologist in the state of Arizona and a member of the Nevada Water Resources Association. Andy Zdon is the desert expert.

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