Ice, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada

Visit the Sierra Nevada, the largest and highest mountain range in the Continental US. More

California’s Sierra Nevada is the largest and highest mountain range in the continental United States and, until recently, a geological puzzle. The source of colossal wealth in the form of gold and, now, water, it was a formidable roadblock to the settlement of the state. We visit the range with renowned tectonic specialist Eldridge Moores.

AIR DATE 5/11/22