Wilderness Study Areas and designated Wilderness. Founded in 1986, Friends of the Inyo is a nonprofit grassroots environmental organization. Our mission is to protect and care for the lands of ...

The Eastern Sierra Spirit and Ale Trail is special ... Be aware that large swathes of the Sierra Nevadas are designated wilderness areas, and hikers are subject to special rules and permits.

This delicate creek in the eastern Sierra Nevada winds its way through California's largest unprotected wilderness and the White Mountains Wilderness Study Area. Furnace Creek provides riparian ...