We will have the opportunity to visit one of the best natural history bookstores on our visit (run by the Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association at the interagency visitor center in Lone Pine) but you may want browse on-line resources or purchase books in advance.
On-line Resources (all links open in a new page):
Natural History of the White-Inyo Range, Eastern California (WMRS Symposium Vol. 1)
This is the most comprehensive guide to the White Mountains that exists. The book is out of print, but you can follow the above link to read an on-line version of this great work. The book is also available used on Amazon (NOT ALL INCLUDE THE GEOLOGY MAP). Follow this link to buy the book on Amazon.comNatural History of Eastern California and High -Altitude Research (WMRS Symposium Vol. 3
Climate, Ecosystems and Resources in Eastern California - Abstracts only (WMRS Symposium Vol. 5)
University of California White Mountains Research Center (WMRC)
Bibliography:
The links below open to Amazon.com in a new window, but you can also purchase most of these titles on-line from the Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association.
Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley, Robert P. Sharp
The Broken Land. Adventures in Great Basin Geology. Frank L. DeCourten
Deepest Valley. Guide to Owens Valley, second edition, edited by Jeff Putman & Genny Smith
The Bristlecone Book: A Natural History of the World's Oldest Trees, Ronald M. Lanner
A Garden of Bristlecones. Tales of change in the Great Basin
GreatBasin Wildflowers, a guide to Common Wildflowers of the High Deserts of NV., UT, and OR.
The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern California, Bruce Baldwin