Portrait of California

Among many other things, on this portrait you can see the Sierra Nevada rise as a deeply carved wedge from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, and watch it ascend through forest to the rugged Sierra crest. From there, observe the Sierra's 10,000-ft descent from Mt Whitney to the Owens River. Clear geographic pictures, like this, make geographic visualization possible, and geographic appreciation practical, and enjoyable. Displaying Portrait of California offers a continuous view of iconic California geography, like the Sierra Nevada.

Special Note: All sizes have the same content. Larger sizes allow you to read type from greater distances; they let you see landforms from across the room. For close-up settings, such as hallways and scrapbooks, I recommend small sizes. Where viewing distances are greater, I think you will appreciate a larger size.

A unique geographic reference that doubles as eye-pleasing art, Portrait of California is archival in quality, and fits standard pre-made picture frame sizes.

Created from The Essential Geography of the USA.