This guide is arranged from north to south, centered on the only road that unites the region, US highway 395. It covers the area from just below the Valley, through the Valley's four towns, then up the volcanic tablelands to Mono Lake. We begin just south of the Owens River Valley, near the town of Pearsonville, 180 miles north of Los Angeles, at the Inyo County line.

This project is based on a driving guide I put together years ago for my course at SCI-Arc, the Infrastructural City. A book, done in collaboration with the Center for Land Use Interpretation was published in 2004. You may download a pdf of this book from the Center or purchase it at their on-line shop. To get a printable version of this book, you can click printer-friendly below. I need to work on that layout, but it's certainly serviceable.

I have updated the material a little for this site and hope to continue to do so in the future.