The cover of the Sierra, named after the road leading to this region.

"I'd make the deal straight up because the guy playing right field is real excited about trying to win," he said of Sierra.

It is indeed the jewel of the Sierra and should be preserved for the future.

There was a strong chill wind coming down from the slopes of the Sierra.

When they reached the bush at the base of the Sierra, their curiosity could no longer be restrained.

He had traveled 350 miles north but had seen no break in the wall of the Sierra.

Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.

One blog post included an image of Sierra next to a noose.

A local businessman by the name of Sierra is also in love with her but she resists his advances.

Further east, high desert plateaus give way to the mountains of the northern Sierra.