Gems of the Golden State

California's richly diversified caves are ready to be discovered.  Beneath the famous mountain, forest, desert, and coastal scenery lies another Utopia-endless miles of lava tubes, beautifully decorated caves in limestone and marble, extraordinary talus caves, huge sea caves, and more.  Gems of the Golden State introduces the reader to Nature at her finest.  Factual accounts of how caves are formed, decorated, and studied are mingled with fanciful legends and true-life accounts of adventure, luck, and talent among the caves' discoverers, explorers, and guardians.