There is an excellent link on the course outline to John Muir's writings. Yosemite's Built Environment, 1913-1940. A practical and convenient guide helping students to identify most Sierran plants without the use of a hand lens or the need to dissect flower or fruit. Plant characteristics easily observed in the field make up the keys. This book gives information on identifying some 300 species of flowering plants in the Sierra Nevada and where to look for them.
Entries offer non-technical plant descriptions and facing color photos.
There is also general information on the region, an illustrated glossary, and a section on identifying Sierra Nevada conifers. The Wonders of the Yosemite Valley, and of California. Kneeland, Samuel, 1821-1888. This video covers Yosemite from the perspective of different people. Hetch Hetchy, The Urban West,and the Hydraulic Society Revisted.