[pct-l] Sierra vs Sierras

[edmond at mydogmeg.net (Edmond Meinfelder)]

At 11:17 PM 11/5/2003 -0600, yogi yogi wrote:
>very funny, Redwood!!!!
>
>Except that it's the exact opposite for me.  I order a "Sierra Nevada" beer.
>
>But I'm not sure if I should say "when I hiked the Sierra" or "when I 
>hiked the Sierras"

"The Sierras" is considered incorrect when referring to the Sierra Nevada 
range as there is only one range. The Sierra, the High Sierra or the Sierra 
Nevada Mountain range are all appropriate.

John Muir's first writing of the mountains was "My First Summer in The 
Sierra." When Muir talks of the mountains, it's poetic. You can read parts 
of it at: 
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/frameindex.html?http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/my_first_summer_in_the_sierra/

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