Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge
Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge

Author: Craig Romano

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 2011-03-24

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 159485369X

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**UPDATE** We have a correction regarding Hike #39, Grassy Knoll and Big Huckleberry Mountain (page 137) To download the updated driving directions for the trailhead please click HERE CLICK HERE to download the "Hardy Ridge" hike as well as the hike up "Mount Defiance" from Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is the single biggest visitor destination in Oregon 25 of these hikes are published here for the first time Caters to the greater Portland, Oregon–Vancouver, Washington metro area The Columbia River Gorge forms much of the long border between Washington and Oregon, offering hikers a multitude of beautiful trails. Famous for its cascading waterfalls, the region offers spectacular views of the mighty river and its windswept bluffs, as well as stunning panoramas of the surrounding landscape and peaks including Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams, and the Sisters. Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge, by well-known hiking author Craig Romano, features: 100 day hikes on both sides of the river extensive year-round hiking options trails in the National Scenic Area, Silver Star Scenic Area, Trapper Creek, Clark County, and beyond easy-to-read icons for waterfalls, views, dog-friendly trails, and more detailed driving directions and trail maps info on flora and fauna, the unusual Gorge winds, and its abundance of waterfalls Learn more about author Craig Romano at his website or connect with him one step further by "liking" his page on Facebook. **Mountaineers Books designates 1 percent of the sales of select guidebooks in our Day Hiking series toward volunteer trail maintenance. . For this book, our 1 percent of sales is going to Washington Trails Association (WTA). WTA hosts more than 750 work parties throughout Washington’s Cascades and Olympics each year, with volunteers clearing downed logs after spring snowmelt, cutting away brush, retreading worn stretches of trail, and building bridges and turnpikes. Their efforts are essential to the land managers who maintain thousands of acres on shoestring budgets.

Curious Gorge
Curious Gorge

Author: Scott Cook

Publisher: Scott Cook

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 0979923204

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A hiking and exploring guidebook to Orgeon's Columbia River Gorge. Features day hikes, waterfalls, scenic wonders, and must-see attractions.

Bridging a Great Divide
Bridging a Great Divide

Author: Kathie Durbin

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780870717161

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In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, setting into motion one of the great land-use experiments of modern times. The act struck a compromise between protection for one of the West's most stunning landscapes--the majestic Gorge carved by Ice Age floods, which today divides Washington and Oregon--and encouragement of compatible economic development in communities on both sides of the river. In Bridging a Great Divide, award-winning environmental journalist Kathie Durbin draws on interviews, correspondence, and extensive research to tell the story of the major shifts in the Gorge since the Act's passage. Sweeping change has altered the Gorge's landscape: upscale tourism and outdoor recreation, gentrification, the end of logging in national forests, the closing of aluminum plants, wind farms, and a population explosion in the metropolitan area to its west. Yet, to the casual observer, the Gorge looks much the same as it did twenty-five years ago. How can we measure the success of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act? In this insightful and revealing history, Durbin suggests that the answer depends on who you are: a small business owner, an environmental watchdog group, a chamber of commerce. The story of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is the story of the Pacific Northwest in microcosm, as the region shifts from a natural-resource-based economy to one based on recreation, technology, and quality of life.

Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge
Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge

Author:

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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As it sweeps through the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River passes through an area of jagged cliffs and tumbling waterfalls--the Columbia Gorge. This Gorge, with its wide range of elevations and microclimates, is home to more species of flowering plants than any other region in the Pacific Northwest. Compiled by author and photographer Russ Jolley, this remarkable guide contains 744 of these plants. Each full-color photograph is accompanied by and entry listing the wildflower's common and scientific names, general habitat, blooming dates, and specific plant locations. To make the wildflowers easier to find, all blooming locations are within easy walking distance of roads and trailheads. Jolley also describes a series of field trips for readers unfamiliar with this area. Included, too, are a fold-out map of the Gorge, a convenient list of place names, and a table of blooming dates for all 744 flowering plants.

Columbia River Gorge
Columbia River Gorge

Author: Cheri Dohnal

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)

Published: 2003-09-24

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9781589731424

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Lying in the shadows of Mt. Hood and the Cascade peaks, Columbia River Gorge is as rich in history as the bounty its fertile soils provide. From the numerous native tribes, Lewis & Clark, and famed botanist David Douglas to a guru's siege at Antelope and the modern Gorge's reputation for world-class windsurfing, its stories shape the area into a thriving chain of distinctive communities. The Gorge meshes its vibrant past with a stunning physical backdrop to provide the perfect vista for all who are curious about this alluring region.

Loowit's Legend
Loowit's Legend

Author: Erin K. O'Connell

Publisher:

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780983608509

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Loowit's Legend is the story of the Columbia River Gorge. It was first told by the native people of the region and passed down for many years. Now children can enjoy the tale in this new illustrated children's book, available in January 2012.With stunning watercolor illustrations to accompany this adapted tale, Loowit's Legend tells the story of two brothers, Pahtoe and Wy'East, who compete for the love of a beautiful maiden named Loowit. In doing so, they defy the Great Spirit's wishes and set the stage for the creation of the Cascades.

The Seven Wonders of Washington State
The Seven Wonders of Washington State

Author: Howard Frisk

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-06-20

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781514112298

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Washington State has some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, and among that spectacular scenery are seven very special places. Freelance photographer and Washington State native Howard Frisk has put together a simple guidebook that focuses on just those seven places. Each one is presented with beautiful full color photographs, and a description of what makes it amazing along with interesting and useful tidbits of information. The Seven Wonders of Washington State are meant to be experienced first hand, and his guide can show you where, when and how to experience them yourself.The Seven Wonders of Washington are: Mt Rainier Mt St Helens The Columbia River Gorge Palouse The Hoh Rain Forest Long Beach The Channeled Scablands

Columbia Gorge Getaways
Columbia Gorge Getaways

Author: Laura O. Foster

Publisher:

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780997108200

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A complete guidebook to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. 12 weekend-long escapes, less than 100 miles from Portland.

Kidding Around the Gorge
Kidding Around the Gorge

Author: Ruth Berkowitz

Publisher:

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780692440940

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Rain or shine, the Gorge is full of opportunities for fun and adventure - whether you want to hike, bike, windsurf, kite board, pick fruit or eat ice cream. It's all here.