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Author: Scott Cook
Publisher: Scott Cook
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 0979923204
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA hiking and exploring guidebook to Orgeon's Columbia River Gorge. Features day hikes, waterfalls, scenic wonders, and must-see attractions.
Author: Craig Romano
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Published: 2011-03-24
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 159485369X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK**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.
Author: Zach Forsyth
Publisher: Blurb
Published: 2024-02-28
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWaterfalls of the Columbia Gorge is the most complete and comprehensive book on the streams and rivers of the Columbia River Gorge. It contains pictures and descriptions of waterfalls never before seen and amazing insight into all aspects of the region. Filled with area history, Native American legends, and deep insight into the geology of the area, it's a uniquely fun reference for North America's foremost waterfall wonderland. Hundreds of photos of waterfalls, wildlife, and plants compliment maps and valuable insights. If you are going to purchase one book to get the most out of your trip to the Columbia River Gorge and Portland area, Waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge by Zach Forsyth should be it.
Author: Michael S. Spranger
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1997-10
Total Pages: 78
ISBN-13: 0788144545
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Columbia River Gorge in Wash. State is one of the most majestic and unique areas in the world. Here the Columbia River carved out the only sea-level break through the Cascade range on its way to the Pacific Ocean. With the Cascades towering as high as 4,000 feet on either side of the river, one finds an everchanging panorama from lush Douglas-fir forests, craggy stands of pine and oaks, majestic stone-faced cliffs, and spectacular waterfalls, to windswept plateaus and semi-arid conditions. This illustrated document brings together information on its history, geology, ecology, natural resources, fisheries, and mgmt. issues.
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Published: 2018-11
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781635870626
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe perfect companion for nature lovers, photographers, hikers, and waterfall chasers, Zach Forsyth's Waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge offers the most complete look at the area's falling water to date. Filled with hundreds of photos, detailed topo maps, canyon beta, local history, backcountry tips, Indian legends, and hidden gems, this book is a window onto the treasures of America's favorite waterfall sanctuary.
Author: Greg Vaughn
Publisher: PhotoTripUSA Publishing
Published: 2009-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780916189181
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhotographing Oregon covers the most photogenic natural locations in beautiful Oregon, from the rugged coastline to the fertile Willamette Valley, through the Columbia River Gorge and over the Cascade Mountains, across the Great Basin high desert and Columbia Plateau to the eastern border. Come explore coastal cliffs and beaches, sand dunes, lighthouses, wildlife refuges, gardens, waterfalls, verdant valleys, volcanic peaks, unique rock formations, the deepest canyon in North America and remote desert outposts. 304 pages, 240+ outstanding color photographs, hundreds of locations covered, grained cover ideal for field use.
Author: Gregory Plumb
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: 2013-08-16
Total Pages: 581
ISBN-13: 1594857547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCLICK HERE to download three sample waterfall hike sections from Waterfall Lover's Guide Pacific Northwest * At-a-glance table for selecting waterfalls by scenic rating, form, how to access, best season to go, and defining characteristics * 70 all-new waterfall entries in this 5th edition, bringing the total to more than 700! Let mapmaker and waterfall junkie Greg Plumb be your guide to a perfectly formed punchbowl falls, a cataract viewed from a swinging bridge, or a horsetail waterfall visible right from the road. This exhaustive guide helps you visit the best of the Pacific Northwest’s waterfalls, with each waterfall keyed for accessibility by car, on foot, or by canoe or raft and rated for magnitude and aesthetic value. He notes which falls can be seen right from the road, are viewed from a swinging footbridge, descend from glacial meltwaters, were formed by the eruption of Mount Saint Helens, or have salmon attempting to jump them. This new edition includes 70 new waterfalls, 19 new maps (and all maps are redesigned), more than 50% new photographs, and a new “Waterfall Computer Companion” that features the more than 100 “one-star” waterfalls in an online companion site.
Author: Art Bernstein
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2014-08-05
Total Pages: 487
ISBN-13: 1493013378
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith over 90 hikes in the Southern Cascades and Siskiyou Mountain Range, this book is easily the most comprehensive guide available for Southern Oregon's diverse hiking opportunities. Explore the Mount Thielsen, Sky Lakes, Mountain Lakes, Red Buttes, and Wild Rogue Wilderness Areas, and much more. This guide also covers all trails in Crater Lake National Park. Complete with maps, elevation profiles, and clear, informative hike narratives, this book is bound to be the standard against which all other guides for the area are judged.
Author: Sara-Lynn Secunda
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 182
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Publisher: Beautiful America Publishing Co.
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9780898027433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe inescapable beauty of the Columbia River Gorge is captured in its entirety by Oregon photographer, Larry Geddis. The stunning Columbia, the verdant cliffs, the myriads of sparkling waterfalls, plus all the enchanting vistas that make this National Scenic Area the magic emerald of the Northwest. To this backdrop, Oregon writer, Linda Stirling adds a delightful, entertaining and informative text. This book is a must for Gorge old-timers and new visitors alike.
