Columbia Gorge

Author : Craig Romano
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 159485369X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge written by Craig Romano and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **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.

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Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge written by and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Scott Cook
Publisher : Scott Cook
ISBN 13 : 0979923204
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Curious Gorge written by Scott Cook and published by Scott Cook. This book was released on 2006 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hiking and exploring guidebook to Orgeon's Columbia River Gorge. Features day hikes, waterfalls, scenic wonders, and must-see attractions.

Author : TIMOTHY. KRAUSE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SEVEN WONDERS OF OREGON written by TIMOTHY. KRAUSE and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael S. Spranger
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788144545
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Columbia Gorge written by Michael S. Spranger and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-10 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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.

Author : Ira A. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geologic History of the Columbia River Gorge, as Interpreted from the Historic Columbia River Scenic Highway written by Ira A. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terry Toedtemeier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Beauty written by Terry Toedtemeier and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen P. Reidel
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 081372239X
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volcanism and Tectonism in the Columbia River Flood-basalt Province written by Stephen P. Reidel and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1989 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cheri Dohnal
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738524320
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Columbia River Gorge written by Cheri Dohnal and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 910 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Columbia River Gorge Act of 1986 and Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: