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100 HIKES IN THE NORTH CASCADES. by Ira Spring & Harvey Manning.
Trail details from Stevens Pass to Canada, including North Cascades National Park; Trail distances, hiking times, elevation changes, seasons for selected hikes in this wilderness mountain region as well as gentler eastern foothills. Maps, photos, index.240 pages.
Inventory= 4. ISBN: 0-89886-102-0. 1985. Out of print. Order #: MOUN870 paper$10.95.
103 HIKES IN SOUTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. by Mary and David Macaree.
Covers U.S. border to Lytton, including Garibaldi Park. From easy lowland walks to longer, more strenuous hikes. For each hike gives round-trip distance in miles and kilometers, hiking times, elevation gain, best season, source for detailed map. Descriptions give not only trail directions, but also terrain, geologic, and scenic features plus local lore. Introduction gives tips on hiking in this area and sources of nature guides to better understand your discoveries. Map-diagrams, photographs, 224 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-916890-96-1. 1980. Order #: MOUN0860 paper$12.95.
109 WALKS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA'S LOWER MAINLAND. by Mary and David Macaree.
Covers Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Cultus Lake, Chilliwack River, Silver/Skagit, Hope, Howe Sound, Squamish/Pemberton, and
Schelt areas. How to reach the hiking areas, features and route-finding for each hike along with distances, time required, elevations gained, seasons, sketch map of routes and landmarks. Maps, photos, 240 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89886-068-7. 1983. Order #: MOUN0871 paper$10.95.
ALASKA'S PARKLANDS: the complete guide. by Nancy Lange Simmerman.
Complete details, maps, photos on 111 state and national parklands and wild rivers with information on 167 other wild areas--terrain, scenery, camping, facilities. Gives site locations, , how to reach them by air, boat, car, or bus; type of scenery, terrain, and weather to expect; outdoor activities available and recommended; history of the area; wildlife to be found., Useful in trip planning including location of public campgrounds, hints on backpacking, boating, keeping warm in the snow. Photos, maps, tables and charts, 336 pages, index..
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89889-053-9. 1991. Order #: MOUN0865 paper$16.95.
BACKYARD WILDERNESS: the Alpine Lakes story. by David Knibb.
Story of 8-year struggle to achieve wilderness status for the Alpine Lakes in Washington state's Cascade Mountains. A case study in the conflicting values presented by stakeholders in setting aside wilderness areas where commercial activities will be restricted in favor of resource-based recreation in a beautiful forest, timberline, and alpine setting. Shows the deliberations, consultations, maneuvering on all sides to achieve their aims. 234 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89886-029-6. 1982. Order #: MOUN2661 cloth$17.50.
CLIMBER'S GUIDE TO THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. by Olympic Mountain Rescue.
Extensive and detailed climbing routes, traverses, ski, snowshoe tours. Includes exploration and climbing history of the region, geology and glacial features, weather, safety, difficulty ratings, approaches, and visible features of routes to follow and/or seek, many of which go across open areas where route-finding skills are required, such as glacier expanses. Maps, peak sketches, photographs, drawings, 253 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-916890-83-X. 1. Second edition, 1979. Order #: MOUN0890 paper$14.95.
CROSS COUNTRY SKI GEAR. Brady.
Selecting, buying, and using. Illustrated, 208 pages.
Out of print.
Inventory= 34. ISBN: 0-916890-89-9. Order #: MOUN0859paper$10.95.
#EXPLORING THE
YUKON RIVER. Satterfield.
Guidebook for paddlers from headwaters 500 miles to
Dawson City--historic spots, equipment and organization for a long-distance river run.
Maps, photos, 143 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-916890-80-5. Order #: MOUN0868 paper$10.95.
FIRST AID: quick information for mountaineering and backcountry use. by Ed Peters.
Goes beyond the "everyday" mishaps that can occur but which can almost be predicted to happen if one spends much time in outdoor activities. Especially if such a mishap occurs while a long distance from help beyond one's own party then help must come from within the group. Suggests response to and treatment of CPR, resuscitation, hemorrhage, evacuation, fracture, frostbite, head and spine injuries, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, joint and muscle injuries, pulmonary edema, shock, snowblindness, sunburn. Contents of the mountaineering first aid kit are listed. This is a good pamphlet to read and understand before you need to. Drawings, accident report form, 34 little pages.
Inventory =3. ISBN: 0-89886-070-9. 1982. Order #: MOUN2664 paper$2.95.
EXPLORING
MANNING PARK. by Andrew Harcombe and Robert Cyca.
Guide to trails, accesses, park facilities of this
British Columbia park. Short hikes, daylong hikes, and overnight trips are covered with trail descriptions, mileages, and features to see. Fishing, hiking, climbing, backpacking, and wildlife viewing are all available. There are also both downhill and cross-country skiing for winter recreation. Maps, photos, 96 pages.
Inventory = 8. ISBN: 0-916890-76-7. 1979. Order #: MOUN0867 paper$6.95.
GLACIER PEAK AREA OF THE NORTH CASCADES Hikers'/Climbers' Map. by Fred Beckey and Gary Rands.
Shows topography with hiking trails, climbing routes, camping spots, passes, approach routes, summits, ridges, natural features, contours, elevations. Color map, shipped folded. Scale approx 1.75"= 1 mile; contour interval = 200 feet.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-916890-57-0. 1977. Order #: MOUN3981 map$5.95.
HIKING LIGHT. by Marlyn Doan.
Pointers for backpackers on going light--on the load,
land, and budget. Make your experience simple and enjoyable; lighten your load, and act with wilderness etiquette, organize your pack, create appetizing meals, maintain comfort, care for gear, select the appropriate clothing. Drawings, 214 pages, index.
Inventory = 26. ISBN:0-89886-036-9. 1982. Order #: MOUN0864 paper$8.95.
MICHIGAN STATE PARKS: a complete recreation guide for campers, boaters, anglers, hikers & skiers. by Jim DuFresne.
Covers all 92 Michigan state parks for aid in planning day outings or whole-summer vacations. Park-by-park checklists give possible activities in each area. There are beaches on Lake Michigan, interior lakes, forest areas, cross-country ski trails, historic sites including lighthouses and logging areas, interpretive centers, wilderness, dunes, horse and foot trails. Produced in cooperations with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Photographs, maps,
288 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89886-198-5. 1989. Order #: MOUN6853 paper$12.95.
MONTE CRISTO. by Phillip R. Woodhouse.
Story of area pocketed in a rugged section of Washington state's Cascade Mountains, where search for gold and silver began in 1899 and that was expected to be "as rich as the Count of Monte Cristo". Activity included hauling mining machinery in and even constructing a railroad plus locating an aerial tramway to reach to a mine high on the mountainside. At one time the town had a thousand residents. Winter snows and floods added to the challenge from rock slides and workers' strikes, ore deposits erratic in size and grade so that mining ceased about 1920, with some continued use of hotels and the construction of a road, now closed. Today Monte Cristo is a ghost town. Historical photographs, bibliography, chronology, 327 pages, index.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-916890-66-X. 1979. Order #: MOUN2608 cloth$15.00.
#MOUNT McKINLEY: a climber's guide (map). Cowals.
Details all major climbing routes, in
English and Japanese. Color, 22"x35" shipped folded.
Inventory = 1.ISBN: 0-89886-020-2. Order #: MOUN2672 map$4.95.
#MOUNTAIN FLOWERS. by Harvey Manning.
Features flowers of the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges in Washington and is also useful in northern Oregon and British Columbia. 84 common mountain flowers are described in groupings by color and general location such as meadow or forest and then by color. Common names are given as well as scientific names. There is also information on flowering season, features, habitat, and distribution. Color photographs help field identification and tips are given on how to photograph flowers. 96 little pages for carrying in the field, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-91680-92-9. Order #: MOUN2390 paper$5.95.
NAHANNI TRAILHEAD: a year in the northern wilderness. by Joanne Ronan Moore.
Account of stay on Canada's remote South Nahanni Rive in the Northwest Territory: raveling by foot, canoe, ski, and snowshoe from the log cabin they built
themselves.
Presented as a log of adventures and misadventures from June of one year to June of the next. How they managed with no outside source of food or supplies and their thoughts and joys during their time "alone". An intriguing read for others who would "get away". Photographs, maps, lists of supplies and food taken, 240 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89886-093-8. 1980. Order #: MOUN2635 paper$9.95.
NORTHWEST TRAILS. by Ira Spring & Harvey Manning.
Overview-guidebook to 73 park, wilderness areas in WY, MT, ID, NoCA, OR,
WA, BC, Canadian Rockies. Answers myriad questions of visitors: best mountain scenery, open-country trail hiking, desert rambles, high-lakes fishing, rock-peak scrambles, best seasons, crowds, weather, sources. Maps, photographs, 192 pages,index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89886-037-7. 1982. Order #: MOUN0893 paper$9.95.
RIVER NOTES.
Notebook with pre-printed form pages for logging details of trips. Entries can include river, date, class, flow rate, run time hazards, camp and lunch spots, comments. 160 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89886-053-8 1982. Order #:
MOUN2669 vinyl$4.95.
SIVALAYA: explorations of the 8000-metre peaks of the Himalaya. by Louis C. Baume.
Crowning the Himalaya are 4 peaks over 8000 meters in height; these are the Sivalaya. Here is presented a comprehensive chronology of journeys, expeditions, and ascents involving these highest peaks plus an extensive bibliography pertaining to them. Expeditions covered include those from many nations and some all-woman teams. Tells of aspects of routes taken and incidents on the climbs and from international conflict, including in at least one case being incarcerated. Maps and peak diagrams, 348 pages.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-916890-71-6. 1979. Order #: MOUN0879 paper$49.00.
#SOUTH PUGET SOUND, Afoot and Afloat. Mueller.
Covers historic sites, natural science, marine
life, park facilities, hikes, beaches; shoreline oriented, Seattle to Tacoma and Olympia.
224 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89886-023-7. Order #: MOUN2656 paper$9.95.
#TATOOSH. Hardy.
Martha's account of her 1943 summer fire lookout alone on Tatoosh Peak near Mount Rainier.
252 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-89886-005-9. Order #: MOUN0880 paper$10.95.
UTAH STATE PARKS: a complete recreation guide. by Jan Bannan.
Profiles all 45 parks and outdoor areas, including hiking, climbing, history, Indian ruins, fossils. Encompasses everything from red-rock canyons to rugged mountain slopes to early human settlements. Directions tell how to get to each park, where to go hiking boating, swimming, camping, bicycling fishing, and more. Gives park seasons and facts on plants, wildlife, history, and geology. 80 photos, 30 maps, 224 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-89886-421-6. 1995. Order #: MOUN0856 paper$14.95.
WHITE RIVER, BROWN WATER: a record-making kayak journey down the Amazon. by Alan Holman.
Account of 4,000-mile solo float in a fiberglass boat from the Amazon River's turbulent Andean headwaters through the jungle past rapids; trading with native Americans and viewing their culture, economy, and lifeways; then battling commercial
river traffic, tides, and the Atlantic Ocean. Color photos, 192 pages, map, cargo list, glossary.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89886-113-6. 1985. Order #:
MOUN2611 cloth$13.95.
A YEAR IN PARADISE. Schmoe.
Portrait of Mt. Rainier through the seasons by the park's first naturalist, from
1920. 235p..
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 0-916890-78-3. Order #: MOUN3231 paper$17.95.
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A MAP OF MOUNT MCKINLEY, ALSKA. edited by Bradford Washburn.
Now called Mount Denali, this detail map of America's tallest mountain shows its summit and side peaks, ridges, spurs, cols, and glaciers in colors with crisp contour lines and areas of seracs and icefalls. Cirque and valley glaciers with medial moraine lines are clearly shown. Unfolded, the map is 29" x 31"; it folds to5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and fits in a furnished sleeve. Scale is 1:50000 and the contour interval is 100 feet.
Inventory = 1.ISBN: None. 1980. Order #: MOUN1183 map$See VistaBooks Encore.
WONDER LAKE TO MULDROW GLACIER (map). by Bradford Washburn.
Large-scale topographic map of trails, historic climbing
route for Mt. McKinley approach. Details the famous foot-trail leading from the Denali Highway southward across the McKinley River and Clearwater uplands, and up the valley of Cache Creek to the base of Mt. McKinley. Scale 1:24,000 (2,000 feet to 1 inch); contour interval 20 feet. 12"x24" shipped folded 6" x 9".
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1980. Order #: MOUN2674 map$See VistaBooks Encore.
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