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On Mount Hood: A Biography of Oregon's Perilous Peak by Bell, Jon
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- ISBN
- 9781570616921
- Book Title
- On Mount Hood : a Biography of Oregon's Perilous Peak
- Item Length
- 8.8in
- Publisher
- Sasquatch Books
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation, History
- Topic
- Ecosystems & Habitats / General, General, Mountaineering, Regional, United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, WA), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, WA), Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
- Item Width
- 5.7in
- Item Weight
- 14 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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On Mount Hood tells the story of Oregon's greatest mountain, a mountain that has shaped the very land of the Northwest. The mountain itself helps create the notorious Oregon rains and deep alpine snows, it draws millions to its textbook beauty every year; it paved the way for snowboarding in the mid 1980s, its forests provide some of the purest drinking water in the world, and its snowy peak captures the attention of the nation almost every time it wreaks fatal havoc upon climbers seeking the summit. Through a mix of first-person narrative, including an epic trip around the mountain on the storied Timberline Trail, and the stories of countless climbers, scientists, historians, and overall characters who have helped make Mount Hood the lively feature that it is, On Mount Hood builds a compelling story of a legendary mountain and its impacts on the people who live in its shadow every day. Chapters throughout On Mount Hood cover everything from climbing, skiing, and weather to forest activism, Hood's retreating glaciers, unique flora and fauna, Native Americans, early pioneers, and more. Among those whose stories are shared as a result of one-on-one interviews within the pages of On Mount Hood are: Andrew Canfield, the para-rescue jumper who was hurled from a PAVE Hawk helicopter during a dramatic rescue and crash on Hood's south side; Tre Arrow, a forest activist who free-climbed the U.S. Forest Service headquarters building in Portland in his bare feet to protest an old-growth timber sale in the Mount Hood National Forest; and Willie Scott, the USGS geologist who's spent years mapping Mount Hood and assessing its volcanic threat to the entire region. On Mount Hood comes at a perfect time for Northwesterners who have grown up with the mountain and for countless others who have come to know it by moving to or visiting Oregon in the past few years. The mountain and its surrounding forests, lakes, and rivers continue to be an inspirational and functional landscape for the region; yet Hood's is a landscape that is under pressure to accommodate greater populations and a multitude of uses. Not only do Oregonians and others recreate on the mountain in a range of different ways, but many count on it for water, power transmission, timber, and other natural resources. Future development threatens the slopes of Hood yet also stands as the only answer to the growing number of people who head to it for enjoyment.
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Publisher
Sasquatch Books
ISBN-10
1570616922
ISBN-13
9781570616921
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99590922
Product Key Features
Book Title
On Mount Hood : a Biography of Oregon's Perilous Peak
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Ecosystems & Habitats / General, General, Mountaineering, Regional, United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, WA), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, WA), Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F882.H85b45 2010
Reviews
"Jon Bell shows you that no matter what you think you know about Mount Hood, there's more to learn. He's the author of the recently published On Mount Hood, a beautiful work that weaves the personal, historic, geologic and newsworthy tales of the mountain into an entertaining, enrapturing book." -- Localite with Jon Compton "It took more than a decade, but Mount Hood now has a book to rival Mount Rainier's." -- The Oregonian " On Mount Hood tells the story of Mount Hood in a way that's surprisingly never been done before." -- Oregon Lakes & Rivers, "It took more than a decade, but Mount Hood now has a book to rival Mount Rainier's." — The Oregonian, "[An] evocative exploration of the Mount Fuji of America. Open the book and climb." Bruce Barcott, author of The Measure of a Mountain "It took more than a decade, but Mount Hood now has a book to rival Mount Rainier's." The Oregonian "[ On Mount Hood ] offers a satisfying mix of interviews and facts about one of the state's most recognizable features. Jon takes the reader along on his quest to learn more about the iconic mountain that dominates the Portland metro-area landscape. His authorial voice-as he asks questions, delves into history and demystifies geological phenomena-is professional and personal. Well-muscled sentences push the reader to consider the peak's past, present and future and how its presence has affected us as human beings. On Mount Hood is a relevant read for anyone who has ever climbed Mount Hood, skied there, gasped at its immensity from the plane window, noted 'The mountain's out today,' or tasted tap water in the Portland metro area." Brave on the Page "This first-person narrative biography of Oregon's legendary Mount Hood blends tales of adventure and adversity with history, geology and trivia. Bell interviews several people familiar with the mountain-including a forest activist, a volcanologist and a pararescue jumper-to help tell the story of this iconic Northwest peak." Alaska Airlines Magazine "[ On Mount Hood ] features Mt. Hood stories full of adventure and tragedy, history and geology, people and places, trivia and lore. Bell combines some first-person narrative with interviews that depict the stories of countless climbers, scientists, historians and characters." Portland Tribune "On Mount Hood tells the story of Mount Hood in a way that's surprisingly never been done before, and through anything and everything related to the mountain: news, conditions, trails, campsites, wines, accidents, triumphs, stories, connections, and much, much more." Oregon Lakes & Rivers, "[An] evocative exploration of the Mount Fuji of America. Open the book and climb." Bruce Barcott, author of The Measure of a Mountain "It took more than a decade, but Mount Hood now has a book to rival Mount Rainier's." The Oregonian "[ On Mount Hood ] offers a satisfying mix of interviews and facts about one of the state's most recognizable features. Jon takes the reader along on his quest to learn more about the iconic mountain that dominates the Portland metro-area landscape. His authorial voice--as he asks questions, delves into history and demystifies geological phenomena--is professional and personal. Well-muscled sentences push the reader to consider the peak's past, present and future and how its presence has affected us as human beings. On Mount Hood is a relevant read for anyone who has ever climbed Mount Hood, skied there, gasped at its immensity from the plane window, noted 'The mountain's out today,' or tasted tap water in the Portland metro area." Brave on the Page "This first-person narrative biography of Oregon's legendary Mount Hood blends tales of adventure and adversity with history, geology and trivia. Bell interviews several people familiar with the mountain--including a forest activist, a volcanologist and a pararescue jumper--to help tell the story of this iconic Northwest peak." Alaska Airlines Magazine "Mt. Hood's story is vast, and critics have hailed Jon Bell for tackling it with devotion... To comprehend the enormity of writing the biography of the mountain, one must consider Mt. Hood as the site of massive glaciers and pure alpine waters, as well as tiny earthquake 'swarms,' rocky lahar mudslides, mini-avalanches, and plumes of potentially poisonous sulpher-dioxide fumarole gas. Its foothills boast recreation enthusiasts and the faint wagon tracks of the Oregon Trail's Barlow Road. Some seek it for the powerful ideals embodied in every aspect of the historic Timberline Lodge, a monument to the collective human spirit in the era of the Great Depression." KATU.com "[ On Mount Hood ] features Mt. Hood stories full of adventure and tragedy, history and geology, people and places, trivia and lore. Bell combines some first-person narrative with interviews that depict the stories of countless climbers, scientists, historians and characters." Portland Tribune "On Mount Hood tells the story of Mount Hood in a way that's surprisingly never been done before, and through anything and everything related to the mountain: news, conditions, trails, campsites, wines, accidents, triumphs, stories, connections, and much, much more." Oregon Lakes & Rivers "Jon Bell takes his readers around the mountain with style. Along the way, he also tours some of the personal connections, past and present, that make Hood such an iconic Northwest place." Jack Nisbet, author of David Douglas, a Naturalist at Work
Copyright Date
2010
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2010-049932
Dewey Decimal
979.5/61
Dewey Edition
22
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