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Thirty-five years after the Civil War Abel Truman, a wounded veteran, travels to Washington State and attempts to cross over the Olympic Mountains, but his trip is hindered by two thugs.
Thirty years after the Civil War's Battle of the Wilderness left him maimed, Abel Truman has found his way to the edge of the continent, the rugged, majestic coast of Washington State, where he lives alone in a driftwood shack with his beloved dog. He is on a final...
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Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
127 p. 23 cm.
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With its glaciated peaks, temperate rain forests, and ocean wilderness, Olympic National Park has been called three parks in one. Efforts to protect and preserve these treasures began with the creation of a federal reserve in 1897, followed by a national monument in 1909, and then Olympic National Park in 1938. The 1920s and 1930s saw the building of many trails, shelters, and roads. In 1934, the U.S. Forest Service completed a primitive road to the...
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Pub. Date
c1976
Physical Desc
xvi, 220 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
In 1889 Washington's then governor, Elisha Ferry, called on men of adventure to cross the Olympic Mountains, a range shrouded in mystery. The Seattle Press, the state's primary newspaper, stepped up to the challenge, sponsoring the Press Expedition. And soon departed a band of men into the mountains during one of the worst winters in recorded history...
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Pub. Date
1976
Physical Desc
xx, 483 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
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This book deals with the military expeditions led by Lieutenant Joseph P. O'Neil, Fourteenth Infantry, through the Olympic Mountains in 1885 and 1890. The first expedition made an incomplete reconnaissance of the northeastern section, but the second, conducted with the cooperation of the Oregon Alpine Club, explored in depth the southern half of the Olympic Peninsula.
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
367 p.
Description
From the hard basalt lava peaks of Constance and The Brothers, to the high-angle faces of The Needles and Sawtooth Ridge, to the sandstone and vast glaciers of Mount Olympus, and hundreds of other mountains large and small. Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide is the definitive climbing guide authored by Olympic Mountain Rescue (OMR), a group of volunteers dedicated to saving lives for the last 50 years through search, rescue, and mountain safety education....
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Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
175 p. : ill., maps ; 16 x 23 cm.
Description
As stated, "When the first group of pioneers explored the rugged Olympic mountain range during the harsh winter of 1889, they encountered both breathtaking beauty and cruel acts of nature. In subsesuent years, numeruous expeditions followed, and with the gripping tales of these trailblazers, collected here for the first time". This book includes never-before published historical photos and features detailed maps of explorers' routes.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Description
"Olympic Mountains Trail Guide, 4th Edition, details 206 hikes in Washington's Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest. Every trail has been rehiked and fact checked and 30 new trails have been added to this edition. Overview maps for 16 regions are included, showing approach roads, trailheads, and trails"--
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Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
350 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
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With its moss-draped rain forests, alpine meadows brimming with wildflowers, and snow-capped mountains, the Olympic Peninsula is a hiker's paradise. Explore the Cat Creek Way Trail, a high-country route to a view of Oyster Lake, or trek along the Appleton Pass Trail where you might spy a fat marmot perched on one of the boulders along the path. This new edition of a tried-and-true classic contains all the facts for both day hikes and overnight backpack...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
ix, 228 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
Description
"From the author and photographer of our guidebook By the Shore, this new book will open up the gorgeous world of the PNW mountains for readers: old-growth forests, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls and hot springs. It'll show you where to go, what to do, and what to look for while you're there"--
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