Pacific Crest Trailside Reader: Oregon and Washington: Adventure, History, and Legend on the Long - Distance Trail
Book Details
Author(s)
Rees Hughes
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
ISBN / ASIN
1594855099
ISBN-13
9781594855092
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Description
Stories to delight the imagination of everyone who has hiked, will hike or who dreams about the world s most beautiful walk in the woods.
Exploring the people, places, and history of the Pacific Crest Trail as it ranges 2,600 miles from Mexico to Canada, THE PACIFIC CREST TRAILSIDE READER brings together short excerpts from classic works of regional writing with boot-tested stories from the trail.
The heart of this anthology is these real trail tales, stories taken from PCT hikers: trailside humor and traditions, trail angels and trail magic, encounters with wildlife and wild weather, stories of being lost and found, rescues, and unusual incidents. Revealing a larger context are historical accounts of events such as Moses Schallenberger's winter on Donner Pass and pioneer efforts like the old Naches Road that ended up creating access to today's trails; Native American myths and legends such as that of Lost Lake near Mount St. Helens; and selections from highly-regarded environmental writers who have captured the region in print, including Mary Austin in THE LAND OF LITTLE RAIN; John Muir in THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA; and Barry Lopez in CROSSING OPEN GROUND. Readers will also enjoy a few more surprising contributions from the likes of Mark Twain and Ursula LeGuin.
Exploring the people, places, and history of the Pacific Crest Trail as it ranges 2,600 miles from Mexico to Canada, THE PACIFIC CREST TRAILSIDE READER brings together short excerpts from classic works of regional writing with boot-tested stories from the trail.
The heart of this anthology is these real trail tales, stories taken from PCT hikers: trailside humor and traditions, trail angels and trail magic, encounters with wildlife and wild weather, stories of being lost and found, rescues, and unusual incidents. Revealing a larger context are historical accounts of events such as Moses Schallenberger's winter on Donner Pass and pioneer efforts like the old Naches Road that ended up creating access to today's trails; Native American myths and legends such as that of Lost Lake near Mount St. Helens; and selections from highly-regarded environmental writers who have captured the region in print, including Mary Austin in THE LAND OF LITTLE RAIN; John Muir in THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA; and Barry Lopez in CROSSING OPEN GROUND. Readers will also enjoy a few more surprising contributions from the likes of Mark Twain and Ursula LeGuin.
