The guardians of the Columbia, Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount St Helens . Mount Adams, seen from south slope of Mount St. Helens, near the summit, shovviniJ the Cascade ranjiesbelow. Note the great burn in the forest cover of the ridges. Steamboat Mountain is seen inthe distance beyond. Elevation of camera, nearly 9,000 Looking up the Columbia at Lyie, Washington. CONTEXTS I. THE RIVER. Dawn at Cloud Cap Inn—The geological dawn—Cascade-Sierra uptilt—Rise ofthe snow-peaks—An age of vulcanism—Origin of the great Columbia gorge—Dawnin Indian legend—The Bridge of the Gods—-Victory of You
The guardians of the Columbia, Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount St Helens . Mount Adams, seen from south slope of Mount St. Helens, near the summit, shovviniJ the Cascade ranjiesbelow. Note the great burn in the forest cover of the ridges. Steamboat Mountain is seen inthe distance beyond. Elevation of camera, nearly 9,000 Looking up the Columbia at Lyie, Washington. CONTEXTS I. THE RIVER. Dawn at Cloud Cap Inn—The geological dawn—Cascade-Sierra uptilt—Rise ofthe snow-peaks—An age of vulcanism—Origin of the great Columbia gorge—Dawnin Indian legend—The Bridge of the Gods—-Victory of Young Chinook—Dawnof modern history—The pioneers and the state builders 15 II. THE MOUNTAINS. Portlands snowy sentinels—Ruskin on the mountains—Cascades vs. Alps—MountHood and its retreating glaciers—^The Mazamas — A shattered crater—-MountAdams—Lava and ice caves—^Mount St. Helens—The struggle of the forest onthe lava beds—Adventures of the climbers—The Mazamas in peril—-An heroicrescue 57 III. THE FORESTS, by HAROLD DOUGLAS LANGILLE. Outposts at timber line—The alpine parks—Zone of the great trees—Douglas fir—From snow-line to ocean beach—Conservation and reforestation 123 NOTES 140 ILLUSTRATIONS The ??illustration. indicates engravings from copyrighted photographs.
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