Oregon Books

These Thomas Guides are the absolute benchmark in major city navigational tools. The next best thing to GPS. The King, Pierce, Snohomish edition is no exception. A must for anyone living in or traveling often to the Seattle area. This book is over 45 dollars at Barnes & Nobels, and at Border's bookstores. The book is very sturdy and extremely detailed. It also comes with a CD-rom so you can access all of the maps and look up addresses on your computer. Amazon.com is definitely the only place you need to look if you're shopping for a Thomas Guide (or anything else for that matter). I live in the state of Washington so the standard (free!) shipping was virtually next day guaranteed.

I purchased this map because we were moving to the Seattle area. Since I had never been to Seattle before, it was a much needed resource.

The map is spiral bound which helps prevent the pages from tearing out, especially when they get a lot of use.

The guide is separated by county, which at first can be confusing if you don't know which county you are in. Still, it has been a wonderful resource and has prevented me from getting lost more than once.

I highly recommend this street guide/directory.

Wow-This was so cool to flip through the pages and read the stories of all the people who have had special ties to Mt Hood and Timberline. Knowing some of the characters only made it more fun. I can pick up this book and virtually turn to any page and enjoy its content. I never knew so many important things and fun times happened in the ski industry at Mt Hood.

In a well-researched production, Jean Arthur interviewed an endless parade of folks who were involved in making history on Mt. Hood, and delved into thousands of pages of archived history. It's obvious that playing and working on the slopes of this Cascade volcano left the author thirsting for the background of how it became a world-famous winter recreational playground and the extent of its gifts to the evolution of skiing.

The book includes lots of little-known facts and keeps up a nice pace as it unfolds over a hundred years of recorded skiing on Mt. Hood. The exploits of early snow-play folks are interwoven with the development of lift-served summer skiing, experiments with various uphill conveyances, racing and jumping competitions, and the chronicles of the building, rescue and refurbishment of historic Timberline Lodge.

You'll encounter escapades with snowcats and crevasses, hilarious trail races, and the task of managing prodigious dumps of snow. Anecdotes about many of the world-class skiers and competitors who have played and trained on Mt. Hood's slopes are interlaced with some general history of the sport of skiing. Jean relates many first-hand stories, and the entire book is extremely well illustrated with photos from a number of collections and many items of related memorabilia.

Whether or not you've personally sampled the delights of her trails, Mt. Hood has contributed a rich history to the sports of skiing and snowboarding, and it is portrayed very eloquently in this book. An entire mountain range of kudos to Ms. Arthur!!

We had two weeks vacation in Oregon and wanted to see the best, wanted to hike and stay at beautiful places. This guide book is just really good organized, has lots of information and tons of nice hikes. We enjoyed every hike and think the maps were really good. We didn't need to buy additional maps. The hikes were beautiful and the places we got to see amazing. Would always recommend it if you have not much time, but want to get a good impression of Oregon. And we will definitely be back to see all the other places from the book we had no time to see anymore. I also loved having some pictures in there, so decisions were easier to make.

If you are new to oregon and want to start hiking/seing /doing the best of oregon, this is the book. I have lived here for 25 years, and I bought a copy to go see a few things I have missed. amazing it even has the metolius river hideaway! this is the see and do book for oregon.

Friends, coffee, pop-culture, coffee, alcohol, coffee, insomnia, coffee, sex, coffee, waxing philosophical, coffee, strip-clubs, coffee, nameisms, coffee, parties, coffee, Monty Python debates, coffee, college, coffee, conflict amongst friends, coffee, Kurt Cobain, coffee.

I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more! This novel is definitely a picture of what college, friendship and life in general are really about. I would recommend this book to anyone with a pulse and a sense of humor! great read!

Robin Carey is a wonderful, subtle, evocative writer. His landscape descriptions are jaw-dropping, and his memoir of the family line of hard-as-nails Presbyterian ministers that came before him elicits enormous compassion for the human condition.

Robin Carey's UPSTREAM has two threads. One is an account of a journey that he and his son took by kayak up the Klamath River. The other is an analysis of psychological and philosophical isses, the genesis of which is the literal trip. Carey meticulously conveys the arduousness of the trip upstream. A reader almost gets tired reading his accounts of the effort that the two kayakers had to expend. This aspect of the book also features some lambent and vivid descriptions of the river, birds and other phenomena. All in all, the trip comes alive. The book's other aspect is an utterly honest recounting of human phenomena, in particular of the relations among a chain of three father and son pairs, beginning with Carey's grandfather and father and extending to himself and his son. In the process Carey illuminates both those particular relations and the general relations of many fathers and sons. This is an engaging book; one immediately becomes absorbed in it. The pages turn quickly, even though it is enlightening.The prose is sprightly and imaginative; the issues,events and ideas are interesting.

This natural history guide is the first to be published in 50 years. A beautiful blend of science and art!

This is a must read for anyone interested in the region!

I am Bob S. Stearns with the Oregon Dept. of Forestry - Santiam Unit. I am personally dealing with recreational issues on state lands regarding a couple of waterfalls in this publication. Some information has changed with these locations and the publication should be altered to show that. Thank you for any correspondence. Please call at (503)859-2151 or write at adresses listed above. Thank you.

For anyone interested in tracking down waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest region, this book is the bible. Detailed accounts of where to locate them, maps, personal insight, the works. Gregory Plumb has laid the groundwork for my innate passion for these natural beauties. A Waterfall Lover's Guide to the Pacific Northwest is a must have for hikers and enthusiasts alike.

I enjoyed the book very much, including the new age and mystical elements and the out-of-body visit to the creator. I had no problem with the plotting and am not clear on what others perceived to be the problem when they cited coincidences or a disjointed plot. There were a couple of loose ends that never were completely wrapped up, but I found the book very enjoyable. But as the plot unfolded, I did not find the book to be particularly humorous despite some rather vivid and unusual scenes and bantering between John, Willie, and others -- in fact the story was unusually poignant compared to other John Denson stories (and I have reaad them all). I think there is a lot here to reflect upon about relationships, family, and some serious matters. I liked it very much.

While driving in the Oregon mountains, the heavy rain pours live salmon at private investigator John Denson?s vehicle. During the fishy torrent, he stops, camera in hand, to help an accident victim. However, as the young woman tries to talk through her dying gurgles, fish continue to pelt John and the victim. He realizes this was no accident as someone shot the female who he identifies as Sharon Toogood, daughter of Portland TV weatherman Jerry Toogood.

Unable to forget her murder, John investigates. After talking with the prime suspect, Sharon?s sister Mariah, the sibling is killed too. Needing special guidance to see through the haze of the seemingly too good world of the sisters, John enlists the help of his pal, Native American Willie Sees the Night. With Willie as a guide providing an elixir mixer, John has an out-of-body experience that may provide the clues to solving the homicides.

Though a humorous private investigative tale that feels like a ?Summer of Love? who-done-it, THE WEATHERMAN?S DAUGHTER is definitely not for everyone. The story line uses too much New Age (or is that old age) coincidence to move the plot forward, but the story remains amusing in spite of the murders. The cast is an eccentric delight as hippies, salmon, and poachers (oh my!) dominate the northwest.

Harriet Klausner

This book is perfect for climbers who only need descriptions of routes 5.10a and under. (The author includes highly rated 5.10b/c routes, as well.) It gets discouraging looking at books where I have to flag the few pages that refer to climbs I can do. This book is reasonably priced and full of great pictures, information, and climbs I can do. What more could I want in a guide?

If you are planning a climbing trip to Oregon this Rock Climbing Guide is a must. The routes of Smith Rock are worth the price alone. This guide is for beginning and intermediate climbers (5.0 to 5.10a). The route descriptions, pictures, and diagrams are awesome. Climb some of the states most beautiful locations. This book is a great guide and instrutor.

Westward Go! presents the exciting story of how John C. Fremont, Kit Carson, and twelve-year old Rand Benton explored the American west in the Fremont expedition's 1842 Map-Making sojourn from St. Louis, Missouri to the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains. This lively, energetic text is enhanced with line-drawings and marginal notes as the expedition encountered Native Americans, buffalo herds, Sacajawea's son, mountainmen, rivers, and the vast unexplored horizon. Westward Go! is fun, informative reading for anyone with an interest in the Old West generally, and the John C. Fremont expedition in particular.

It's always a pleasure to discover the occasional historical novel that both educates AND entertains. This is not the tedious textbook presentation of America's past that I remember (and so painfully endured) over the years in required American history courses. Ms. Loftin's book is engrossing, with dialogue as dazzling as its illustrations. More significantly, she proves something I've always believed but rarely experienced--namely, that we can learn about America's remarkable past without being bored into a stupor.