In the picturesque little town of Alpine in the foothills of Washington's Cascade Mountains, Emma Lord, editor and publisher of "The Alpine Advocate, " uncovers the story behind the story of a drunken brawl at the Icicle Creek Tavern that left loner Alvin De Muth dead and a likable young local on life support.

Friends, Kurt and Mark, reunite for a weekend camping trip in the Cascade mountain range east of Portland, Oregon. For Mark, the weekend outing offers a respite from the pressure of his imminent fatherhood; for Kurt, a long series of carefree adventures.

"Fourteen year-old Charlotte Potts is training for the national snowboard championships and getting along surprisingly well with her long-lost father, Larry, a former logger with a lucky scar. When Larry signs a petition to stop a condominium development and loses his job at Timberbowl, the local ski area, Charlotte loses her place on the snowboarding team. While Charlotte tries to find another way to compete, Larry persuades her to go snowboarding...

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled 230 square miles, sent 540 million tons of ash and volcanic rock twelve miles into the air, and blasted one cubic mile of earth from the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range. Illustrates the terrifying fury of the most destructive volcanic disaster in American history through aerial photography and survivors' own words. Shows examples of nature's plant and animal recovery seventeen years later. The...

"From the author and photographer of our guidebook By the Shore, this new book will open up the gorgeous world of the Pacific Northwest 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"--

"This ride explores some of the lesser known corners of the mid-Washington Cascade Mountain range and proves that some of the prettiest scenery in the U.S. is not just in parks but sometimes unexpectedly just around the next bend. It includes the longest hill climb in the series to date: a 60-minute ascent to the top of Chinook Pass. To get there, you'll ride through a canyon along the churning Naches River, up through high spring meadows and farther...