The Selkirk Mountains stretch across a wide swath of the Inland Northwest. They host a stunning variety of landscapes, from lush temperate rain forests to dry ponderosa pine stands to the naked granite of the high peaks. The Selkirks extend far north into Canada, but Washington and Idaho hold one-third of the range plus an expansive, little-heralded trail system. This is the most comprehensive guide ever produced for the southern Selkirks, with descriptions for more than 170 trails plus charts, maps and photos to help hikers of all abilities easily find terrific trails – and make their own discoveries in the beautiful, wild Selkirks.

Trails of the Wild Selkirks

Nicholls, Dennis

Keokee Books

During the last great Ice Age that ended some 15,000 years ago, the Pacific Northwest was repeatedly decimated by cataclysmic floods unlike anything of modern times. Giant ancient lakes such as Glacial Lake Missoula were created as lobes of the massive ice sheets blocked river valleys. These "ice dams" broke time and again over the millennia, sending walls of ice-laden water, miles wide and hundreds feet deep, racing over the land at speeds up to 80 mph – scouring a fantastic landscape and leaving a fascinating geologic record. 
Now geologist Bruce Bjornstad has written the most comprehensive guide book yet to the incredible landforms scoured out by the Ice Age floods in the Mid-Columbia Basin. His new book, On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: A geological field guide to the Mid-Columbia Basin explores the origins, timing and frequency of the Ice Age floods and describes each of 19 geologic features they left behind. It is also an exciting field guide to features, trails and tours in the Mid-Columbia Basin where we may witness today the awesome power of the ancient floods. The guide includes: 
• Explanations of landforms created by the floods, from hanging coulees and giant gravel bars to ice-rafted "erratics" such as boulders carried on huge ice bergs and deposited hundreds of miles from their places of origin. • Detailed descriptions of 70 distinct flood-formed features scattered throughout the basin, with driving directions to observation points • 30 off-road hiking and biking trails where adventurers can walk and ride amid the flood geology. • 5 driving tours and 2 aerial tours for day trips to view the scope of the landscape carved by the great floods. 
Illustrated with more than 200 maps, schematics, photos and illustrations, including 16 pages of color plates, On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods provides a clear, concise and easily useable guide to the remarkable geologic record of the great Ice Age floods.

On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: A Geological Field Guide to the Mid-Columbia Basin

Bruce Bjornstad

Climber and writer Thaddeus Laird has rendered his years exploring the region's rock crags and alpine peaks into the region's most comprehensive climbing guide yet. Canvassing both popular and little-known climbing areas, climbing scores of named and unnamed routes and snapping scores of photographs, Laird also collected data from Spokane veteran climber John Roskelley, and the unflappable Randall Green, author of the original "Idaho Rock." The result is a smart, up-to-date guide to the region s top climbs with more than 100 illustrations and maps, and detailed route descriptions for 13 different climbing sites.    Divided into three main sections, "Climber's Guide to North Idaho and the Cabinet Wilderness" covers climbs in the granite crags of Post Falls and Laclede, the rocky backbone of the Selkirk Crest and the stunning high country of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area. A bonus section offers up a smattering of "Honorable Mentions" found on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille, the rugged landscape around Priest Lake and points in between. Plus there are two appendixes and two indexes.

Climber's Guide to North Idaho and the Cabinet Wilderness

Thaddeus Laird

Learn about history through the eyes of those who lived it in the new book presented by the Priest Lake Museum, "Pioneer Voices of Priest Lake." Built around the framework of oral histories recorded of numerous pioneers, the book includes four chapters with several sections in each one, plus an introduction and a history timeline. Up front are biographies on the "Priest Lake Voices," from the first generation that includes pioneer Leonard Paul to the second generation of voices, including Paul's daughter, Marjorie, and many others. 
 The seeds for this book started when Leonard Paul s granddaughter Charlotte Jones and her husband, Hank, retired back to Priest Lake in 1987, and discovered an 8 mm tape made by her mother years earlier. Marjorie (Paul) Roberts had captured her father s memoirs on tape. She preserved the words of a Priest Lake pioneer who not only witnessed years of change from his store s front porch but often played a role in shaping the lake s history as well. The transcript of the tape provided the inception for this book project and also lends a framework for each chapter. 
 Paul's recollections are enhanced with the addition of the next generation of lake voices captured by the Priest Lake Museum through an oral history project that began in 1983. Together with a few additional primary sources, this book offers glimpses of Priest Lake before World War II through the words of those who actually experienced it. 
 Praise for Pioneer Voices of Priest Lake 
 "From the knockout punch of an Evinrude spinner spool to a boxcar full of flour, these oral histories capture the spirit of a unique lake community in the wild Northwest. The voices ring true, the photographs light up the stories and the waters of Priest Lake sparkle through time." Jack Nisbet, author of "Visible Bones" and "The Mapmaker s Eye" 
 "Fascinating firsthand accounts and wonderful vintage photographs make Pioneer Voices of Priest Lake the essential guide to understanding and appreciating what has been aptly termed God's Country in Idaho's still-pristine Panhandle." Tom Trusky, director of Hemingway Western Studies Center and professor, Department of English, Boise State University 
 "These are the personal true-life stories of the courageous, strong-willed people who found freedom and created their own way of life in God's country at Priest Lake in the late 1800s and early 1900s to share with their progeny and generations to come." Catherine Simpson, educator and co-author of "North of the Narrows and Panhandle Personalities"

Pioneer Voices of Priest Lake

Kris Runberg Smith

A remarkable place where geography has defined history, Wallula Gap is that narrowing of the mighty Columbia River halfway between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean where the Ice Age floods rushed through. In this book, Bob Carson and his colleagues tell a fascinating story of a striking land where the forces of geology worked on a spectacular scale, of a desert oasis where Native Americans, explorers, fur traders, promoters and entrepreneurs, and modern-day agriculturalists and wind farmers have all made their mark. Through the prism of Wallula, the historic gateway to the Columbia Plateau, readers learn much about the region in Where the Great River Bends.

Where the Great River Bends

Science & Math

Robert J. Carson

Michael E. Denny

Catherine E. Dickson

Lawrence L. Dodd

G. Thomas Edwards

Donald Snow

Nature & Ecology

Identify and Learn How to Catch 60+ Fish Species of the Columbia Basin If you're on a quest for fishes and the places they live, Fishes of the Columbia Basin is an indispensable guide. The Great Columbia River Plain is a place unlike any other in the United States, with its steep river valleys, broad floodplains, rolling grassland and barren, rocky slopes known as scabland. Within this region are the streams, rivers and lakes that make up most of the interior Columbia Basin. These waterways support diverse fish populations. In Fishes of the Columbia Basin, fisheries biologist Dennis Dauble draws on more than three decades of professional experience and a lifetime as a fisherman to cover more than 60 fish species found in the region. - Historical studies and current fishery science - Ecology and behavior - Biology and environmental factors - Identification The book includes these handy references: - List of fish species by family - Locations of Columbia River tributaries and dams - Web sites related to fish and fishing - 147 illustrations - 16 pages of color plates Most importantly, this guide will help anglers figure out where, when and how to catch fish.

Fishes of the Columbia Basin

Dennis D. Dauble

Biological Sciences

Make sure your next hike ROCKS! Hike Washington's beautiful scenery, and get the dramatic geologic story behind it all. Did you know ... - That 50 million years ago, palm trees grew in the Pacific Northwest? - That just 15,000 to 18,000 years ago, Washington was scoured and sculpted by some of the most cataclysmic floods in the history of the planet? - That hundreds of massive lava flows blanketed large areas of the state? Fact is, Washington state holds some of the most geologically diverse landscapes anywhere - from today's volcanoes to the ancient remnants of continental collisions. This book offers more than 50 superb hikes, from short day trips to overnight backpacking treks, to the best spots around Washington to see the Earth's most monumental forces at work! - Fully detailed guide to 56 trails in 8 regions statewide - Hikes headlined with the geologic features to be seen - Illustrated with 85 photos and 7 maps - Includes introduction to geologic principles and observation tips

Hiking Guide to Washington Geology

Bob Carson

Scott Babcock

East of Yellowstone invites the curious into the dramatic geologic beauty of the Clarks Fork Valley just east of the world s first national park. Guided by geologist and professor Bob Carson, explore one of the most fascinating natural theaters in the world and interpret the fascinating geologic story of the terrain east of Yellowstone National Park, including the nearby Beartooths, Absarokas and Bighorn Basin of Wyoming and Montana. Five road logs steer readers over the Beartooth and Chief Joseph highways and adjoining roads to vistas of rugged mountains and scenic valleys. As the mileposts tick past, the remarkable history behind the enigmatic Heart Mountain detachment, Absaroka volcanics and Pleistocene glaciation unfolds. Full-color maps and an amazing collection of photographs enhance this story of the ages.  - Five road logs with maps covering some 166 miles - 10 topographic maps with trails outlined - 121 color photographs and 7 geologic maps - Historical sketches and tips for recreation

East of Yellowstone

Now updated as a second edition, Trails of the Wild Selkirks: South of the Canadian Border focuses on the portion of this spectacular range that spans northeastern Washington and northern Idaho, before it stretches far into Canada. The second edition released in July 2014 includes trail updates and new trails!
 The Selkirk Mountains stretch across a wide swath of the Inland Northwest. They host a stunning variety of landscapes, from lush temperate rain forests to dry ponderosa pine stands to naked granite on the high peaks. The Selkirks extend far north into Canada, but Washington and Idaho hold one-third of the range plus an expansive, little-heralded trail system. These wonderful wildlands also remain home to wildlife found almost nowhere else in the lower United States, including grizzly, woodland caribou, lynx and wolves.
 Updated extensively in the second edition, Trails of the Wild Selkirks is still the most comprehensive guide ever produced for the southern Selkirks, with descriptions for more than 170 trails plus charts, maps and photos to help hikers of all abilities easily find terrific trails and make their own discoveries in the beautiful, wild Selkirks.
 Author Dennis Nicholls hiked about 1,300 miles to research this book, and Jim Mellen and his wife, Sandii, were frequent hiking companions. Writing in the preface to the second edition, Jim Mellen noted: While working on the second edition of this book, I was struck by the sheer number of trails, accuracy and the attention to detail. No matter what I do to update Trails of the Wild Selkirks, it will always belong to Dennis Nicholls.
 An indispensable guide for hikers, the book also identifies trails suitable for mountain bikers and includes detailed descriptions of trails, numerous maps and photos and a features chart to help readers more easily find trails with major points of interest such as lakes, waterfalls, old-growth forest, lookouts and peaks. In the second edition, GPS coordinates are included for all trailheads.
 Nicholls also provides an absorbing natural history for the range, along with several essays drawn from his own adventures wandering the Selkirks. Whether you re a visitor to the area, or a longtime resident, Trails of the Wild Selkirks will help you explore and appreciate these little-known wildlands.

Dennis Nicholls

Jim Mellen

A grand history of the fascinating fur trade era and the Salish Indian tribes of the inland Pacific Northwest, Inland Salish Journey tells of the years 1800 to 1877 when the earliest fur traders and white settlers came to this magnificent region of the northern Rocky Mountains and upper Columbia Basin. Drawn from source documents as well as journals, manuscripts and early published works, this book is the most comprehensive history yet of the fur trade era and the interactions between the indigenous Inland Salish tribes and the new arrivals. The Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, upper and lower Pend Oreille or Kalispel, Flathead and Colville tribes initially welcomed the traders and were essential to an international enterprise that eventually brought enormous changes.This is the natural and human history of the Inland Salish during this critical time in their existence - from the fur trade to white settlement - that forever altered their lives and the face of the West.

Inland Salish Journey: Fur Trade to Settlement

History

Reeb, Mike

Americas

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Trails of the Wild Selkirks

On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: A Geological Field Guide to the Mid-Columbia Basin

Climber's Guide to North Idaho and the Cabinet Wilderness

Pioneer Voices of Priest Lake

Where the Great River Bends

Fishes of the Columbia Basin

Hiking Guide to Washington Geology

East of Yellowstone

Trails of the Wild Selkirks

Inland Salish Journey: Fur Trade to Settlement