NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades Impressions of the North Cascades Essays about a Northwest Landscape Cover Table of Contents Acknowledgments General Introduction Part I: Landscapes of Memory Introduction to Part I Ancient Aires and Rock Romancing Keepers of the Beat Who Walks on the Ground A Home for the Spirits: An Interview with Vi Hilbert My Place in the Mountains Part II: Landscapes of Experience Introduction to Part II Beaver Is Greedy Cascade River: 1974- 1996 Finding My Way Home The Biggest Fence in the West Vignettes from a Field Journal Window in the Storm: A North Cascades Memoir Part III: Landscapes of http://www.northcascades.org/impressions/index.htm[11/22/2013 2:08:09 PM] NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades Vision Introduction to Part III Songs of Green Edited by John C. Miles Mountains: A Naturalist's View of the North Illustrations by Dale Hamilton Cascades Sitec and Tomorrow in the North Cascades Landscape of Potential Published by Wild Speculations The Mountaineers 1001 SW Klickitat Way Notes Seattle, WA 98134 © 1996 by John C. Miles http://www.northcascades.org/impressions/index.htm[11/22/2013 2:08:09 PM] NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, without permission in writing from the publisher. Published simultaneously in Canada by Douglas & McIntyre, Ltd., 1615 Venables Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5L 2H1 Published simultaneously in Great Britain by Cordee, 3a DeMontfort Street, Leicester, England, LE1 7HD Manufactured in the United States of America Edited by Deborah Kaufmann Map by Green Rhino Graphics Illustrations by Dale Hamilton Cover design by Watson Graphics Book design by Alice C. Merrill Cover illustration and frontispiece by Dale Hamilton. Frontispiece: North slopes of Mount Johannesburg Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Impressions of the North Cascades: essays about a northwest landscape / edited and introduced by John C. Miles p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-89886-484-4 1. Cascade Range—Description and travel. 2. Landscape—Cascade Range. I. Miles, John C. F851.7.147 1996 96-30628 917.95—dc20 CIP Printed on recycled paper While this title is no longer in print, one-off copies can be ordered from Village Books. North Cascades Conservation Council P.O. Box 95980 Seattle, WA 98145-2980 http://www.northcascades.org/impressions/index.htm[11/22/2013 2:08:09 PM] NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades (Table of Contents) Impressions of the North Cascades Essays about a Northwest Landscape Cover Table of Contents Table of Contents Cover Acknowledgments Acknowledgments General Introduction General Introduction Part I: Landscapes Part I: Landscapes of Memory of Memory Introduction to Part I Introduction to Part I Ancient Aires and Rock Romancing, Scott Babcock Ancient Aires and Rock Keepers of the Beat, Jon L. Riedel Romancing Who Walks on the Ground, Bob Mierendorf Keepers of the Beat Who Walks on the A Home for the Spirits: An Interview with Vi Hilbert Ground My Place in the Mountains, Jim Harris A Home for the Spirits: An Interview with Vi Part II: Landscapes of Experience Hilbert My Place in the Introduction to Part II Mountains Beaver Is Greedy, Charles Luckmann Cascade River: 1974-1996, Bob Keller Part II: Finding My Way Home, Wendy Walker The Biggest Fence in the West, Jeanne Hardy & Jeff Hardy Landscapes of Vignettes from a Field Journal, Libby Mills Experience Window in the Storm: A North Cascades Memoir, Tim McNulty Introduction to Part II Part III: Landscapes of Vision Beaver Is Greedy Cascade River: 1974- 1996 Introduction to Part III Finding My Way Home Songs of Green Mountains: A Naturalist's View of the North Cascades, The Biggest Fence in the Saul Weisberg West Sitec and Tomorrow in the North Cascades, Scott Brennan Vignettes from a Field Landscape of Potential, Mitch Friedman Journal Wild Speculations, John C. Miles Window in the Storm: A North Cascades Memoir Notes Part III: Landscapes of http://www.northcascades.org/impressions/contents.htm[11/22/2013 2:08:46 PM] NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades (Table of Contents) Vision Introduction to Part III Songs of Green Mountains: A Naturalist's View of the North Cascades Sitec and Tomorrow in the North Cascades Landscape of Potential Wild Speculations Notes To the Memory and Unfinished Work of WILLIAM LESTER 1942—1996 Park ranger, pioneer of the northwest revegetation, friend, mentor, husband, father, and uncompromising champion of wilderness and wilderness management. Touch the wilderness gently... and leave it better than you found it. http://www.northcascades.org/impressions/contents.htm[11/22/2013 2:08:46 PM] NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades (Table of Contents) North Cascades Institute All royalties from the sale of Impressions of the North Cascades are donated to North Cascades Institute, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to celebrating the natural and cultural landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. From a dream born around a backcountry campfire by a group of naturalists and educators, North Cascades Institute has grown to be one of the preeminent environmental educational programs in North America. Since 1986 the institute has nurtured a sense of wonder and place through powerful field-based learning experiences for children and adults. North Cascades Institute Learning is the Ultimate Adventure! Programs include: Natural History Seminars • Watershed Education • Mountain School Elderhostel • Summer Mountain Camp • School Programs • Custom Workshops • Research • Educational Materials • Teacher Training 2105 State Route 20, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284-9394 (360)856-5700 E-mail: [email protected] http://ncascades.org/nci/ About the Author John Miles has taught environmental studies at Western Washington University for twenty-five years, serving as dean of the Huxley College of Environmental Studies for eight years. He is a current member of the Washington Forest Practices Board, an executive editor of The Journal of Environmental Education, and editor of Adventure Education. An avid outdoorsman, Miles has traveled the North Cascades for nearly thirty years, climbing to many summits, serving for a decade in mountain rescue, and chairing the board of the North Cascades Institute. He is the author of Komo Kulshan: The Story of Baker and Guardian of the Parks: The History of the National Parks and Conservation Association. He lives in Bellingham, Washington. Dale Hamilton has carried his sketchbook into the mountains for over twenty years, recording his impressions of the landscape he has come to know intimately. He has worked for the U.S. Forest Service and for Western Washington University, and has shown his work in various galleries over the years. He lives with his wife, Sheena, in White Rock, B.C. North Cascades Conservation Council P.O. Box 95980 Seattle, WA 98145-2980 http://www.northcascades.org/impressions/contents.htm[11/22/2013 2:08:46 PM] NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades Impressions of the North Cascades Essays about a Northwest Landscape Cover Table of Contents Acknowledgments General Introduction Part I: Landscapes of Memory Introduction to Part I Ancient Aires and Rock Romancing Keepers of the Beat Who Walks on the Ground A Home for the Spirits: An Interview with Vi Hilbert My Place in the Mountains Part II: Landscapes of Experience Introduction to Part II Beaver Is Greedy Cascade River: 1974- 1996 Finding My Way Home The Biggest Fence in the West Vignettes from a Field Journal Window in the Storm: A North Cascades Memoir Part III: Landscapes of http://www.northcascades.org/impressions/index.htm[11/22/2013 2:08:51 PM] NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades Vision Introduction to Part III Songs of Green Edited by John C. Miles Mountains: A Naturalist's View of the North Illustrations by Dale Hamilton Cascades Sitec and Tomorrow in the North Cascades Landscape of Potential Published by Wild Speculations The Mountaineers 1001 SW Klickitat Way Notes Seattle, WA 98134 © 1996 by John C. Miles http://www.northcascades.org/impressions/index.htm[11/22/2013 2:08:51 PM] NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, without permission in writing from the publisher. Published simultaneously in Canada by Douglas & McIntyre, Ltd., 1615 Venables Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5L 2H1 Published simultaneously in Great Britain by Cordee, 3a DeMontfort Street, Leicester, England, LE1 7HD Manufactured in the United States of America Edited by Deborah Kaufmann Map by Green Rhino Graphics Illustrations by Dale Hamilton Cover design by Watson Graphics Book design by Alice C. Merrill Cover illustration and frontispiece by Dale Hamilton. Frontispiece: North slopes of Mount Johannesburg Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Impressions of the North Cascades: essays about a northwest landscape / edited and introduced by John C. Miles p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-89886-484-4 1. Cascade Range—Description and travel. 2. Landscape—Cascade Range. I. Miles, John C. F851.7.147 1996 96-30628 917.95—dc20 CIP Printed on recycled paper While this title is no longer in print, one-off copies can be ordered from Village Books. North Cascades Conservation Council P.O. Box 95980 Seattle, WA 98145-2980 http://www.northcascades.org/impressions/index.htm[11/22/2013 2:08:51 PM] NCCC - Impressions of the North Cascades (Acknowledgments) Impressions of the North Cascades Essays about a Northwest Landscape Cover Acknowledgments Table of Contents I have many people to thank for their assistance with this collection of essays. All Acknowledgments the writers gave generously of their time and talent. They have donated their work to the cause of the educational programs of the North Cascades Institute. General Introduction All were an editor's dream in that they quickly and willingly responded to my editorial concerns.