The Oregon Skyline Trail : a history /

The Oregon Skyline Trail : a history /

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Author / Creator:	Voelz, Glenn, author.
Imprint:	Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2024. ©2024
Description:	191 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Trails -- Oregon -- History -- 20th century. Pacific Crest Trail -- History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13508428

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ISBN:	9781467157056 1467157058
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	The Skyline Trail began as a network of footpaths created by Oregon's indigenous tribes. Early fur traders and explorers followed in their steps, seeking safe routes over the unmapped Cascades. Judge John Breckenridge Waldo later spent decades exploring the mountain trail between Mount Hood and Crater Lake and led the campaign for the area's preservation. During the 1920s, the Forest Service briefly considered turning the path into a scenic highway and sent one of its first recreational specialists, Frederick Cleator, to blaze a prospective route through the mountains. But when the highway proved impractical, the Skyline was reinvented, becoming the foundation of America's greatest long-distance hiking trail.

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Summary:	The foundation of America's greatest long-distance hiking trail. The Skyline Trail began as a network of footpaths created by Oregon's indigenous tribes. Early fur traders and explorers followed in their steps, seeking safe routes over the unmapped Cascades. Judge John Breckenridge Waldo later spent decades exploring the mountain trail between Mount Hood and Crater Lake and led the campaign for the area's preservation. During the 1920s, the Forest Service briefly considered turning the path into a scenic highway and sent one of its first recreational specialists, Frederick Cleator, to blaze a prospective route through the mountains before scrapping the idea. Join author Glenn Voelz as he recounts the fascinating history of Oregon's Skyline Trail.
Physical Description:	191 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781467157056 1467157058