Buckskin Larch and Bedrock

Chronicling the names and myths surrounding the names of peaks in the Cascades, Mike Hiler honors 30 years of hiking through this range. In the spirit of Gary Snyder, Hiler is a hiker that crafts poems with clarity. Hiler has cared for the trails in his work with the National Forest Service and now he cares for them again in print. Tahoma and Pahto are here. Trailblazers are here. Like any excellent hiker, Hiler leaves only the picture and made sure to pick up any trace of himself, to leave the view for somebody else that will come down the path and see the Cascades for the first time.