The famed Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each of the continents. Here in the Pacific Northwest ,we have our own Seven Summits ,Hood ,St.Helens, Adams ,Rainier ,Glacier ,Baker and Shuksan. There stunning peaks define the landscape of the region as they march along the spine of the Cascade Range through Oregon and Washington .In this maginficent new volume ,acclaimed photographer ,Art Wolfe captures the personality of each mountain:the perfect conical shape of Adams floating alone on the horizon,the volcanic landscape og St.Helens changing before our eyes ,and the crown jewel of the Cascades,Rainier,which commands attention by virture of its massive form and distinctive multiple faces ,Here are artistic compositions of the stone and ice that make up Glacier Peak,and Baker's serene glacial planes,For hikers ,climbers ,and sightseers ,Art take us into the mountains and remind us why we live the Pacific Northwest.

The famed Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each of the continents. Here in the Pacific Northwest ,we have our own Seven Summits ,Hood ,St.Helens, Adams ,Rainier ,Glacier ,Baker and Shuksan. There stunning peaks define the landscape of the region as they march along the spine of the Cascade Range through Oregon and Washington .In this maginficent new volume ,acclaimed photographer ,Art Wolfe captures the personality of each mountain:the perfect conical shape of Adams floating alone on the horizon,the volcanic landscape og St.Helens changing before our eyes ,and the crown jewel of the Cascades,Rainier,which commands attention by virture of its massive form and distinctive multiple faces ,Here are artistic compositions of the stone and ice that make up Glacier Peak,and Baker's serene glacial planes,For hikers ,climbers ,and sightseers ,Art take us into the mountains and remind us why we live the Pacific Northwest.

INTRODUCTION

MOUNT HOOD

MOUNT ST.HELENS

MOUNT ADAMS

MOUNT RAINIER

GLACIER PEAK

MOUNT BAKER

MOUNT SHUKSAN