Across the Olympic Mountains

Across the Olympic Mountains
Author: Robert Wood
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1988-12-31
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1594858284

In 1889 Washington's then governor, Elisha Ferry, called on men of adventure to cross the Olympic Mountains, a range shrouded in mystery. The Seattle Press, the state's primary newspaper, stepped up to the challenge, sponsoring the Press Expedition. And soon departed a band of men into the mountains during one of the worst winters in recorded history...