{"product_id":"search-and-rescue-pacific-coast-paperback","title":"Search and Rescue Pacific Coast - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Dresbeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pacific Coast is home to a beautiful wonderland of recreation. Vast forests, high mountains, stark deserts all beckon the adventurous, whether they are hiking the Pacific Coast Trail, scaling the challenging faces of Yosemite, or out for a day hike along the Columbia Gorge. Yet along with this natural beauty comes risk, even for the most well-prepared. Search and Rescue Pacific Coast collects the stories of the mountaineers, rangers, and ordinary volunteers who step in to help when the terrain and conditions show no mercy. Covering historical and recent events, this collection includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories of rescues on Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood, including two in which the rescue volunteers' helicopters crashed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDramatic rescues along the Pacific Coast Trail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the oldest volunteer search and rescue organization in the nation rescued 144 hikers from a raging forest fire in Eagle Creek, Oregon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe story of a search and rescue veteran who required his own rescue while attempting to help a family trapped by rising floodwaters in California.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tale of a woman who was charged with 98 felonies after a dramatic search and rescue operation on the Oregon coast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThe grit and determination of these search and rescue volunteers will inspire readers--and give them appreciation for the lessons of the wilderness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Dresbeck writes books about Oregon and now the rest of the West Coast. She also edits science things. She lives on Portland, Oregon, with her husband and their dog, Willa, who tries to rescue anyone who is swimming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410186027257,"sku":"9781493047499","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/yroWhYK7JJ9781493047499.webp?v=1770751083","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/search-and-rescue-pacific-coast-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}