In Search of Ancient Oregon: A geological and natural history by Ellen Morris Bishop, Timber Press, $39.95/£29.99, ISBN 088192590X Reviewed by Douglas Palmer
OREGON has the deepest hole in the US. A volcanic eruption blasted Crater Lake out of the rugged landscape of America’s northwest about 6850 years ago, an event probably witnessed by its early human occupants. Today, all looks serene, but this land hides a catastrophic history of spectacular explosions, eruptions and floods. In Search of Ancient Oregon by geologist-photographer Ellen Morris Bishop illustrates the story of these violent events.
It has clearly been a labour of…
