Snow and Spire: Flights to Winter in the North Cascade Range
The North Cascades are 11,000 square miles of nearly impenetrable mountains. They are America s last redoubt of true adventure. Cut with few roads and even fewer towns, and guarded by 700 glaciers and horrendous weather, the rugged North Cascades remain relatively unknown to most climbers. In winter, when the range is buried beneath up to 50 feet of snow, it is seen by even fewer still. Here, in this remarkable book of aerial  photographs, John Scurlock conveys the majesty and mystery of this incredible range that for the rest of us would otherwise go as unseen as the dark side of the moon. --Duane Raleigh, Publisher and Editor in Chief of Rock and Ice MagazineJohn Scurlock s photography celebrates the primal essence of the North Cascades, softened through his lens into an elegant and whimsical landscape of rock spire and glacier, snowfield and serac, cloud and cornice, and invites one to explore the  hidden reaches of these well-known yet still  mysterious mountains. --Michael Kennedy. Editor in Chief of Alpinist MagazineJohn Scurlock s amazing aerial photography uniquely captures the dazzling wintry whiteness of the North Cascade Range. This brilliant perspective from the skies provides an entirely new perception of the range. Scurlock s light and flexible aircraft provided an ideal means to photograph glittering alpine savagery in winter, which is barely believable from ground level. --Fred Beckey, Renowned Climber, Author, and North Cascades Mountaineering Pioneer