An outdoor enthusiast and wordsmith, Jon Bell has written for Backpacker, The Oregonian, The Rowing News, Oregon Coast, and many other publications. He lives in Lake Oswego, OR.
"[An] evocative exploration of the Mount Fuji of America. Open the
book and climb."
Bruce Barcott, author of The Measure of a Mountain
"It took more than a decade, but Mount Hood now has a book to rival
Mount Rainier's."
The Oregonian
"[On Mount Hood] offers a satisfying mix of interviews and facts
about one of the state’s most recognizable features. Jon takes
the reader along on his quest to learn more about the iconic
mountain that dominates the Portland metro-area landscape. His
authorial voice—as he asks questions, delves into history and
demystifies geological phenomena—is professional and personal.
Well-muscled sentences push the reader to consider the peak’s past,
present and future and how its presence has affected us as human
beings. On Mount Hood is a relevant read for anyone who
has ever climbed Mount Hood, skied there, gasped at its immensity
from the plane window, noted 'The mountain’s out today,' or tasted
tap water in the Portland metro area."
Brave on the Page
"This first-person narrative biography of Oregon's legendary Mount
Hood blends tales of adventure and adversity with history, geology
and trivia. Bell interviews several people familiar with the
mountain—including a forest activist, a volcanologist and a
pararescue jumper—to help tell the story of this iconic Northwest
peak."
Alaska Airlines Magazine
"Mt. Hood’s story is vast, and critics have hailed Jon Bell for
tackling it with devotion... To comprehend the enormity of
writing the biography of the mountain, one must consider Mt. Hood
as the site of massive glaciers and pure alpine waters, as well as
tiny earthquake 'swarms,' rocky lahar mudslides, mini-avalanches,
and plumes of potentially poisonous sulpher-dioxide fumarole
gas. Its foothills boast recreation enthusiasts and the faint
wagon tracks of the Oregon Trail’s Barlow Road. Some seek it for
the powerful ideals embodied in every aspect of the historic
Timberline Lodge, a monument to the collective human spirit in the
era of the Great Depression."
KATU.com
"[On Mount Hood] features Mt. Hood stories full of adventure and
tragedy, history and geology, people and places, trivia and lore.
Bell combines some first-person narrative with interviews that
depict the stories of countless climbers, scientists, historians
and characters."
Portland Tribune
"On Mount Hood tells the story of Mount Hood in a way that’s
surprisingly never been done before, and through anything and
everything related to the mountain: news, conditions, trails,
campsites, wines, accidents, triumphs, stories, connections, and
much, much more."
Oregon Lakes & Rivers
"Jon Bell takes his readers around the mountain with style. Along
the way, he also tours some of the personal connections, past and
present, that make Hood such an iconic Northwest place."
Jack Nisbet, author of David Douglas, a Naturalist at Work
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