This month's speaker: William Sullivan


Author William L. Sullivan's slide show takes us on an armchair hiker's tour of Oregon's most scenic historic sites. Based on his guidebook, Hiking Oregon's History, the presentation follows Lewis and Clark's trail across Tillamook Head and traces Chief Joseph's trail of tears through Hells Canyon. Expect tips on dramatic hiking trails to fire lookouts, lighthouses, and gold mines, too, mixed in with anecdotes about trail side wildflowers and geology. In short, it's a glimpse into Oregon's largest museum -- the great outdoors.

Sullivan is the author of eight books about Oregon. Listening for Coyote, the journal of his 1,361-mile solo backpacking trek across Oregon in 1985, was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in creative nonfiction. Since then he has published Exploring Oregon's Wild Areas and four detailed guidebooks in his popular 100 Hikes series, including 100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades. His latest work is a historical novel, A Deeper Wild, based on the true adventures of Joaquin Miller, the swashbuckling Oregon pioneer who became world famous as the "Poet of the Sierras."


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