This volume samples thirty years of his painting and graphic work; it includes images of such diverse natural features as towering Alaskan glaciers and rushing Oregon waterfalls. An avid outdoorsman, Cole usually includes hiking, camping, and fishing as well as painting and drawing in his excursions. Decades of these trips into the wilderness have given him an intimate familiarity with the landscape. This deep understanding of nature is clearly communicated in his paintings. Cole's bold colour combinatio's and abstracted shapes convey the essence of the region's beauty. As shown in the abundant colour plates and profiled in the essay by Deloris Tarzan Ament, Cole delves deeply into the enduring Northwest landscape.