Ferguson, SA (1992), Glaciers of North America: A Field Guide; Fulcrum Publ., 176.  A pleasant, somewhat cutsy introduction to glaciers and glacier travel, unfortunately too light on the field guide, very little specific information on PNW glaciers themselves.  Carolyn Driedger's pamphlet on Rainier glaciers is recommended.

McKee B (1971), Cascadia; see chapter 18.  Out of print, though sometimes found in used bookstores, and out of date, but still a good non-technical introduction to the big continental glaciers that overran North America in the last 1 million years.

Sharp RP (1960), Glaciers; Univ. of Oregon Press, Eugene, 78 pp. Out of print, but excellent introduction to glaciers and their behavior.  Must have!
 

    Beget JE (1984), Tephrochronology of Late Wisconsin deglaciation and Holocene glacier fluctuations near Glacier Peak, North Cascade Range, Washington; Quaternary Research, v. 21, pp. 304-316.  Technical article about the glacial history around GP but has a useful table showing GP eruptions.  An old paper but there's practically nothing else available.  see Porter and Waitt

Crandell, D. R. (1969b), Surficial geology of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington; USGS Bull. 1288, 41 pp.  Tourist introduction to ash and glacial debris, but still valuable.

Driedger CL (1986), A Visitor's Guide to Mount Rainier Glaciers; Pac. NW Parks and Forests Assoc., Longmire, 80 pp.  Excellent introduction to selected major glaciers, lots of meaty text and good diagrams.  Great historical and modern photos.

Pelto MS (1993), Current behavior of glaciers in the North Cascades and effect on regional water supplies; Wash. Geol., v. 21, pp. 3-10.  More technical than Pelto 94 but still quite accessible.  Big implications on streamflows.

 Pelto MS (1994), Where have all the glaciers gone?; Pack and Paddle, Sept. 1994, pp. 28-21.  A short article describing the shrinkage of Cascade glaciers.  Recommended!

 Porter SC (1978), Glacier Peak tephra in the North Cascade Range, Washington, etc; Quaternary Research, v. 10, pp. 30-41.  Technical article, the predecessor to Beget.  See Beget and Waitt.

 Sigafoos RS and Hendricks EL (1972), Recent activity of glaciers on Mount Rainier, Washington; USGS Prof. Paper 387B, 24 pp.  Technical overall  but a great look at tree ring dating of glacial deposits and reconstruction of glacial advances and retreats.  An important contribution, excellent diagrams and photos.
 

     Booth DB and Goldstein B (1994), Patterns and processes of landscape development in the Puget Lowland, Washington; WA Div. Geol. Earth Res. Bull. 80, pp. 207-218.  Fine attempt to reconstruct the shape and location of the last major tongue of ice in the Puget Sound lowland about 15000 yearas ago.  Technical but good diagrams.
 
 Easterbrook DJ (1992), Advance and retreat of Cordilleran ice sheets in Washington, USA; Geog. phys. Quat., v. 46, pp. 51-68.  Technical paper that is the best overall summary of the glacial history of Puget Sound lowlands.  Good diagrams.

 Easterbrook DJ (1994), Chronology of pre-late Wisconsin Pleistocene sediments in the Puget Lowland, Washington; WA Div. Geol. Earth Res. Bull. 80, pp. 191-206.  Technical but tremendous review of early glaciers in Puget Sound and their deposits.  Best paper on the early history.

  Galster RW and Laprade WT (1991), Geology of Seattle, WA, USA; Bull. Assoc. Engr. Geol., v. 28, pp. 235-302.  The section on glacial deposits around Seattle is pretty good, and there are photos of Discovery Park.  Technical.
 
 

     Allen JE, Burns M and Sargent, SC (1986), Cataclysms on the Columbia; Timber Press, Portland, OR, 211 pp.  Very good overview of J. Harlan Bretz and the flood hypothesis, good illustrations and text.  An excellent read.  Introductory.

     Amara MS and Neff GE (1996), Geologic Road Trips in Grant county, Washington; Adam East Museum and Art Center, 93 pp. Very fine road guide to the geology of Grant County, with many examples of Missoula Flood geology.  Introductory.

     Bretz JH (1959), Washington's Channeled Scabland; Wash. Div. Geol. Earth Res. Bull. 45, 57 pp. Nice introductory pamphlet on the Scablands.

     Bretz JH (1969), The Lake Missoula floods and the Channeled Scabland; J. of Geology, v. 77, pp. 505-543.  Comprehensive review by The Man.  Technical, but the photos and diagrams are accessible.

 Carson RJ and Pogue KR (1996), Flood basalts and glacier floods: roadside geology of parts of Walla Walla, Franklin and Columbia Counties, Washington; Wash. Div. Geol. Earth Res. Info Circ. 90, 47 pp.  Good introduction and excellent road logs.

 Mueller, M & T (1997), Fire, Faults and Floods: A Road and Trail Guide Exploring the Origins of the Columbia River Basin; Univ. Idaho Press, 288 pp.  A great introduction to the geology along the Columbia, very accessible writing.  The "Floods" part deals with the great glacial floods.

 Parfit M (1995), The floods that carved the west; Smithsonian Mag., v. 26, # 1, pp. 48-58.  Very good short article on the great glacial floods.  Nice color photos.

  Waitt RB (1985), Case for periodic colossal jökulhlaups from Pleistocene Lake Missoula; Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., v. 96, pp. 1271-1286.  Technical article that summarizes Waitt's important contribution on the multiplicity of floods.
 

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