The art in every day life for me started after art school. I worked for 22 years as a Fire Lookout and Wilderness Ranger in the Washington Cascades, hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and camping in Goat Rocks and William O. Douglas Wilderness. From those experiences I published a historical tribute to the ideals of Wilderness titled “Buckskin Larch and Bedrock” (Cave Moon press).
My travels in search of historic signs and big trees (National Register of Big Trees), also led me to write a book to honor the old timers who mined, trapped, and settled the upper Cascade basins. Published by Cave Moon Press, Buckskin, Larch and Bedrock, Listos, and Getting There – Visiting Fire Lookouts in Yakima County, are available for purchase from Amazon.com. See what the Yakima Herald says about Getting There – Visiting Fire Lookouts in Yakima County
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Love of the Outdoors
My influence for art is directly connected to my love of the outdoors. Nature inspires me.
Books and Publications by Mike Hiler
Getting There – Visiting Fire Lookouts in Yakima County – This book holds a one-stop treasure map to fire look-outs for off road vehicles and hiking in Yakima County. Mike spent years as a fire lookout and still hikes around the trails checking up on his old posts.
Mike’s books are available online on Amazon and locally in Yakima, WA at Inklings Bookshop, Chalet Place, 56th & Summitview.
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Buckskin Larch and Bedrock – Chronicling the names and myths surrounding the names of peaks in the Cascades, Mike Hiler honors 30 years of hiking through this range.
Listos – Published by Cave Moon Press – available on Amazon.com. The four chapters of Listos integrate and contrast Mike’s experiences and observations into Wilderness (Campfire Smoke), The social environment (In Praise), Studies of the concept and meaning of time (Capstone), and poetry theory (Listos).