Maps are sort of hard to come by, luck of the draw really. I've found em' on Ebay, garage sales, word of mouth...but the couple on Trailadvocates are pretty good and give you most of the info you'd need. There are some guys on Ebay that sell repros (photo copies) of the really old maps and as ugly and overpriced as they are they contain really good info on the earliest trails in the area.
Funny, I JUST bought that hidden wilderness book off Ebay today! I like that sort of thing too, just as much history as anything else. Heck, the '70s are 30 years ago already.
Do you have the Lowe book from '69, 100 trails in Oregon? I have the '74 book (70 hikes Northern Cascades), wondering if the other one is worth the effort.
There really haven't been that many books dedicated to hiking in our area historically that I've seen. Hiking is a relatively new "sport", people used to be SPORTSMEN if you can handle it. In fact, there's an old map guide called Oregon Sportsmen's Guide from the early 50s that has a bunch of maps inside, really just FS reprints. If you find one, get the green one, not the orange one because it has better maps.
Good luck! It's great to be able to share the knowledge with all of you, everyone seems to have had different experiences out there.
Yeah that stuff is out there, like those books. Just keep your eyes peeled and stay dilligent and you'll find what yer looking for. I think I'll get the 100 hikes book, $5 what the heck.
Hey thanks!