necessary tools or provisions. durable medical equipment nonexpendable articles primarily used for medical purposes in cases of illness or injury; this includes hospital beds, respirators, walkers, and apnea monitors.
Mount Adams, Washington as seen from Mount St. Helens (west). Trees are covered in frost in the foreground. Ice-capped Mount Adams sits astride the Cascade Range crest 50 km (30 mi) north of the Columbia River and 60 km (37 mi) east of Mount St. Helens. The volcano is 3,742 m (12,276 ft) in elevation and towers about 3 km (9,800 ft) above the surrounding lowlands.
History: Ansel Adams. Slideshow: Sierra Club 1928 High Trip Photo Album. Ansel Adams was a visionary figure in nature photography and wilderness preservation. He is seen as an environmental folk hero and a symbol of the American West, especially of Yosemite National Park.nsel Adams (1902-1984) was born in San Francisco four years before the great earthquake of 1906. An aftershock of the earthquake threw him to the ground, breaking his nose and marking him for life.