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| Author | : Douglas Scott |
| Publisher | : Blurb |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2017-12-10 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9781389168666 |
52 Olympic Peninsula Hikes is a groundbreaking guidebook by The Outdoor Society, designed to inspire adventures and increase your Pacific Northwest wanderlust. Full of incredible destinations and beautiful images, our guidebook gives you the best trails all around the Olympic Peninsula. This book is like nothing you have seen before and will have you longing for your next hiking adventure in and around Olympic National Park. 52 Olympic Peninsula Hikes is perfect for families, travelers looking for the very best hikes in the region, those new to hiking, and even those locals hoping to get to know the Olympic Peninsula even better. Author Douglas Scott is considered by many to the foremost expert on the trails of the Olympic Peninsula. These hikes are some of his favorites and are guaranteed to connect you to the stunning wilderness found in the region. Hikes are broken up by sections, letting you find the best trails around you, no matter what corner of the Peninsula you are visiting. If you love beaches, the rainforest, rivers, waterfalls, remote mountains, jaw-dropping panoramic views or something in between, we have you covered. Color pictures of the actual trails fill this guidebook, enticing you to explore the beautiful and remarkable the hikes of Olympic National Park and Forest. Updated regional overviews and trail reviews, including why I love each trail, help you learn the history, culture and highlights of each area highlighted. With 52 hikes waiting for you, your weekend will be filled with breathtaking hikes all year long. Offering trails for all levels of hikers, allow us to introduce you to some of the nation's best and most beautiful hiking trails. 300 pages, full color, full of awesome.
| Author | : Douglas Scott |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 58 |
| Release | : 2013-08-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9781492936367 |
This simple to use trail guide gives you 52 awesome hikes around the Olympic National Park and the Olympic Peninsula. With detailed trail descriptions, color images (yes, they are in color!) and tips for hiking each trail, this is your ultimate guide to perfect weekend getaways. From family hikes to full-day leg burners, there are trails for all levels of hikers. With directions to the trailhead, even the most novice of hikers can explore the beauty and wilderness of the Olympic Peninsula Not a hiker? This book also gives you some of the most memorable images from around the rainforests, beaches and mountains of the Olympic National Park.
| Author | : Craig Romano |
| Publisher | : The Mountaineers Books |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2011-03-24 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 159485369X |
**UPDATE** We have a correction regarding Hike #39, Grassy Knoll and Big Huckleberry Mountain (page 137) To download the updated driving directions for the trailhead please click HERE CLICK HERE to download the "Hardy Ridge" hike as well as the hike up "Mount Defiance" from Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is the single biggest visitor destination in Oregon 25 of these hikes are published here for the first time Caters to the greater Portland, Oregon–Vancouver, Washington metro area The Columbia River Gorge forms much of the long border between Washington and Oregon, offering hikers a multitude of beautiful trails. Famous for its cascading waterfalls, the region offers spectacular views of the mighty river and its windswept bluffs, as well as stunning panoramas of the surrounding landscape and peaks including Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams, and the Sisters. Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge, by well-known hiking author Craig Romano, features: 100 day hikes on both sides of the river extensive year-round hiking options trails in the National Scenic Area, Silver Star Scenic Area, Trapper Creek, Clark County, and beyond easy-to-read icons for waterfalls, views, dog-friendly trails, and more detailed driving directions and trail maps info on flora and fauna, the unusual Gorge winds, and its abundance of waterfalls Learn more about author Craig Romano at his website or connect with him one step further by "liking" his page on Facebook. **Mountaineers Books designates 1 percent of the sales of select guidebooks in our Day Hiking series toward volunteer trail maintenance. . For this book, our 1 percent of sales is going to Washington Trails Association (WTA). WTA hosts more than 750 work parties throughout Washington’s Cascades and Olympics each year, with volunteers clearing downed logs after spring snowmelt, cutting away brush, retreading worn stretches of trail, and building bridges and turnpikes. Their efforts are essential to the land managers who maintain thousands of acres on shoestring budgets.
| Author | : Tami Asars |
| Publisher | : Mountaineers Books |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 2012-07-24 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1594856559 |
CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Backpacking" from Hiking the Wonderland Trail "There's no other trip, trail or peak that any backpacker should rank higher on his life list than the Wonderland Trail." - Backpacker magazine * Comprehensive and affectionate guide to one of the nation’s iconic wilderness trails * Everything you need to help plan this 93-mile trek, whether done in one trip or several * Lavish, full-color design, yet informative and practical, with 125 photographs and 18 maps * Find even more details, updates and added trip extensions at hikingthewonderlandtrail.com Washington State's famed Wonderland Trail is a spectacular 93-mile route that circumnavigates Mount Rainier, challenging hikers with its strenuous 22,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain and loss. Hiking the Wonderland Trail: The Complete Guide to Mount Rainier's Premier Trail is an authoritative guidebook penned by Washington native Tami Asars, a professional instructor on hiking the trail, a third-generation hiker of the Cascade mountains, and seven-time hiker of the entire Wonderland Trail. In this guide Asars draws on her experience, covering these essentials: * How to work with the Wonderland Trail permit reservation system, and when to apply * Recommended gear--with a checklist--and ways to reduce pack weight, prevent blisters, and stay warm and dry * How to pack the perfect backpack * Food and fuel caching on the Wonderland, tips and instruction * Detailed camp-to-camp route descriptions and suggested itineraries * How to extend your adventures with the Northern Loop Trail and the Eastside Trail Over the years, Asars has taken extensive notes that she shares at workshops and in the field. Hiking the Wonderland Trail distills her boot-tested knowledge so that everyone can enjoy the magic of Mount Rainier's premier trail.
| Author | : Robert Wood |
| Publisher | : Mountaineers Books |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 1988-12-31 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1594858284 |
In 1889 Washington's then governor, Elisha Ferry, called on men of adventure to cross the Olympic Mountains, a range shrouded in mystery. The Seattle Press, the state's primary newspaper, stepped up to the challenge, sponsoring the Press Expedition. And soon departed a band of men into the mountains during one of the worst winters in recorded history...
| Author | : Tim McNulty |
| Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
| Total Pages | : 383 |
| Release | : 2018-04-10 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0295743271 |
Renowned for its old-growth rain forest, wilderness coast, and glaciated peaks, Olympic National Park is a living laboratory for ecological renewal, especially as the historic Elwha River basin regenerates in the wake of dam removal. In this classic guide to the park, Tim McNulty invites us into the natural and human history of these nearly million acres, from remote headwaters to roadside waterfalls, from shipwreck sites to Native American historical settlements and contemporary resource stewardship, along the way detailing the park’s unique plant and animal life. McNulty reminds us that though “the mountains and rivers remain ‘timeless,’ our understanding of the lifeforms that inhabit them—and the effects our actions have on their future—is an ongoing, ever deepening story.” Color photographs Practical advice on how to make the most of your visit Handy flora and fauna species checklists Inspiring descriptions of endangered species recovery Detailed look at Elwha River restoration after dam removal
| Author | : Stefanie Payne |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2018-05 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780692926789 |
On January 1 of 2016, Stefanie Payne, a creative professional working at NASA Headquarters, and Jonathan Irish, a photographer with National Geographic, left their lives in Washington, D.C. and hit the open road on an expedition to explore and document all 59 of America's national parks during the centennial celebration of the U.S. National Park Service - 59 parks in 52 weeks - the Greatest American Road Trip. Captured in more than 300,000 digital photographs, written stories, and videos shared by the national and international media, their project resulted in an incredible view of America's National Park System seen in its 100th year. 'A Year in the National Parks, The Greatest American Road Trip' is a gorgeous visual journey through our cherished public lands, detailing a rich tapestry of what makes each park special, as seen along an epic journey to visit them all within one special celebratory year.
| Author | : Denise Fainberg |
| Publisher | : The Countryman Press |
| Total Pages | : 513 |
| Release | : 2012-06-04 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1581577850 |
Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those undiscovered places that only a longtime local can show you. From the eastern deserts to the western rainforests, Washington is home to some of the most varied and beautiful places in the country. Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those unknown and undiscovered places that only a longtime local like the author can show you.
| Author | : Craig Romano |
| Publisher | : Mountaineers Books |
| Total Pages | : 567 |
| Release | : 2016-05-23 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1594859795 |
The all-time best-selling hiking guidebook for Washington State This edition has all new hikes, all new maps, and full color throughout Updated by Washington's most prolific and popular hiking author 100 Classic Hikes: Washington has been an iconic state trails guidebook for decades. Initially written by the godfathers of Washington guidebooks, Ira Spring and Harvey Manning, 100 Classics has been fully revised and updated by their spiritual godson, Craig Romano. Author of more than a dozen books on Washington hiking, Craig brings his own energy, passion, and expertise to this new edition that’s every bit as gorgeous as its popular predecessor. Featuring full-color photographs and maps, the guide covers the best, most challenging, and most beloved hikes across the entire state, with a full range of trail options—from easy to strenuous, day hikes to backpacking trips. Each hike showcases outstanding scenery, dynamic geologic features, or not-to-be-missed adventures. This new edition features the following updates and changes: All hikes written in Craig’s own voice and based on his own current research Expanded geography to cover hikes throughout Washington—including eastern Washington and the San Juans New details such as trailhead GPS coordinates and permit and fee info for park and wilderness areas Features fifty “Legacy Hikes”—ones that Spring and Manning deemed “classic” all those years ago and that still make the grade!
| Author | : Judy Bentley |
| Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2021-05-31 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 0295748532 |
For thousands of years people have traveled across Washington’s spectacular terrain, establishing footpaths and roads to reach hunting grounds and coal mines high in the mountains, fishing sites and trade emporiums on the rivers, forests of old growth, and homesteads and towns on prairies. These traditional routes have been preserved in national parks, restored by cities and towns, salvaged from old railroad tracks, and opened to hikers by Indigenous communities. In this new, full-color edition of the first-ever hiking guide to the state’s historic trails, historian and hiker Judy Bentley teams up with veteran guidebook author Craig Romano to lead adventurers of all abilities along trails on the coast, over mountains, through national forests, across plateaus, and on the banks of the Columbia River. Features include: • 44 hikes, including 12 new additions • Full-color trail maps • A trails timeline that connects hikes to key events • Updated trail descriptions • Accounts from diaries, journals, and archives • Historical overviews of 8 regions of the state • Contemporary and historical photographs Bentley and Romano offer an essential boots-on-the ground history of some of the state’s most fascinating places.
