Seattle Stairway Walks

Seattle Stairway Walks
Author: Jake Jaramillo
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1594856788

CLICK HERE to download Jake and Cathy Jaramillo's favorite walk from the book, "The Olmstead Vision" (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) * The only guidebook to stairway walks in Seattle * Explore Seattle neighborhoods in a new way with these interesting walks in Seattle * Written for people of all ages who want to get outside, exercise, and explore Often called a “city of neighbor-hoods,” Seattle is shaped by soaring mounds like Queen Anne and Capitol Hill and by indentations such as Ravenna Ravine and Deadhorse Canyon. Weaving together the hills, bluffs, and canyons are stairs -- lots and lots of stairs. In fact, there are over 600 publicly accessible Seattle stairways within the city limits! And to explore Seattle by these stairs opens up stunning views and a whole new, intimate side of the Emerald City. Seattle Stairway Walks: An Up-and-Down Guide to City Neighborhoods is the city's first guidebook to 25 of the best neighborhood walks that feature public Seattle stairways. Each route description includes driving and public transit directions to the starting point, full-color photos, a detailed map, QR codes for saving abbreviated directions on your smart phone, tips on sections that are family-friendly, suggestions for cafes and pubs for that perfect espresso and sandwich en route, fascinating sidebars on Seattle's neighborhood history and community anecdotes, and much, much more.

Best Places Seattle

Best Places Seattle
Author: Giselle Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1999
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

Seattle Best Places is the smartest guide to one of the hottest cities in America. Whether it's a romantic dinner a deux or a hike along Puget Sound, you'll find the best the city has to offer. Expert opinions, inside information, and honest advice--from the most respected travel series in the Northwest. Book jacket.

Seattle Best Places

Seattle Best Places
Author: Nancy Leson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1996
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781570610554

The original insider's guide--now in print for 15 years with over 150,000 copies sold--this new edition takes a fresh look at the city that has everybody talking. Seattle Best Places offers an in-depth look at the best places to shop, as well as listing of the city's finest sights, day trips, recreational offerings, the top 200 restuarants and top 50 lodgings.

Take a Walk: Seattle, 4th Edition

Take a Walk: Seattle, 4th Edition
Author: Sue Muller Hacking
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-03-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1632170906

The best way to explore Seattle is on foot, and this classic guidebook is updated, expanded, and better than ever. Seattle is renowned for its walkability and stunning natural beauty. This guide will take you from Seattle’s parks and urban greenways to the windswept beaches, old-growth forests, and spectacular hilltop vistas of greater Puget Sound. Featuring 120 of the best routes and destinations, there are highlights for birders, art lovers, beachcombers, history buffs, gardeners, and more—and the book also offers vital information on trail difficulty and accessibility, including trail steepness, walking distance, and wheelchair access. With such scenic gems as Union Bay in Seattle, Meadowdale Beach Park in Lynnwood, Watershed Preserve in Redmond, Fort Steilacoom near Tacoma, and Frye Cove Park in Olympia, visitors and locals alike will find something new to love about greater Seattle. Lace up and get walking!

Insiders' Guide® to Seattle

Insiders' Guide® to Seattle
Author: Shelley Seale
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2010-12-07
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0762767316

A first edition, Insiders' Guide to Seattle is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this thriving city in the Pacific Northwest. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Seattle and its surrounding environs.

Best Places Seattle

Best Places Seattle
Author: Shannon O'Leary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2002
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781570613180

Targeting Seattle's hotspots, this guide reveals the top 200 restaurants and features a pull-out color map along with in depth information on shopping, exploring, and day trips.

Best Easy Day Hikes Seattle

Best Easy Day Hikes Seattle
Author: Allen Cox
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2009-07-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0762755989

Surrounded by water, islands and mountains, Seattle ranks among the most scenic cities in North America. With miles of trails in the city and surrounding area, Seattle hikers can enjoy everything from urban hikes with spectacular views to quiet treks through old growth forests. Best Easy Day Hikes Seattle shares seventeen of the best trails Seattle has to offer, all within an hour's drive of downtown Seattle. With this book, you can discover the unmatched view of the city skyline from Duwamish Head, watch the constant parade of boat traffic as you stroll along the Ship Canal, or explore the nature-rich forests of Cascade foothills. With concise trail descriptions, driving directions, and detailed maps for half-hour strolls to half-day adventures, this handy pocket-size guidebook is for everyone, including families.

Seattle Walks

Seattle Walks
Author: David B. Williams
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2017-03-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0295741295

Seattle is often listed as one of the most walkable cities in the United States. With its beautiful scenery, miles of non-motorized trails, and year-round access, Seattle is an ideal place to explore on foot. In Seattle Walks, David B. Williams weaves together the history, natural history, and architecture of Seattle to paint a complex, nuanced, and fascinating story. He shows us Seattle in a new light and gives us an appreciation of how the city has changed over time, how the past has influenced the present, and how nature is all around us—even in our urban landscape. These walks vary in length and topography and cover both well-known and surprising parts of the city. While most are loops, there are a few one-way adventures with an easy return via public transportation. Ranging along trails and sidewalks, the walks lead to panoramic views, intimate hideaways, architectural gems, and beautiful greenways. With Williams as your knowledgeable and entertaining guide, encounter a new way to experience Seattle. A Michael J. Repass Book

Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways

Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways
Author: National Geographic
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2018
Genre: Automobile travel
ISBN: 1426219059

Describes the scenery, history, and points of interest along three hundred scenic routes across the United States

Scenic Spots

Scenic Spots
Author: Pál Nyíri
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0295800496

Twenty years ago, commercial tourism in the People’s Republic of China hardly existed. Today, China has a burgeoning tourist industry, characterized by a unique style with deep roots in traditional Chinese culture. Scenic Spots is an engaging exploration of why Chinese tourists pursue certain kinds of experiences, what they make of them, and how their experiences and interpretations are shaped by the state. Working from within a Chinese cultural framework, Pál Nyíri argues that China’s brand of tourism is distinct from the traditions of both Western bourgeois tourism, which values authenticity, and Soviet tourism, with its emphasis on rugged and selfless experience. In China, tourism development is guided by the state, and “scenic spots” (jingdian) and theme parks are used to demonstrate China’s heroic past and as tools of patriotic education and modernization – or as forms of “indoctritainment.” The tourist site is perceived as a product, and, as such, it is bounded, approved, rated, and consumed. In a style both straightforward and provocative, Nyíri argues that the uniformity and undisguised commercialism of Chinese tourist sites are a direct result of the state’s ultimate authority to determine the meaning of landscape and to control culture. Scenic Spots serves as a lens through which to explore mechanisms of cultural control and resistance in a highly commercialized sphere of everyday life in contemporary China.