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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Portland: Including the Coast, Mounts Hood and St. Helens, and the Columbia River Gorge

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Paul is a knowledgeable hiker, passionate outdoorsman and entertaining writer. His attention to detail, whether giving driving directions or adding tidbits of historical interest to a certain location, make this a useful book both on and off the trail. In this, the third edition, Paul has fine tuned the content of the previous two editions, adding new hikes hitherto un-popularized in other hiking books, making this the most complete and best edition yet. This is not a book based on hearsay and bookish research; Paul has actually hiked, many times, all the locations profiled. Paul's treatment of the material is so thorough that I was able to use some of his research in the writing of my own book about fishing Oregon. Paul's new book on the day hikes on the Pacific Crest Trail is a great companion book. Thanks for the great work, Paul.

I kind of can't believe there's only one Amazon review for this book here.
I found this book at Powell's bookstore in Portland (which is the greatest bookstore ever---). It was a staff recommendation and one of their top-selling books. I used this book almost exclusively to plan 3 weeks of trips, 2 weekends and a bunch of day trips around Portland. It has incredible hikes. Well categorized, easy to follow, good maps, accurate, give good ideas, and I had an incredible time in Oregon as a result of this book. Cancelled my trip to Hawaii to stay in Oregon in DECEMBER because of this book. Oregon is a beautiful place and this book was an incredible way into exploring it with Portland as a base.
I love this book! So grateful for it. Great photos too.
I have to say, also, using the internet to plan trips becomes really tedious. This book was a total relief. I did some cross referencing on line but having this book in hand was awesome.
I just found out, here, at Amazon- that there are other books- 60 hikes in 60 miles.... I can't vouch for them- but it's a great idea for a series and this particular book is great.
Oh! Also I went to a really cool outdoor store in Portland and they had this list of things you must have for a hike- and this book was #1 on the list- and they didn't even sell it there.
I'm saying- insiders in Portland love it too. And as an outsider, it was fantastic.

I was nervous about trying to find good, informative books on hiking. My experience has been that I'd have to purchase several books in order to get all the information I want. I have found that this book is not only thorough, but it is organized in a way that is easy to read, easy to flip through, and well organized. The only thing I could complain about is that I wish there were more maps--in Oregon there are so many very rural places and some of these places aren't all that close to much--but to see what it was closest *to* might help. BIG plus is the elevation maps. I love those.

A large number of the hikes in this book are well over the 60-mile distance the title boasts. The distance is by no means a deterrent, but be aware that some hikes require more of an excursion than others. Other than that falsehood, this book is a good reference to area hikes. I've used it a number of times and the directions have always been spot-on.