The only comprehensive guide to Washington's best backcountry trails. Trips from three days to two weeks are accompanied by complete descriptions of scenery, popularity, difficulty, mileage, elevation gain, length of trail, and shuttle distance. The author also includes detailed advice and tips, such as creek crossings, water availability, worthwhile side trips, and weather warnings. Maps included.
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Doug Lorain has done a wonderful job with this book. I've hiked extensively throughout Washington, and still found this book inspirational. All of the trips described in the book are lengthy backpacking trips. A wonderful job was done linking trails together, providing great, detailed, honest assessments of the route/terrain/difficulty of each trip. Best of all, the book is a joy to read (high praise for a guidebook). Even when not planning a trip, you'll enjoy thumbing through it, dreaming of future trips. A must have for anyone who wants to plan a great backpacking trip in Washington - period.
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Dougls Lorain has gone out of his way to be sure backcountry travelers make the most of their time. From avoiding the less than scenic parts of the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail), to providing clues for off-trail/cross country opportunities, it will be difficult to go wrong with the candid advice from Lorain. Like Rick Steves has done for adventure minded European travelers, Doug Lorain provides more than most backpacking/trail book authors. An excellent book for GORP eaters who may be ready to enjoy the backcountry thru the backdoor.
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Good useful book,
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I have been using this book to plan a backpacking trip to Washington in August. In particular I have examined 2 hikes one of which is the North Cascades Loop. The information is good with adequate information to plan as well as information on where to obtain detailed maps.
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Although people on the east coast may find this hard to believe, by western standards Washington is a small state. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
morning side trip, more good camps, spaced switchbacks, ridgetop junction, bridged crossing, partial forest, uneven descent, wilderness information center, adequate camps, bear wires, ranger tent, sketchy trail, scramble trail, short switchbacks, very good camp, forested saddle, trail alternates, gravel route, meadow basin, short side trail, lost elevation, sloping basin, maximum group size, junction with the trail, north trailhead Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Wonderland Trail, Glacier Peak, North Cascades, Possible Itinerary, Special Attractions, Usually Open, Get There, Gain Days Shuttle Mileage, Scenery Solitude Difficulty Miles Elev, Boundary Trail, Forest Road, Pacific Crest Trail, Bridge Creek, Forest Service, Hoh River, Camp Miles Elev Gain Day, Entiat River, Ice Creek, Green Trails, Park Service, Chiwaukum Creek, Ross Lake, Sol Duc New!
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Although people on the east coast may find this hard to believe, by western standards Washington is a small state. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
morning side trip, more good camps, spaced switchbacks, ridgetop junction, bridged crossing, partial forest, uneven descent, wilderness information center, adequate camps, bear wires, ranger tent, sketchy trail, scramble trail, short switchbacks, very good camp, forested saddle, trail alternates, gravel route, meadow basin, short side trail, lost elevation, sloping basin, maximum group size, junction with the trail, north trailhead Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Wonderland Trail, Glacier Peak, North Cascades, Possible Itinerary, Special Attractions, Usually Open, Get There, Gain Days Shuttle Mileage, Scenery Solitude Difficulty Miles Elev, Boundary Trail, Forest Road, Pacific Crest Trail, Bridge Creek, Forest Service, Hoh River, Camp Miles Elev Gain Day, Entiat River, Ice Creek, Green Trails, Park Service, Chiwaukum Creek, Ross Lake, Sol Duc New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- North Cascades: The Story Behind the Scenery by Saul Weisberg on 7 pages
- Mount St. Helens (Disasters) by Jen Green on page 187
- Horse Camp (Lythway Large Print Books) by Nevada Carter on page 130
- Of Men and Mountains by William O. Douglas on page 166
- Home Sweet Home (Gold) by Lauren White on page 47
- 100 Classic Hikes in Oregon: Oregon Coast, Columbia Gorge, Cascades, Eastern Oregon, Wallowas by Douglas Lorain in Back Matter
- Backpacking California by Paul Backhurst in Front Matter
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