Discovering the wonders of the Wonderland Trail encircling Mount Rainier [Paperback]

Bette Filley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1992

This just revised "up to the minute" edition now includes the long awaited advance reservation form and all other vital information to do this incredible trail as safely and well prepared as possible.

Backpacker Magazine (Dec. 2000) rated this as THE best trail guide for the Wonderland Trail. It's a really practical book, telling things such as which direction to go, where to stay, what to take and not take, when's the best time to do it, every known water source, where to expect to meet the bears and see the goats.

This is one tough trail, and entails climbing well over 20,000 feet and descending another 20,000. You'll do enough climbing to have climbed Mount Rainier 2-1/2 times. Mount Rainier's weather is also explained, and the reader knows to expect lots of rain and possibly even snow, even in August and September.

The one question just about all hikers ask each other is "have you got 'the book'?" And this is the book to get.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...a basic primer on hiking in Mount Rainier National Park or if you want a detailed Wonderland Trail log. -- Mount Rainier National Park Associates Newsletter

The gospel for first-time Wonderland hikers. Worth a read even if you're not biting off the whole Wonderland. -- The Everett Herald

This finely crafted guide is really a love song to the mountain and its living necklace. -- Robert Michael Pyle --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: Dunamis House (1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880405032
• ISBN-13: 978-1880405031
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,264,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for the Hiker, a little dry for the Reader, January 14, 2002

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Mike MacFerrin (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovering the Wonders of Wonderland Trail: Encircling Mount Rainier (Paperback)

If you're like me and in the intermediate to final stages of planning a Wonderland hike, then you've either already bought this book or you need to. Next asking Park Rangers yourself, this is easily the most complete and accurate source of planning information available. The authors have spent years compiling information on exact mileage, elevation, campsites and resupplies; most of their information is more accurate than the maps you'll use on the trail (or even the trail signs themselves!). They include lots of useful extras like sample itineraries for 8-14 day trips (the usual span of a complete hike).

However (as a warning to most people probably reading this), if you're looking for a quaint armchair adventure into the "Wonders of the Wonderland Trail" (as the name implies), you might try elsewhere. Heavy on data and light on campfire stories, this isn't a typical coffee table book for the whole family to enjoy.
It's a great book--if you need it!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for people with Rainier Fever!, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Discovering the Wonders of Wonderland Trail: Encircling Mount Rainier (Paperback)

This is an excellent reference I highly suggest one bring with them when hiking along the Wonderland Trail at Mt. Rainier National Park.

Gives wonderful descriptions of what to prepare for each day! Couldn't have done the Wonderland without it! Can't call yourself a real fan of Mt. Rainier without purchasing this book.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Adventure one step at a time, June 10, 2001

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Rick Nelson (East Wenatchee, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovering the Wonders of Wonderland Trail: Encircling Mount Rainier (Paperback)

Ms. Filley has compiled all the information you will need to make the entire 92.6 mile journey around Mt. Rainier. Her attention to details from where to find water (a precious commodity on the trail)to place where the hiker must pause to smell the wild flowers, she provides a wonderful conversational tone to her book. Details as to miles hiked, elevation changes and what to expect at each camp along the trail really gives you the feeling you are there with her. After first 92 pages gives the reader insight into what to pack, how to pack it, what to leave behind, keys to having a success experience in the high country and bits of humor that offer encouragement. A great book for the price....something you must take with you.