Review
Day-trip oriented, comprehensive, multi-discipline trail guides. Includes parks, beach walks, etc. Hike, Bike, Roller Blade, Ride Horses, Run, Stroll, XC-Ski, Snowshoe, Take Pictures, Sniff the Flowers. -- From the Publisher
Each book is created from the ground up. Trails are newly hiked, photos taken, and information discovered or confirmed. Books include day hikes, parks, bicycle rides, beach walks, cross-country skiing, some horse trails, and could include som e water routes where applicable. The cover is blue vinyl with brown nylon trim & zipper with gray printing. Our format has a purpose. The zippered vinyl cover protects books while banging around in backpacks, trunks, panniers, or whatever. Pages may be removed and inserted in a supplied plastic sleeve for carrying on a hike and to protect the page from dirt and moisture. The three-ring binding also allows for additions and upgrades. Can be personalized with foil stamping on cover for an additional $4.95. Most of our books are printed from rice paper plates on recycled paper using a water base environmentally friendly ink. Other than the covers all work is done at our Hailey location, much of it performed by hand, often by the same people who hike and write our books. -- From the Publisher
Independence Lake, North Lake: Total Distance: 6.5 miles; Rating: Moderate; Elevation Gain: 1,400 feet; Highest Point: 5,000 feet; Access: Gravel Road; Area: Darrington Ranger District. Reaching these two sparkling jewels in the wilderness requires negotiating a series of steep hillsides heading to and from the lakes, ensuring plenty of good exercise. The ride above Independence Lake grants wide view of Mount Baker to the north and Glaci er Peak to the east. -- Excerpted from The Trail Book for Seattle and the Surrounding Areas
Each book is created from the ground up. Trails are newly hiked, photos taken, and information discovered or confirmed. Books include day hikes, parks, bicycle rides, beach walks, cross-country skiing, some horse trails, and could include som e water routes where applicable. The cover is blue vinyl with brown nylon trim & zipper with gray printing. Our format has a purpose. The zippered vinyl cover protects books while banging around in backpacks, trunks, panniers, or whatever. Pages may be removed and inserted in a supplied plastic sleeve for carrying on a hike and to protect the page from dirt and moisture. The three-ring binding also allows for additions and upgrades. Can be personalized with foil stamping on cover for an additional $4.95. Most of our books are printed from rice paper plates on recycled paper using a water base environmentally friendly ink. Other than the covers all work is done at our Hailey location, much of it performed by hand, often by the same people who hike and write our books. -- From the Publisher
Independence Lake, North Lake: Total Distance: 6.5 miles; Rating: Moderate; Elevation Gain: 1,400 feet; Highest Point: 5,000 feet; Access: Gravel Road; Area: Darrington Ranger District. Reaching these two sparkling jewels in the wilderness requires negotiating a series of steep hillsides heading to and from the lakes, ensuring plenty of good exercise. The ride above Independence Lake grants wide view of Mount Baker to the north and Glaci er Peak to the east. -- Excerpted from The Trail Book for Seattle and the Surrounding Areas
