Download or read book Day Hike Washington Olympic Peninsula 5th Edition written by Seabury Blair Jr. and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the best of the Olympic Peninsula with 73 incredible hikes in and around Olympic National Park, including Hurricane Ridge, the Elwha River, the Hoh Rain Forest, and Hood Canal. Featuring the lush rainforests, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and wild ocean beaches, each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more. Includes complete information for 73 great day hikes, including: • Dungeness Spit • Elwha Loop • Green Mountain • Lena Lake • Marmot Pass • Olympic Hot Springs • Kalaloch Beach • Three Forks • and more! The Day Hike! series of full-color hiking guides was written for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home. Other titles in the Day Hike! series include: Day Hike! Central Cascades Day Hike! North Cascades Day Hike! Mount Rainier Day Hike! Inland Northwest: Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and Sandpoint

Download or read book Day Hike Washington Olympic Peninsula 5th Edition written by Seabury Blair Jr. and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the best of the Olympic Peninsula with 73 incredible hikes in and around Olympic National Park, including Hurricane Ridge, the Elwha River, the Hoh Rain Forest, and Hood Canal. Featuring the lush rainforests, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and wild ocean beaches, each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more. Includes complete information for 73 great day hikes, including: • Dungeness Spit • Elwha Loop • Green Mountain • Lena Lake • Marmot Pass • Olympic Hot Springs • Kalaloch Beach • Three Forks • and more! The Day Hike! series of full-color hiking guides was written for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home. Other titles in the Day Hike! series include: Day Hike! Central Cascades Day Hike! North Cascades Day Hike! Mount Rainier Day Hike! Inland Northwest: Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and Sandpoint

Download or read book Day Hike Olympic Peninsula 3rd Edition written by Seabury Blair, Jr. and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook to hiking the best trails in the Olympic Peninsula features 73 unforgettable day hikes in the Olympic Peninsula, from Hoodsport to Hurricane Ridge to the Pacific coast. All hikes in this book are accessible to residents in the metropolitan Seattle area, making it the perfect companion for anyone wanting to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home. Each trail is rated, and ranges from easy to moderate to extreme, giving newbie hikers or veterans with hundreds of miles on their boots the choices they want. The relaunch of this popular series now includes full-color photographs of every hike in addition to topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more.

Download or read book Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula 2nd Ed written by Craig Romano and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated, including all new photos 25 entirely new hikes added to this edition—136 hikes total 11 new nature trails: shorter interpretive trails that are less than 3 miles round-trip, less than 500 feet of elevation gain, and often paved This handsome guide is full of charts and easy-to-find information that will help you quickly select your ideal hike. And once you're on the trail, you'll enjoy the sidebars on flora and fauna, and historical highlights that accompany many of the routes. There is a full-color front map and then two-color section maps, along with clear driving directions to the trail head, options for nearby camping, ratings for trail difficulty and photos of what you'll see on your hike. Hikes are typically less than 12 miles round trip. The "Day Hiking" series guidebooks are the most comprehensive and attractive trail guides available for Washington state. **Mountaineers Books designates 1 percent of the sales of select guidebooks in our Day Hiking series toward volunteer trail maintenance. For this book, our 1 percent of sales is going to Washington Trails Association (WTA). WTA hosts more than 750 work parties throughout Washington’s Cascades and Olympics each year, with volunteers clearing downed logs after spring snowmelt, cutting away brush, retreading worn stretches of trail, and building bridges and turnpikes. Their efforts are essential to the land managers who maintain thousands of acres on shoestring budgets.

Download or read book Day Hike Olympic Peninsula 4th Edition written by Seabury Blair Jr. and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the best trails for day hiking in Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. Now fully updated and featuring full-color photography, the Day Hike! series was written for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home. From the Pacific coast to scenic Hurricane Ridge, the 73 incredible hikes in this popular guidebook feature the wild ocean beaches, lush rain forests, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and high meadows unique to the Olympic Peninsula. Each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more.

Download or read book Day Hike Olympic Peninsula 2nd Edition written by Seabury Blair and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide written just for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights back at home. DAY HIKE! uncovers the best trails for the day tripper, whether you’re a newbie hiker or a veteran with hundreds of miles on your boots. Northwest trail expert Seabury Blair Jr. leads us to more than 70 of the best day hike trails in the Olympic Peninsula, from Hoodsport to Hurricane Ridge to the Pacific coast. Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula describes classic routes—from easy to moderate to extreme—giving hikers the choices they want. Entertaining, accurate, and contemporary writing make this guide the one to keep near the water bottles.

Download or read book Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula written by Craig Romano and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2007-04-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download author Craig Romano's favorite hike from the book, Bogachiel Peak * More than 100 day hikes, with options for linking them to longer routes * Compact, easy-carry size * Two color maps, charts and elevation profiles This handsome guide is full of charts and easy-to-find information that will help you quickly select your ideal hike. And once you're on the trail, you'll enjoy the sidebars on flora and fauna, and historical highlights that accompany many of the routes. There is a full-color front map and then two-color section maps, along with clear driving directions to the trail head, options for nearby camping, ratings for trail difficulty and photos of what you'll see on your hike. Hikes are typically less than 12 miles round trip. The Day Hiking series guidebooks are the most comprehensive and attractive trail guides available for Washington state.

Download or read book The Mountains Are Calling written by Nancy Blakey and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for easily accessible yet off-the-beaten-path outdoor adventures you can do year-round in the mountains near Seattle, Portland, and Bend? Look no further! Imagine escaping to old-growth forests, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls, and hot springs. This beginner-friendly guide will show you where to go, what to do, and what to look for while you’re there. Covering the Olympics and West Cascades (Olympic Peninsula, Mount Baker, Central Cascades, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood, Deschutes National Forest, and Crater Lake) the book features a robust basics section with tips, gear guides, nature ID, geology, and safety info. Each mountain location includes background information, getaways (to campgrounds, cabins, lodges, fire lookouts, and yurts), and activities (green season and snow season). Green season features spring/summer/fall hikes and backpacking trips, while snow season includes downhill skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, winter hikes, and more. Activities are coded with icons (accessible, near campground, wildflower, berry picking, bird watching, dogs allowed, wow-factor, waterfall) and are indexed by icon at the end. This book will inspire you to get outdoors all year long with beautiful photography and illustrations, evocative descriptions, maps, and all the basics you need to know to go.

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Download or read book 100 Classic Hikes Washington 3rd Edition written by Craig Romano and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *CLICK HERE to sign-up and download FREE samples from 100 Classic Hikes Washington* The all-time best-selling hiking guidebook for Washington State This edition has all new hikes, all new maps, and full color throughout Updated by Washington's most prolific and popular hiking author 100 Classic Hikes: Washington has been an iconic state trails guidebook for decades. Initially written by the godfathers of Washington guidebooks, Ira Spring and Harvey Manning, 100 Classics has been fully revised and updated by their spiritual godson, Craig Romano. Author of more than a dozen books on Washington hiking, Craig brings his own energy, passion, and expertise to this new edition that’s every bit as gorgeous as its popular predecessor. Featuring full-color photographs and maps, the guide covers the best, most challenging, and most beloved hikes across the entire state, with a full range of trail options—from easy to strenuous, day hikes to backpacking trips. Each hike showcases outstanding scenery, dynamic geologic features, or not-to-be-missed adventures. This new edition features the following updates and changes: All hikes written in Craig’s own voice and based on his own current research Expanded geography to cover hikes throughout Washington—including eastern Washington and the San Juans New details such as trailhead GPS coordinates and permit and fee info for park and wilderness areas Features fifty “Legacy Hikes”—ones that Spring and Manning deemed “classic” all those years ago and that still make the grade! Check out the book review by Bryan Schaeffer of Best of NW!

Download or read book Top Trails Olympic National Park and Vicinity written by Douglas Lorain and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top Trails: Olympic National Park is renowned Pacific Northwest outdoor expert Doug Lorain's newest look into the best of the best trails Olympic National Park has to offer. This guide features only the most spectacular scenery and wildlife of a wide selection of routes from all over the peninsula. It includes full descriptions of brand new trails, Mt. Muller Loop and Murhut Falls, as well as introduces readers to some truly outstanding but too-often overlooked hikes, including a wide range of options from short and easy nature trails to extremely demanding day hikes, to a few of the absolute not-to-be-missed options for overnight travelers. In keeping with the tradition of the Top Trails series, Doug Lorain's new guide will maximize readers' time and enjoyment of Olympic National Park.

Download or read book Hiking Olympic National Park written by Erik Molvar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of Hiking Olympic National Park features 66 of the finest trails in and around the park plus 40 additional trail recommendations throughout northwest Washington’s spectacular landscape. These trails crisscross the park’s wilderness ecosystem, stretching from the beaches of the Pacific to the heart of the Olympic Mountains. Whether you choose a strenuous backpacking trip over glacier-clad mountains or a short stroll through a temperate rain forest, veteran trail guide and author Erik Molvar provides all the information you need to make the most of hiking the Olympic Peninsula. Look inside to find: Hikes suited to every ability Full-color photos GPS coordinates Directions to the trailhead Mile-by-mile directional cues

Download or read book Olympic Mountains Trail Guide written by Robert Wood and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2000-05-31 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Completely redesigned for easier use * Includes five new hikes, more photos, and expanded route descriptions * "The best book for trail descriptions in the Olympics." - The San Francisco Chronicle With its moss-draped rain forests, alpine meadows brimming with wildflowers, and snow-capped mountains, the Olympic Peninsula is a hiker's paradise. Explore the Cat Creek Way Trail, a high-country route to a view of Oyster Lake, or trek along the Appleton Pass Trail where you might spy a fat marmot perched on one of the boulders along the path. This new edition of a tried-and-true classic to hiking the Olympic Peninsula contains all the facts for both day hikes and overnight backpack trips. You'll find information on 177 hikes in the Olympic Mountains and extensive material on history, geology, native plants, and wildlife. Also find in this hiking guidebook numbered hikes for quick reference; detailed information blocks for each trail; and weather information for each section of the Olympic Mountains.

Download or read book Day Hike Mount Rainier written by Ron C. Judd and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most hiking guides are written by backpackers who occasionally day hike. But most people are day hikers who occasionally backpack! So Sasquatch Books has created a series from the ground up just for them. Written for people who want to get out and sample the vaunted Northwest lifestyle with as little hassle and unpredictability as possible, the fresh style, content, and design will also win sales and loyalty from more experienced hikers. Since the book is organized in the way that people travel -- by major roads and highways -- it's easy to find trails without having to cross-reference three or four different guides. Also included are complete trail descriptions; easy-to-read USGS topo maps with elevation profiles; clear and up-to-date driving directions; overall trail ratings; mileage and estimated hiking time; elevation gain; trail conditions; difficulty level; best season; map references; exploring options; access; permits required; special notes on dogs, bikes, and kids; and where to find more information. A quick-reference chart to season and difficulty level as well as sharp, contemporary black-and-white photographs round out the guide.

Download or read book Best Easy Day Hikes Olympic National Park written by Erik Molvar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BEST EASY DAY HIKES OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, 2nd edition Erik Molvar An updated guide to the best short—under 5- mile—hikes in Washington's Olympic National Park—perfect for families or people who don't have a lot of time but still want to enjoy this spectacular park. Nearly thirty routes are described in detail with highlights of the hike, approximate hiking time, easy-to-follow directions to the trailhead , and a ranking of the hikes from easy to challenging.

Download or read book The Olympics written by Erik Molvar and published by Falcon Guides. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written especially for visitors to Washington's Olympic National Park who only have a day or two to explore the area. The concise descriptions of 29 short day trips showcase the best features of the Olympic Peninsula, with information on elevation change, average time required to complete the hike, directions to the trailhead and the key points of each hike. The hikes vary in length but most are less than 5 miles. A ranking from easiest to hardest simplifies hike selection.

Download or read book Day Hikes in Washington State written by Don J. Scarmuzzi and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring 90 hikes in the state of Washington, this guidebook for hiking enthusiasts of all levels shares the best views and insider tips for every trail, complete with full-color photographs and maps. Day Hikes in Washington State offers a unique perspective for each hike, taking you to the best views and favorite trails just a few hours from Seattle and Portland. Author Don Scarmuzzi includes specific trail features of each route—elevation, distance, duration, difficulty, general trip report—along with detailed descriptions and personal tips of his own. Find trails in and all around the state, including: Mount Rainier Olympic Peninsula Snoqualmie Region–Alpine Lakes Wilderness Central Cascades–Enchantments Sky Valley Northern Cascades Throw this book in your bag as you set out on the trail for some good hiking and beautiful nature views. Find more Pacific Northwest trails in Don Scarmuzzi’s other books, Day Hikes in the Columbia River Gorge and Day Hikes in the Pacific Northwest.