Backpacking Washington: From Volcanic Peaks to Rainforest Valleys
- ISBN-10
- 0899974236
- ISBN-13
- 9780899974231
- Category
- Travel
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-02-26
- Publisher
- Wilderness Press
- Author
- Douglas Lorain
Description
Now completely updated for a second edition, Backpacking Washington remains the only comprehensive guide to all of the Evergreen StateÕs best extended backpacking trips. Ranging from three days to two weeks, these 28 adventures visit every corner of the state, including the wild beaches of the Olympic Peninsula, the vast interior of the Pasayten Wilderness, Mt. RainierÕs famous Wonderland Trail, the volcanic wasteland around Mt. St. Helens, and the little-known Salmo-Priest Wilderness, where hikers may glimpse grizzly bears.
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