Backpacking Washington: from volcanic peaks to rainforest valleys

Description

Now completely updated for a second edition, Backpacking Washington remains the only comprehensive guide to all of the Evergreen State's 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. Rainier's famous Wonderland Trail, the volcanic wasteland around Mt. St. Helens, and the little-known Salmo-Priest Wilderness, where hikers may glimpse grizzly bears.;Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; Overview Map and Legend; Contents; Color Photo Gallery; Featured Trips Summary Chart; Preface; A Word About Motorcycles; A Word About the Second Edition; Introduction; General Tips on Backpacking in Washington; Wild Areas of Washington; FEATURE TRIPS; 1 Olympic Coast--North; 2 Olympic Coast--South; 3 High Divide-Hoh River Traverse; 4 Enchanted Valley-LaCrosse Basin Loop; 5 Northeastern Olympics Loop; 6 Dungeness-Marmot Pass Loop; 7 Northern North Cascades Loop; 8 Southern North Cascades Loop; 9 Western Pasayten--Ross Lake Loop.