Lonely Planet Pacific Northwest's Best Trips (Travel Guide)

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own back yard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planet's the Pacific Northwest's Best Trips, your passport to unique experiences awaiting you along the region's gorgeous roadways. Featuring 33 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can ditch the interstate for scenic byways or make stops to sample Willamette's chardonnays, all with your trusted travel companion. Jump in the car, cue up your driving playlist, and hit the road! Inside Lonely Planet's the Pacific Northwest's Best Trips: Lavish colour and gorgeous photography throughout Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interests Get around easily - 78 easy-to-read, full-color route maps, detailed directions Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Useful features - including Stretch Your Legs, Detours, and Link Your Trip Covers British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Vancouver, Whistler, Seattle, Portland, Willamette Valley, Ashland, Olympic Peninsula, Whidbey Island, Lummi Island, Okanagan Valley, Mercer Island, Astoria, Fairhaven, Newport and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's the Pacific Northwest 's Best Trips is perfect for exploring the Pacific Northwest in the classic American way-by road trip! Planning a trip to the region sans a car? Lonely Planet's Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest guide, our most comprehensive guide to the region, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems. Looking for a guide focused on Seattle? Check out Lonely Planet's Seattle guide for a comprehensive look at all the city has to offer. There's More in Store for You: For more road-tripping ideas, check out Lonely Planet's USA Best Trips guides to New England, Southwest USA, California, Florida & the South, New York & the Mid-Atlantic, and USA. Or start with our FREE SAMPLER 'USA's Best Trips: 7 Amazing Road Trips,' with excerpts from each guide to help you pick which region to explore first. Also, check out Lonely Planet's European Best Trips guides to Italy, France, and Ireland and our FREE SAMPLER 'Europe's Best Trips: 3 Amazing Road Trips' for more road trip inspiration. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Mariella Krause, Celeste Brash, Korina Miller and Brendan Sainsbury. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The Pacific Northwest's Best Trips 2 IN THIS BOOK… MAP LEGEND CONTENTS CONTENTS cont. CLASSIC TRIPS Welcome To The Pacific Northwest Classic Trips WHAT IS A CLASSIC TRIP? MAP The Pacific Northwest's Highlights Coastal Highways The Cascade Mountains John Day Fossil Beds Back Roads & Byways Willamette Wineries BEST ROADSIDE FUN Volcanoes & Craters BEST HOT SPRINGS Columbia River Gorge Olympic National Park Waterfalls The Inside Passage Microbreweries Island Exploration BEST SKIING If You Like History The Great Outdoors Food & Drink Family Travel Off the Beaten Track Mountains Need To Know When to Go Daily Costs Eating Sleeping Arriving in the Pacific Northwest Money Tipping Opening Hours Useful Websites City Guide SEATTLE PORTLAND VANCOUVER Washington Trips Contents & Map DON'T MISS Mountains to Sound Greenway Olympic Peninsula Loop Graveyard of the Pacific Tour San Juan Islands Scenic Byway Chuckanut Drive & Whidbey Island Cascade Drive Mt Rainier Scenic Byways Mt St Helens Volcano Trail Washington Wine Tour Mt Baker & Lummi Island International Selkirk Loop On the Trail of Lewis & Clark STRETCH YOUR LEGS SEATTLE STRETCH YOUR LEGS BELLINGHAM STRETCH YOUR LEGS LEAVENWORTH Oregon Trips Contents & Map DON'T MISS Highway 101 Oregon Coast Three Capes Loop Willamette Valley Wine Tour Columbia River Gorge & Mt Hood Journey Through Time Scenic Byway Blue Mountains Loop Hells Canyon Scenic Byway To Bend & Back Oregon Cascades Scenic Byways Essential I-5 Crater Lake Circuit Caves of Highway 199 STRETCH YOUR LEGS PORTLAND STRETCH YOUR LEGS BEND STRETCH YOUR LEGS ASHLAND British Columbia Trips Contents & Map DON'T MISS Vancouver & the Fraser Valley Sea to Sky Highway A Strait Hop Southern Vancouver Island Tour Vancouver Island’s Remote North Okanagan Valley Wine Tour Haida Gwaii Adventure Up the Inside Passage Circling the Rockies STRETCH YOUR LEGS VANCOUVER STRETCH YOUR LEGS VICTORIA STRETCH YOUR LEGS WHISTLER The Pacific Northwest’s Driving Guide DRIVER’S LICENSE & DOCUMENTS INSURANCE RENTING A CAR BORDER CROSSING FERRIES MAPS ROAD-TRIP WEBSITES ROADS & CONDITIONS ROAD RULES FUEL BEHIND THE SCENES INDEX OUR WRITERS OUR WRITERS cont.